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Stockton Street in Union Square Becomes a Plaza for the Holidays

By Aaron Bialick | Nov 13, 2014 | 39 Comments

Two blocks of Stockton Street in the bustling Union Square shopping district are being converted into a pedestrian plaza for the holidays. The roadway has been occupied by Central Subway construction machinery for a couple of years now, but now crews are taking a break and covering up the site with turf for what’s been […]

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Neighbors Celebrate the New “McCoppin Hub,” Dog and Skate Park

By Aaron Bialick | Oct 27, 2014 | 6 Comments

Neighbors near McCoppin Street recently celebrated the completion of the McCoppin Hub, a plaza created from a street stub that sits against the Central Freeway ramp towards Market Street. The plaza, a nearby dog run, and skate park have been in the works for years as a package of newly depaved public spaces planned after the freeway’s partial […]

Boat Owners Gripe as Car-Free Marina Path Moves Forward

By Aaron Bialick | Oct 22, 2014 | 18 Comments

A community meeting held yesterday about plans to remove car parking from a stretch of the Marina pedestrian and bike path was attended by just a couple dozen people, most of whom appeared to be boat owners protesting the move. The Recreation and Parks Department does appear to be moving forward with the plan, despite […]

SF Officials Tout School Zone Safety Upgrades on Walk and Roll to School Day

By Aaron Bialick | Oct 9, 2014 | 2 Comments

On another record-breaking Walk and Roll to School Day, Mayor Ed Lee and other city officials held a press conference to tout recently-completed pedestrian safety measures on streets surrounding Bessie Carmichael Elementary in SoMa, and three schools in the Avenues. Almost 90 schools and 14,000 children citywide were estimated to have participated in the event — […]

Closed Crosswalks Remain Even in Today’s Walkable Hayes Valley

By Aaron Bialick | Aug 22, 2014 | 126 Comments

Hayes Valley may be one of the country’s densest and most walkable urban neighborhoods, but believe it or not, it still has three closed crosswalks — vestiges of the mid-20th century’s cars-first planning. “For many years, traffic engineers devised ways to pen people in, so that cars weren’t inconvenienced,” said Walk SF Executive Director Nicole Schneider. “Nowadays, […]

East Palo Alto’s Highway 101 Ped/Bike Bridge Almost Fully Funded

By Andrew Boone | Aug 15, 2014 | 4 Comments

East Palo Alto’s decades-long dream to reconnect its east and west sides via a pedestrian/bicycle bridge has taken a huge leap forward. The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) approved the city’s $8.6 million application to construct a 12-foot wide bridge over Highway 101 between Newell Road and Clarke Avenue, following East Palo Alto’s City Council’s […]

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