Recent Streetsblog SF posts about Pedestrian Infrastructure

Bulb-Outs: Noe Valley’s Getting Them, Outer Balboa’s Got Them

By Aaron Bialick | Jul 3, 2014 | 41 Comments

Two business corridors are getting a boost from sidewalk bulb-outs: Balboa Street in the Outer Richmond recently had some finished, and 24th Street in Noe Valley will get them this fall. The dozen-odd sidewalk extensions on outer Balboa were completed in May as part of a larger project under construction since last year that also includes […]

Eyes on the Street: This Is Not a Sidewalk, It’s Parking

By Aaron Bialick | Jun 27, 2014 | 11 Comments

At first (and second) glance, this block in south SoMa appears to have cars parked across what clearly looks to be a sidewalk. The area in question is up on a curb, has curb-level sidewalks leading to it from the streets that intersect on either side of the block, and even has both a trash […]

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Mini Plaza Creates Public Space, Not Carmageddon, at Market and Dolores

By Aaron Bialick | Apr 22, 2014 | 15 Comments

It’s happened again: street space was re-allocated from cars to people, and the unbearable traffic jams opponents warned of have failed to materialize. In fact, some of them even like the result now. At the southwest corner of Market and Dolores Streets, the sidewalk was extended to create a mini plaza last fall, as part of […]

Scott Wiener: SFFD’s Next Fire Truck Fleet Needs to Be More Versatile

By Aaron Bialick | Apr 21, 2014 | 23 Comments

The SF Fire Department needs to replace its aging fire trucks soon, and Supervisor Scott Wiener says the department should use the purchase to take advantage of more versatile models that other cities are using to navigate narrow streets. SFFD has fought against pedestrian safety improvements that narrow roadways, claiming that they hinder fire truck access, […]

Safer, More Transit-Friendly Streets Planned for the Upper Haight

By Aaron Bialick | Apr 9, 2014 | 22 Comments

Update 4/10: The Planning Department posted an online survey where you can weigh in on the design proposal for upper Haight Street. The Planning Department has drawn up early plans for three of the Haight-Ashbury’s major streets: upper Haight Street, Stanyan Street, and the southern end of Masonic Avenue. The proposals for the Haight Ashbury […]

Preview the Upgrades Coming to the Castro’s Jane Warner Plaza

By Aaron Bialick | Apr 4, 2014 | 7 Comments

Jane Warner Plaza, the first plaza created using semi-permanent features as part of SF’s Pavement to Parks program, will get some repairs and upgrades as part of the Castro Street overhaul currently underway. The worn-out painted asphalt will be replaced with an easier-to-wash colored asphalt, and a pedestrian island will allow a more direct link between the […]

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