Recent Streetsblog SF posts about David Chiu

Bicyclist, Supes Prez David Chiu Announces Bid for San Francisco Mayor

By Bryan Goebel | Feb 28, 2011 | 8 Comments

David Chiu, the car-free President of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors, declared his candidacy for mayor on the steps of City Hall this morning, promising to make sustainable transportation one of the cornerstones of his campaign. “We’re the city that invented the cable car, but while we call ourselves a Transit-First city, we are […]

David Chiu: Bike Network Expansion Is Transportation Priority #1

By Bryan Goebel | Jan 11, 2011 | 14 Comments

Board of Supervisors President David Chiu, who for the past 24 hours has served as Acting Mayor of San Francisco, said expanding the city’s bike network will be his number one transportation priority in the coming year, along with pedestrian safety and improving Muni’s reliability and performance. “First and foremost, as someone who bikes every […]

San Francisco Will Be Governed by a Car-Free Mayor for Next 24 Hours

By Bryan Goebel | Jan 10, 2011 | 7 Comments

If you see a guy in a suit pedaling up Polk Street or around City Hall in the next 24 hours on an electric bike, just know that it might be your mayor. Today at 1 p.m., as Gavin Newsom was finally sworn in as lieutenant governor, Board of Supervisors President David Chiu became the […]

Car-Free District 3 Supervisor David Chiu Reelected Board President

By Bryan Goebel | Jan 8, 2011 | 7 Comments

Supervisor David Chiu, a key player in the city’s sustainable transportation movement who gets around on his electric bicycle, was reelected president of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors this afternoon on an 8-3 vote. The 40-year-old District 3 supervisor called on his colleagues to “move beyond the past oppositional politics of personality” and build […]

Advocates: CityPlace EIR Highlights Need for Level of Service Reform

By Bryan Goebel | Sep 16, 2010 | 25 Comments

At the heart of the San Francisco Planning Department’s 328-page Draft Environmental Impact Report (DEIR) for CityPlace, sustainable transportation advocates have pinpointed one glaring flaw. In assessing the impacts of new off-street retail parking, the environmental analysis [pdf] concludes that building a 167-space garage will have the same effect on traffic as building no garage […]

Supes Muni Reform Measure Nixed as Chiu Strikes Deal with Mayor

By Bryan Goebel | Jul 28, 2010 | 8 Comments

Photo: Myleen Hollero/Orange Photography Fearing a potential defeat by voters on a crowded November ballot, and saying he wants to see faster reform at the SFMTA, Board of Supervisors President David Chiu announced a compromise with Mayor Gavin Newsom late Tuesday night before casting the swing vote against a Muni charter amendment he had originally […]

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