Recent Streetsblog SF posts about Transit

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Streetsblog Talks with Supervisor Jane Kim, Part II

By Roger Rudick | Jul 21, 2016 | 14 Comments

Two weeks ago, Streetsblog did a Q&A with San Francisco Supervisor Jane Kim. Kim was on a trip to New York and arranged to do the interview by phone. Unfortunately, the connection was intermittent, there was some miscommunication, and the interview had to be cut short. A few days later, Kim asked Streetsblog if we […]

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SPUR Talk: Gabe Klein on Technology and Past and Future Cities

By Roger Rudick | Jul 19, 2016 | 16 Comments

Gabe Klein, entrepreneur, writer and former head of transportation for Chicago and Washington DC, spoke yesterday afternoon at the Oakland office of the San Francisco Bay Area Planning and Urban Research Association (SPUR) about how technology can be guided to shape the future of our cities. He put up a slide with a chilling number on […]

Bay Area Transit Agencies Build on Parking Lots

By Andrew Boone | Jul 15, 2016 | 20 Comments

Last Thursday representatives from Caltrain, the Valley Transportation Authority (VTA), and Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) presented [PDF] current plans for building housing and offices on top of station parking lots, at the San Francisco Bay Area Planning and Urban Research Association (SPUR) in downtown San Jose. Rail station parking lots offer the ultimate in […]

Accomplishments and Looking Ahead at the Golden Wheel Awards

By Roger Rudick | Jul 14, 2016 | 1 Comment

Last night the Golden Wheel Awards were presented at the San Francisco War Memorial and Performing Arts Center in downtown San Francisco. This year’s winners: Nicole Ferrara, Executive Director of Walk San Francisco, and Assemblyman Phil Ting. The event, which was attended by some 300 planners, city staffers, advocates, and other officialdom, celebrated recent accomplishments […]

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Eyes on the Street: Tenderloin Sunday Streets

By Roger Rudick | Jul 11, 2016 | No Comments

Sunday from 11 to 4 p.m. it was the Tenderloin’s turn to enjoy its streets free of car traffic. The route followed Fulton St. between Hyde and Larkin, Larkin to Ellis St., Ellis to Jones St., Jones to Golden Gate Ave., and Golden Gate back to Larkin St. The streets were filled with various activities […]

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Streetsblog Talks with Supervisor Jane Kim

By Roger Rudick | Jul 6, 2016 | No Comments

Supervisor Jane Kim represents San Francisco’s District 6, which includes the Civic Center area, Mission Bay, South of Market, and the Tenderloin. Kim also sits on the SF County Transportation Authority’s Vision Zero Sub-Committee, where last week she took SFMTA to task for not moving fast enough to install safety measures that might have saved […]

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