Recent Streetsblog SF posts about Congestion Pricing

Would Chron Find Walking and Chewing Gum “Argh” Hard, Too?

By Matthew Roth | Jun 3, 2009 | 13 Comments

The biggest menace to motoring since pedestrians. Photo: Matthew Roth Dear San Francisco Chronicle: Your story today on SFPark is a new low, infantilizing a parking management pilot that is the envy of municipalities across the country and has the attention of cities as far-flung as Tokyo, Japan. For an agency that is getting more […]

Solve the Congestion Crisis And Win $50,000

By Elana Schor | Jun 1, 2009 | 5 Comments

Have you ever idled in traffic or waited for a late bus while thinking: "The city government should put me in charge of fixing this mess"? Good solutions to this could net you $50,000. (Photo: ITSA) Well, it’s time to make notes on that brilliant traffic-calming idea. The Intelligence Transportation Society of America (ITSA) kicked […]

Streetscast: An Interview with MTA Chief Nat Ford, Part II

By Bryan Goebel | Apr 17, 2009 | 2 Comments

Photo by Bryan Goebel MTA Executive Director Nat Ford sat down with Streetsblog San Francisco last week for an hour-long interview. In today’s segment, he addresses the funding crisis facing California transit agencies, the long-awaited implementation of the Bike Plan and the internal MTA battle over how to balance the different modes. I also asked […]

Bike Commuter David Chiu Will Preside Over the Board of Supes

By Matthew Roth | Jan 9, 2009 | 1 Comment

David Chiu, accepting the presidency of the Board of Supervisors, with Mayor Newsom looking on. After seven rounds of voting and nearly an hour of exasperating political theater, the San Francisco Board of Supervisors chose newly elected District 3 Supervisor David Chiu as its president. A voluble cheer erupted in the North Light Court at […]

SF’s Parking Experiment to Test Shoup’s Traffic Theories

By Matthew Roth | Jan 6, 2009 | 3 Comments

SF Park Pilot Areas – Richmond and West Portal control areas not featured The Municipal Transportation Agency’s federally-funded parking experiment, SFPark, is shaping up to be the most powerful tool remaining in the city’s traffic-busting toolbox considering the San Francisco Chamber of Commerce’s criticism of congestion pricing and Mayor Newsom’s recent tempered support for the […]