Recent Streetsblog SF posts about Safe Routes to School

Technology and Impotence

By Chris Carlsson | | 7 Comments
The BP oil spill goes on. And on. We watch the oil on live web cam pouring into the Gulf of Mexico. And we watch. Political rage is muted, practical responses even more distant. What to do? How do we “take action” on something like this? How can individuals meaningfully respond to this catastrophe? Stop driving? Boycott one brand of gas? Stop buying things made of plastic?

Portland’s Greenstreets Program a Sterling Best Practice Model

By Matthew Roth | | 17 Comments
A typical greenstreet facility in Portland, Oregon. This one compines a stormwater treatment facility with a bulbout to reduce pedestrian crossing distances. Photos: Portland BES. When Streetsblog San Francisco took part in the Congress for the New Urbanism’s Project for Transportation Reform in Portland last week, city planners and transportation engineers treated participants to numerous […]

Streetfilms: Walk to School Day in San Francisco

By John Hamilton | | 2 Comments
A generation ago, nearly half of all U.S. kids walked or bicycled to school. Today, less than fifteen percent do, with the majority arriving at school in private automobiles. It’s no coincidence, then, that studies show more than a quarter of San Francisco’s children are overweight. But a new program hopes to change that trend, […]

Back-to-School Season Brings Bike-to-School Bans

By Brad Aaron | | No Comments
As schools across the country open their doors for another year, Robert Ping of the Safe Routes to School National Partnership says students are increasingly facing "bans" against walking and biking to campus. Network member BikePortland.org reports: In Portland, fears of liability turned Safe Routes to School to "Safer Routes." Photo: BikePortland.org "It’s pervasive throughout […]
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