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Taraval to Get Boarding Islands at All Stops

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Yesterday afternoon, the SFMTA Board agreed to install concrete boarding islands at all stops on the L-Taraval line as part of the L-Taraval Rapid Project. “This is a big win for pedestrian and rider safety,” wrote Rachel Hyden, Executive Director of the San Francisco Transit Riders, in an email to Streetsblog. Streetsblog readers will recall that […]
From right to left, the Transit Rider's ED Rachel Hyden, Assemblyman David Chiu, and Steve Pepple handed out awards to transit advocates at last night's fundraiser.

Advocates Make Bold Plans for Better Transit

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Last night the San Francisco Transit Riders (SFTR), the advocacy group that organized the 22-Day Muni Challenge and Transit Week, among other things, celebrated a year of accomplishment and laid out a list of goals for next year at a holiday party held at the Mariposa Hunters Point Yacht Club in Mission Bay. “It’s been […]
Supervisor Hillary Ronen and BART Director Bevan Dufty are calling on BART to clean up the 16th and Mission Station. Photo: From Supervisor Ronen's web page

Dufty and Ronen Call on BART to Clean up 16th and Mission

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Note: GJEL Accident Attorneys regularly sponsors coverage on Streetsblog San Francisco and Streetsblog California. Unless noted in the story, GJEL Accident Attorneys is not consulted for the content or editorial direction of the sponsored content. Litter, excrement, and filth–anyone who uses the 16th and Mission BART station knows the platforms, stairs, elevators, mezzanine, and the plazas above it are […]
The Cabin Bus, 6 a.m., Santa Monica. Photo: Streetsblog/Rudick

Riding in a Coffin to a Funeral

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Note: GJEL Accident Attorneys regularly sponsors coverage on Streetsblog San Francisco and Streetsblog California. Unless noted in the story, GJEL Accident Attorneys is not consulted for the content or editorial direction of the sponsored content. The week before last, a dear family friend and neighbor of my mother’s died of a heart attack in San Diego. One can’t plan […]