Recent Streetsblog SF posts about Transit-Oriented Development

Traffic Engineer Jack Fleck Looks Back at 25 Years of Shaping SF Streets

By Bryan Goebel | Jul 1, 2010 | 18 Comments

Jack Fleck, who retired yesterday after 25 years with the SFMTA, has been pondering the city’s streets from his 7th floor office above Van Ness and Market Streets. Photos by Bryan Goebel. Editor’s note: This is the first of a three-part series on the past, present and future of traffic engineering in San Francisco. Jack […]

Dodd’s Livability Bill Earns Praise from Local Governments

By Noah Kazis | Jun 9, 2010 | No Comments

With financial reform nearly complete, the Senate Banking Committee turned its attention today to one of Senator Chris Dodd’s (D-CT) next priorities, the Livable Communities Act. Local government came out strong for the initiative to promote sustainable and integrated regional planning, with representatives of the nation’s cities, towns, counties, and regional planning organizations testifying in favor. Among committee members, […]

“Grow Smart Bay Area” Promotes Development as a Tool for Change

By Matthew Roth | Jun 2, 2010 | 15 Comments

Click the map to enlarge. Image: Greenbelt Alliance. Even as our freeways and bridges in the Bay Area are choked with traffic for hours every day, the population in the region is projected to grow from over 7 million now to over 9 million by 2025. Deciding where to build housing to accommodate the growth […]

Planning Commission Upholds Market/Octavia Parking Limits in Key Test

By Michael Rhodes | May 17, 2010 | 53 Comments

A rendering of the proposed mixed-use development at 555 Fulton Street. Image: San Francisco Planning Department. In a major test of the Market and Octavia Area Plan and of the city’s parking policy, the Planning Commission unanimously rejected a developer’s request last week for far more parking than is allowed, even with a conditional use […]

White House Budget Includes $530M for Local Sustainability, $1B for HSR

By Elana Schor | Feb 1, 2010 | No Comments

The White House officially unveiled its $3.8 trillion budget for the fiscal year 2011 this morning, seeking $1 billion to continue its high-speed rail investment and $530 million for the transportation leg of the Obama administration’s inter-agency push to promote sustainable planning on the local level. White House budget chief Peter Orszag challenged employees to […]

Does Transit-Oriented Development Work Even Without Transit?

By Elana Schor | Jan 8, 2010 | No Comments

Yes, says urban planner Neil Payton. From his guest column today on Reconnecting America’s blog: Denver’s light rail, in the background, ended up increasing the value of nearby homes. (Photo: Denver Post) Either [local planners] view [transit access] as too distant a possibility to factor in or, ironically, they view rail transit as a means […]

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