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SPUR Talk: Gabe Klein on Technology and Past and Future Cities

By Roger Rudick | Jul 19, 2016 | 16 Comments

Gabe Klein, entrepreneur, writer and former head of transportation for Chicago and Washington DC, spoke yesterday afternoon at the Oakland office of the San Francisco Bay Area Planning and Urban Research Association (SPUR) about how technology can be guided to shape the future of our cities. He put up a slide with a chilling number on […]

Accomplishments and Looking Ahead at the Golden Wheel Awards

By Roger Rudick | Jul 14, 2016 | 1 Comment

Last night the Golden Wheel Awards were presented at the San Francisco War Memorial and Performing Arts Center in downtown San Francisco. This year’s winners: Nicole Ferrara, Executive Director of Walk San Francisco, and Assemblyman Phil Ting. The event, which was attended by some 300 planners, city staffers, advocates, and other officialdom, celebrated recent accomplishments […]

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Collecting Data to Push for Safer Biking on Valencia

By Roger Rudick | Jul 13, 2016 | 162 Comments

During yesterday evening’s rush hour, safe streets advocates, organized by Catherine Orland, District 9 representative to the Bicycle Advisory Committee and longtime member and volunteer with the San Francisco Bicycle Coalition, started collecting hard data about how often the bike lanes on Valencia Street are blocked by motorists. Take a wild guess what they found: […]

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Eyes on the Street: Tenderloin Sunday Streets

By Roger Rudick | Jul 11, 2016 | No Comments

Sunday from 11 to 4 p.m. it was the Tenderloin’s turn to enjoy its streets free of car traffic. The route followed Fulton St. between Hyde and Larkin, Larkin to Ellis St., Ellis to Jones St., Jones to Golden Gate Ave., and Golden Gate back to Larkin St. The streets were filled with various activities […]

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Streetsblog Talks with Supervisor Jane Kim

By Roger Rudick | Jul 6, 2016 | No Comments

Supervisor Jane Kim represents San Francisco’s District 6, which includes the Civic Center area, Mission Bay, South of Market, and the Tenderloin. Kim also sits on the SF County Transportation Authority’s Vision Zero Sub-Committee, where last week she took SFMTA to task for not moving fast enough to install safety measures that might have saved […]

Guest Editorial: Driverless Cars Could Wreck Livable Cities

By Jason Henderson | Jul 5, 2016 | 164 Comments

Over the past year driverless cars have been promoted as a panacea for livable cities. The storyline is that driverless cars will help reduce car ownership, free-up urban space for walking and biking, and help reduce death and injury. The USDOT has joined the parade with its “smart city challenge,” awarding Columbus, Ohio a $40 […]

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