Recent Streetsblog SF posts about Transit-Oriented Development

Warriors Arena Moving to Mission Bay: A Win for Transit Accessibility?

By Aaron Bialick | Apr 23, 2014 | 37 Comments

The Warriors announced this week that the site for the basketball team’s proposed arena would be moved from Piers 30-32 on the Embarcadero to Mission Bay, quelling opposition from waterfront development foes. Whether or not the new site will work out for better or worse in terms of accessibility to regional transit, however, is still […]

Appeals Board Reverses Vote to Downsize Parking-Free 1050 Valencia

By Aaron Bialick | Feb 27, 2014 | 16 Comments

The San Francsco Board of Appeals voted yesterday to reverse its decision to downsize the long-embattled condo project at 1050 Valencia Street in the Mission. The project includes no car parking and one bike parking space for each unit. The vote restores the full 12 units approved by the Planning Department and Board of Supervisors. The Appeals […]

The Bay Area Needs More Walkable Housing, Not Google Bus Bashing

By Aaron Bialick | Dec 11, 2013 | 93 Comments

The anger of the protestors who blockaded a Google bus in the Mission on Monday was very real and understandable. San Francisco residents, living in a highly sought-after city with a limited housing supply, are coping with a crisis of skyrocketing rents and evictions. Meanwhile, Muni riders increasingly find their stops blocked by private shuttles that appear […]

Q&A With Robert Grow: How Utah Decided to Embrace “Quality Growth”

By Tanya Snyder | Dec 2, 2013 | No Comments

If you’ve ever wondered how a deep-red state like Utah has managed to build some of the most ambitious transit expansions in the country, the short answer is: Envision Utah. Starting in the late nineties, the non-profit Envision Utah brought together an incredibly broad spectrum of interests, including plenty of people without a specific stake in […]

Supes Narrowly Reject EIR Appeal Against Car-Free Condos at 1050 Valencia

By Aaron Bialick | Nov 7, 2013 | 134 Comments

The proposed parking-free, 12-unit condo and retail development at 1050 Valencia Street narrowly cleared a hurdle Tuesday after a 6-5 vote by the Board of Supervisors, which rejected an appeal that contended the project should be required to have a full environmental impact report. The project, approved by the Planning Commission more than a year […]

How Will SF Fund the Sustainable Transport System a Growing City Needs?

By Aaron Bialick | Jul 23, 2013 | 92 Comments

Within a few decades, San Francisco’s streets will be even more clogged with cars, more dangerous for walking and biking, and Muni will burst at the seams as more people try to get around. That’s the future city officials warned about at a hearing yesterday, painting a grim picture of traffic-choked streets if nothing is […]

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