Recent Streetsblog SF posts about Mayor Ed Lee

How Mayor Lee Can Make 2012 a Landmark Year for Bicycling in SF

By Leah Shahum | Jan 9, 2012 | 18 Comments

With Mayor Ed Lee inaugurated yesterday to his first full term, Streetsblog is asking leading advocates and experts to lay out their ideas for how the mayor can move San Francisco’s transportation policy forward. Leah Shahum, executive director of the San Francisco Bicycle Coalition, kicks things off with today’s installment. Before he took the city’s lead […]

Where Has Mayor Lee Been on Muni Questionnaires?

By Aaron Bialick | Nov 7, 2011 | 5 Comments

With election day less than 24 hours away, it’s safe to say all the San Francisco mayoral candidate questionnaires are in. But when Streetsblog recently posted excerpts from responses to the SF Transit Riders Union (SFTRU) mayoral candidate survey, readers pointed out a notable no-show. Mayor Ed Lee hadn’t filled out a survey, nor did […]

Masonic Avenue Redesign Plan Seems to Be Fading as a City Priority

By Bryan Goebel and Michael Helquist | Sep 26, 2011 | 38 Comments

On Bike to Work Day last May, Mayor Ed Lee told Streetsblog that he would look into speeding up funding for a sorely needed redesign of Masonic Avenue, one of San Francisco’s most notorious arterial streets. The project seemed to be a priority for him, especially in the wake of two high-profile collisions that took […]

Bike Coalition Endorses John Avalos for Mayor Followed by Chiu, Lee

By Bryan Goebel | Sep 15, 2011 | 1 Comment

John Avalos Rides SF from John Avalos on Vimeo. The San Francisco Bicycle Coalition announced today that it is endorsing John Avalos as its number one pick for mayor, followed by David Chiu and Ed Lee. Avalos, the District 11 supervisor, has been especially aggressive about courting the bicycle vote, showing up at bike events, and […]

Growing Momentum for a Car-Free Market Street Ahead of 2015 Repaving

By Bryan Goebel | Sep 14, 2011 | 15 Comments

An unprecedented planning effort is currently underway to redesign Market Street, and transform it into a grand car-free thoroughfare in 2015, when it’s scheduled to be repaved. But why should we have to wait that long for a car-free Market Street? There is a growing momentum to do more aggressive trials that would inform the […]

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