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Eyes on the Street: Lounging on a Reclaimed Valencia Street

By Aaron Bialick | Jul 29, 2013 | 3 Comments

Swinging through SF for a few days, Streetfilms producer Clarence spotted a nice setup at yesterday’s Sunday Streets in the Mission. Harrington’s, an antique furniture store, used some of its sofa inventory to create a comfortable little music venue on Valencia Street. “People were encouraged to just sit in it,” said Clarence, noting that “tons […]

New Renderings, Details on Car-Free Areas From “Better Market Street”

By Aaron Bialick | Jul 18, 2013 | 45 Comments

The vision for Market Street (and potentially Mission) is becoming clearer with the release of new renderings of streets and plazas at public workshops for the “Better Market Street” project this week. Planners presented renderings of specific stretches of Market, including redesigns for both UN and Hallidie Plaza (where the Powell Station entrance would be […]

City’s First “Play Streets” Event Kicks Off in the Western Addition

By Aaron Bialick | Jul 16, 2013 | 3 Comments

Two blocks in the Western Addition were closed to cars and turned into a neighborhood gathering space Saturday for the city’s first “Play Streets” event. The program is an effort to build on the success of Sunday Streets and provide smaller-scale car-free spaces where people can play and socialize on a more frequent basis. “This […]

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Delayed Again, “Better Market Street” Could Move Bikeway to Mission Street

By Aaron Bialick | Feb 5, 2013 | 58 Comments

The latest news from the Better Market Street project could be a setback for implementing a safe, accessible bike network in San Francisco — not just because construction has been pushed back to 2017, four years past the original date — but because one of the three proposals that planners will study involves building a […]

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SFMTA Director Heinicke: Let’s Get Cracking on Car-Free Market Street

By Aaron Bialick | Feb 1, 2013 | 54 Comments

The campaign to rid lower Market Street of the delays and dangers caused by personal cars has an unexpected champion on the SF Municipal Transportation Agency Board of Directors. At an SFMTA board meeting this Tuesday — the same meeting where agency staff presented a new Strategic Plan, which includes the Bicycle and Pedestrian Strategies […]

Berkeley City Council Hesitates to Fund More Sunday Streets Events

By Aaron Bialick | Jan 25, 2013 | 9 Comments

Berkeley residents are clamoring for more street openings following the city’s first Sunday Streets event last October, where an estimated 43,000 people enjoyed 17 car-free blocks of Shattuck Avenue. But the Berkeley City Council has been hesitant to make a full commitment to bring back the events on a regular basis. Livable Berkeley, the sponsor of […]

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