Recent Streetsblog SF posts about Planning Department

More Cars = Less Congestion? Supes Grill CPMC’s Perplexing Traffic Analysis

By Aaron Bialick | Jul 19, 2012 | 6 Comments

How can more cars relieve congestion at an intersection? Members of the Board of Supervisors pursued that question this week during two hearings on California Pacific Medical Center’s plan to build the massive new Cathedral Hill medical center at Geary Boulevard and Van Ness Avenue. The board postponed a vote on Tuesday to approve the […]

SF Planning Unveils Design for a More Ped-Friendly Broadway in Chinatown

By Aaron Bialick | Jun 8, 2012 | 19 Comments

The SF Planning Department this week unveiled its final design for pedestrian improvements on a stretch of Broadway in Chinatown. The design, which was narrowed down through an extensive community planning process, would add sidewalk extensions, crosswalk improvements, trees, seating, lighting, and bike sharrows between the Broadway Tunnel and Columbus Avenue. The plan [PDF] would […]

Also Tomorrow: Crucial Hearing for the Fell and Oak Bikeways

By Aaron Bialick | May 17, 2012 | 17 Comments

A public hearing tomorrow for the long-awaited protected bike lanes on Fell and Oak Streets could be key in determining how soon the project is approved and completed. Advocates say a strong show of support is critical to ensure the project is approved without delay. Although agency staff won’t make a decision whether to recommend approval of the project […]

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New “Better Streets” Website Helps Residents Untangle City Bureaucracy

By Aaron Bialick | May 16, 2012 | 1 Comment

The San Francisco Better Streets Program launched a new website this week to provide a central source of information to help residents procure street improvements like traffic-calming measures, parklets, bike corrals, plantings, art installations, sidewalk fixtures, and permits for car-free events in their neighborhood. The website, sfbetterstreets.org, “combines all the city’s guidelines, permit requirements, and […]

Planning Commission OKs Parking-Saturated Condo Project at Embarcadero

By Aaron Bialick | Mar 23, 2012 | 15 Comments

A luxury waterfront condo and parking garage development is on its way to the central Embarcadero, even though it would add three times the number of residential parking spaces allowed by law, plus 255 public spaces, to one of San Francisco’s most transit-rich destinations. The SF Planning Commission approved the environmental impact report for the […]

Tomorrow: Help Envision Better Streets Connecting to Heron’s Head Park

By Aaron Bialick | Mar 9, 2012 | 3 Comments

Tomorrow the SF Planning Department is putting on the first in a series of walks as part of its new Green Connections project, an effort to improve access to parks making better use of city streets. The intent of the program, according to the department’s website, is to create “a citywide network of green streets that can […]

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