Recent Streetsblog SF posts about Transportation Funding

West SoMa Plan May Direct Funds to Affordable Housing at Transit’s Expense

By Aaron Bialick | Feb 28, 2013 | 1 Comment

A provision in the new zoning plan for the western South of Market District has come under scrutiny by city supervisors because it would direct a larger share of developer fees for some projects to go towards affordable housing at the expense of transit and street improvements. When the West SoMa Area Plan went up […]

Failing to Back Up His Words, Mayor Lee Won’t Fund SF’s Bike Strategy

By Aaron Bialick | Feb 13, 2013 | 40 Comments

Mayor Ed Lee has made it clear that he has no plans to take leadership on funding San Francisco’s vision for making bicycling a mainstream mode of transportation. During a question-and-answer session at yesterday’s Board of Supervisors meeting, Supervisor Eric Mar asked the mayor how he will help fund the SFMTA’s Draft Bicycle Strategy, a […]

Supes Seek Answers on Bike/Ped Strategy, “Better Market Street” Delay

By Aaron Bialick | Feb 12, 2013 | 2 Comments

Members of the SF Board of Supervisors are calling attention to the need to fund the SFMTA’s Bicycle and Pedestrian Strategies, as well as the delayed Better Market Street project, which suddenly looks like it might not include space for bicycling. The Market Street situation concerned Supervisors Scott Wiener and John Avalos enough to call separate […]

Advocates Call on Gov. Brown to Prioritize Biking, Walking in State Budget

By Bryan Goebel | Jan 31, 2013 | 3 Comments

This article is cross-posted from the blog of former Streetsblog SF editor Bryan Goebel, who’s aiming to launch a new website “devoted to sustained coverage of biking, walking and transit issues in Sacramento, both at the Capitol and locally.” You can also follow Bryan on Twitter. A proposal in Governor Jerry Brown’s budget that would change how the administration doles […]

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Survey: SF’s Top Transpo Priorities Are Fixing Muni, Safer Walking and Biking

By Aaron Bialick | Jan 23, 2013 | 6 Comments

San Francisco’s scarce transportation funds should be used to make streets safer for walking and biking, and to make existing Muni service more reliable before expanding it, according to city residents who were asked to choose how to prioritize public spending. The findings come from the “Budget Czar” game, an online budgeting simulator recently used […]

POWER: Mobility for Low-Income San Franciscans Means Putting Transit First

By Aaron Bialick | Jan 18, 2013 | 8 Comments

Advocates for San Francisco’s low-income communities have issued a new report calling for policy changes intended to improve Muni service, increase mobility for transit-dependent San Franciscans, reduce pollution from driving, and improve the city’s economy. “Next Stop: Justice” was released last month by People Organized to Win Employment Rights (POWER), a group that made headlines […]

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