Recent Streetsblog SF posts about Car-Free Streets

Thanks to All Who Came Out For Streetsblog’s Party on Sunday

By Matthew Roth | Jul 21, 2009 | 1 Comment

Photos:Myleen Hollero Thank you to everyone who came out after Sunday Streets to enjoy the Streetsblog San Francisco party in the parking lane on Valencia Street. We want to acknowledge Valencia Cyclery, who graciously allowed us to set up shop in front of their business, even as the sidewalks got crowded with revelers. While we […]

SF Great Streets Project Finds 17th St. Plaza Builds Community

By Matthew Roth | Jul 17, 2009 | 1 Comment

Photo: Jamison Wieser The San Francisco Great Streets Project (GSP) has been collecting pedestrian counts and street user surveys, and has used time-lapse photography, to measure users’ perceptions about the quality of the public realm before and after the 17th Street plaza treatments were in place. The results of the surveys show what many readers […]

San Jose and Guerrero Plaza Could Mark Triumph Over Deadly Traffic

By Matthew Roth | Jul 17, 2009 | 61 Comments

Intersection of Guerrero St and San Jose Ave, site of a new 9,000 sf plaza. Photo: Matthew Roth When Mayor Gavin Newsom dedicated the first of three Pavement to Parks plazas at 17th and Market streets, he promised to push forward with the next two trial plazas in short order, including one at the intersection […]

SF Approves Trial Closure of Mason Street In North Beach

By Matthew Roth | Jul 13, 2009 | 11 Comments

Mason Street triangle will be future home of North Beach Branch Public Library. Photo from corner of Lombard St and Columbus Ave. Courtesy: Leddy Maytum Stacy Architects. San Francisco’s traffic managers last week approved a trial closure of one block of Mason Street in North Beach from August 1st to September 27th to test what […]

Streetfilms: Car-Free in Curitiba, Brazil

By Brad Aaron | Jul 7, 2009 | 2 Comments

A key corridor in a large city is cited as a prime spot to replace auto traffic with people-friendly space. Local leaders move on the idea and, once underway, the physical transition comes quickly. Cars are supplanted by street furniture and people. Critics complain, fearing negative impact on area business. If this sounds familiar, it’s […]

Mission Merchants Approve of Sunday Streets

By Michael Rhodes | Jun 9, 2009 | 12 Comments

The massive Sunday Streets in the Mission two days ago was touted by organizers and Mayor Gavin Newsom’s office as an event that would bring shoppers to the neighborhood and improve sales in a very difficult economy. After walking the route and speaking with the owners and managers of nine businesses, I think it’s safe […]

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