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StreetUtopia North Beach

By Chris Carlsson | Jan 25, 2010 | 3 Comments

View southeast across North Beach from Russian Hill. StreetUtopia is a new community organizing effort centered in North Beach. Launched by Hank Hyena and Phil Millenbah at an inaugural event in early January, they drew upwards of 150 people to an empty historic storefront at 1 Columbus Avenue, where they showed Streetfilms, had a small […]

Obama Quietly Gets Federal Agencies Involved in Transport Planning

By Elana Schor | Jan 19, 2010 | No Comments

When President Obama signed an executive order in October requiring federal agencies to craft strategies for reducing their greenhouse gas emissions, he described the mandate as Washington "lead[ing] by example" on the pollution-reduction front. (Photo: AP) And that’s true — but the order also includes language telling federal agencies to get involved in integrating local […]

SPUR Offers a Bold Bike Path Proposal for the Embarcadero

By Dave Snyder | Oct 14, 2009 | 25 Comments

It would someday rank among the world’s most beautiful bike paths. Imagine a separated, 2.5-mile bicycle path between the northbound traffic lanes of the Embarcadero and the pedestrian promenade from AT&T Park to Fisherman’s Wharf. Not only would it provide a safe and dignified passage for cyclists, it would cut down on bike and pedestrian […]

Streetfilms: PARK(ing) Day 2009 in San Francisco and New York

By Bryan Goebel | Sep 21, 2009 | 4 Comments

San Francisco and New York were blessed with gorgeous weather Friday, which made for glorious PARK(ing) days in both cities. In San Francisco, upwards of 34 metered parking spots were transformed into temporary parks, on-street bike parking demonstrations, cafe seating and other public space reimaginings. New York, writes Streetfilms director Clarence Eckerson, had about 50 […]

It’s Time to Reclaim the Curb: Celebrate PARK(ing) Day Friday!

By Bryan Goebel | Sep 17, 2009 | 1 Comment

PARK(ing) Day 2008. Flickr photo: plaid iguana Tomorrow’s (PARK)ing Day festivities in San Francisco are likely to be much grander than in years past, with dozens of locations mapped out across the city as spots where metered parking spaces will be transformed into temporary public parks, and other uses, for people, instead of automobiles. Temporary […]

Layoffs Hit Street Cleaning, Gardening Crews at DPW

By Bryan Goebel | Sep 11, 2009 | 4 Comments

DPW landscaping crews who’ve been working on the Pavement to Parks plazas are among those being cut. Flickr photo: Jamison San Franciscans are likely to see slower response times to street cleaning requests and a reduction in landscaping and tree maintenance in their neighborhoods following a number of layoffs announced this week at the Department […]

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