Recent Streetsblog SF posts about Muni

The County Transportation Authority board in 2017. Remember in-person meetings? Advocates want a virtual option to remain for public comments. Photo: Streetsblog/Rudick

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Geary Bus Rapid Transit Study Approved by County Transportation Authority

By Roger Rudick | Jan 6, 2017 | 12 Comments

Yesterday evening at San Francisco City Hall, the County Transportation Authority Board unanimously approved the Geary Bus Rapid Transit project’s design and Final Environmental Impact Report (EIR). The approval brings the $300 million project, which has been a decade in the making, one step closer to fruition. For any readers just getting up to speed on […]

Guest Editorial: No More Delays on Geary BRT

By Nicholas Josefowitz and Paige Miller | Jan 5, 2017 | 17 Comments

Geary Boulevard last had a major upgrade in 1961, as Eisenhower was leaving office. This urban highway through the Richmond neighborhood no longer serves those who rely on it most.

Streetsie Award: Vote for The Bay Area’s Most Bad-Ass Advocacy Group of 2016

By Melanie Curry and Roger Rudick | Dec 27, 2016 | 11 Comments

Now, before we get into the nominations in this category, we have to say this: all the groups are great! People who dedicate their lives to making our cities safer, more livable, more equitable, and more sustainable deserve all the praise they can get. These are people who are smart and dedicated and give more […]

Reed Martin, Peter Straus, and Thea Selby of the Transit Riders. Photo: Streetsblog

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Coffee with Ninjas: SF Transit Riders Going Pro

By Roger Rudick | Dec 14, 2016 | 3 Comments

The San Francisco Transit Riders, the advocacy group that brought us the 22-day Muni challenge, all-door boarding on buses, “Transit Week,” and too many other transit-improvement campaigns to list here, hit a major milestone this year: they’re going pro! After managing to raise over a hundred-grand through a grant and a sustained fund-raising campaign, the […]

Purple light shows a Muni subway heading inbound, while an M or (a Daly City BART train?) heads outbound...somewhere below. Image: Illuminate

See Subway Trains from the Surface of Market Street

By Roger Rudick | Dec 13, 2016 | No Comments

Imagine standing on Market Street and seeing bars of colored lights move over the street, tracking the location of the BART and Muni vehicles below. Yesterday evening, Illuminate, a San Francisco artists collaborative, held a demonstration of “Lightrail,” a proposed project from artists George Zisiadis and Stefano Corazza, for Market Street. The demonstration, which was held in a […]

Transportation Demand Management can help balance modes in a more sustainable way. Photo: Streetsblog

Guest Editorial: TDM is a Roadmap for Sustainable Transportation

By Tom Radulovich and Nicole Ferrara | Dec 2, 2016 | No Comments

Monday at 1:30, the Land Use and Transportation Committee of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors will consider a Transportation Demand Management (TDM) ordinance that will require projects larger than 10 dwelling units or 10,000 square feet to adopt stronger measures to reduce auto trips. The new TDM proposal represents a step forward. However, it will have greater impact on […]

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