Recent Streetsblog SF posts about Livable Streets Events

This week, learn about the future of the planet, the history of transit in San Francisco, and present-day bicycle culture in Copenhagen. Here are the week’s highlights. Tuesday: SPUR Evening Forum: New residential architecture in Southern California. Sam Lubell will talk about his book, Living West: New Residential Architecture in Southern California, which book explores […]

This week, stand up for parking reform on Tuesday, sit down for a talk about Time Square’s lawn chairs on Thursday, and stand up again for the Walk SF Peak2Peak Walk on Saturday! Here are the week’s highlights. Monday: SFBC Treehouse Talk: Driven to Excess. Josh Hart, former Program Director of the SFBC, is back […]

TODs, (quilting) bees and more are all on the livable streets calendar this week, plus a chance to tour the alleys of Chinatown (for free.) Here are the highlights: Tuesday: SPUR Lunchtime Forum: Designing TODs. Architect David Baker explores how transit-oriented developments serve as a mechanism by which residents are able to make changes to […]

Heads up, walkers: this week holds two of the year’s most important events for pedestrian advocates: Walk SF’s annual meeting and Walk to School Day. Fans of bicycles and music have plenty to look forward to later this week as well. Here’s a taste of what’s in store. Tuesday: SPUR Lunchtime Forum: Planning Portland. Prior […]

It’s a pleasing week ahead in the livable streets calendar, aside from the dour discussion of AC Transit service cuts. With Bicycle Diaries creating a ton of buzz, author David Byrne will check into San Francisco to raise our spirits. Here’s a taste of what’s in store. Monday: How Copenhagen Became a Cycling City. Copenhagen […]

This week is action-packed with parking strategies, transit-oriented development, bikes, and even a cemetery or two. Here are the highlights, but be sure to check out the full events calendar for even more. Monday: SPUR Evening Forum: EmBIKEadero: 2009 Patri Fellowship Presentation. Come hear and see a fully-considered vision of a world-class bikeway on the […]