Recent Streetsblog SF posts about Mayor Newsom

Mayor Newsom, City Agencies and Advocates Celebrate Bike Plan

By Matthew Roth | Jun 26, 2009 | 24 Comments

Mayor Newsom said bike lanes were part of a sustainable, 21st Century city. Photo: Matthew Roth At a press conference this afternoon characterized by relief and jubilation, Mayor Gavin Newsom, representatives from the city agencies responsible for San Francisco’s streets, and bicycle advocates celebrated the MTA’s adoption of the Bike Plan and the legislation of […]

MTA Hearing on Bike Plan Packed, Mayor to Hold Presser at 3 pm

By Matthew Roth and Bryan Goebel | Jun 26, 2009 | 6 Comments

Bicyclists waiting to testify outside MTAB meeting. The MTA Board is just hours away from finally approving the Bike Plan, and is currently hearing testimony from 200 supporters — a cross section of cyclists including business and home owners, mothers with children, families, and people with disabilities — who were organized by the San Francisco […]

Meeting to Certify Bike Plan EIR Tonight, Red Tape Likely to Follow

By Matthew Roth | Jun 25, 2009 | 19 Comments

Photo: SFBC The meeting San Francisco bicycle advocates and commuters have been waiting three years for, the first of several steps required to lift the bike injunction, will take take place at City Hall Room 400 at 6:30 pm tonight. SFBC Executive Director Leah Shahum said, “This will be a win-win for San Francisco. Improving […]

Mayor Newsom Shows Strong Support for Bike Plan

By Matthew Roth | Jun 23, 2009 | No Comments

Just over the transom, Mayor Gavin Newsom last month sent letters to the Planning Commission, MTA Chief Nat Ford, and the MTA Board of Directors showing strong support for the bike plan, which he urges them to move forward post-haste [respectively, PDF, PDF, PDF]. In all three letters he reiterates the role of bicycles in […]

After Three Years, SF Bike Injunction is Closer to Being Lifted

By Bryan Goebel | Jun 22, 2009 | 18 Comments

Flickr photo: dustinj Three years after a judge prohibited any bicycle improvements in San Francisco, the MTA Board and the Planning Commission are expected to finally approve and adopt the EIR and the Bike Plan this week, and legislate at least 45 of the 56 projects, which could bring up to 34 miles of new […]

New SF Police Chief Has Uncertain Livable Streets Credentials

By Matthew Roth | Jun 17, 2009 | No Comments

Courtesy: East Valley Tribune Mayor Gavin Newsom, in a press conference today with most of the elected and appointed political class, named former Mesa Arizona Police Chief George Gascón to the top job in the SFPD. The mayor said the police commission had conducted 49 public outreach sessions and reviewed 88 total candidates for the […]

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