Recent Streetsblog SF posts about Planning Department

Streetfilms: A Proposed Urban Park in Historic North Beach

By Bryan Goebel | Mar 24, 2009 | 11 Comments

"What destroys the poetry of a city? Automobiles destroy it, and they destroy more than the poetry." –Lawrence Ferlinghetti One of San Francisco’s cherished literary icons — poet, painter and City Lights publisher Lawrence Ferlinghetti — is celebrating his 90th birthday today, and I thought it would be fitting to bring you his vision for […]

The Clamor for a Better Market Street Grows Louder

By Matthew Roth | Mar 16, 2009 | 11 Comments

A rendering of the 1900 unit Trinity Plaza development at Market and 8th Street As we reported last week, several city agencies have begun to look at ways to improve Market Street when it is repaved, including an inter-agency process spearheaded by DPW and the Planning Department. Yet, we’ve still heard nothing from Mayor Gavin […]

DPW Agrees to Delay Pedestrian Median Fence on Potrero Ave

By Matthew Roth | Mar 12, 2009 | 3 Comments

DPW says the Potrero median fence will resemble this one on Van Ness In a closed meeting of agency staff this morning, the DPW agreed to delay the construction of a median fence on Potrero Avenue between 25th Street and Cesar Chavez until they conduct further community outreach in conjunction with Supervisor David Campos’ office. […]

Do We Have to Wait for the Next Mayor for a Car-free Market Street?

By Matthew Roth | Mar 9, 2009 | 10 Comments

Mona Caron’s interpretation of a 21st Century Market Street How hard is it to fix the most important street in San Francisco, one that is vital to transit, that is the spine of the bicycle network, and that could be the crowning jewel of the city, a Champs d’Elysee or a newly pedestrianized Broadway? Without […]

Big Kick-Off for SFBC’s “Big 56” Campaign

By Bryan Goebel | Feb 18, 2009 | 3 Comments

An estimated 170 SFBC members attend the launch of the SFBC’s "Big 56" campaign. Photo: Neal Patel. About 170 people showed up last night at the First Baptist Church for the launch of the San Francisco Bicycle Coalition’s grassroots campaign to rally support for the city’s long-stalled bike plan and get it re-adopted by Bike […]

Planning Department Unveils San Francisco’s First Pedestrian Priority Street

By Matthew Roth | Feb 18, 2009 | 8 Comments

The proposed design for a single-surface pedestrian priority Jefferson Street The City Design Group at the Planning Department has released its proposal for transforming Jefferson Street at Fisherman’s Wharf into a single-surface pedestrian priority street, the first of its size in San Francisco. Based on shared space or woonerfs, the plan calls for removing traditional […]

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