Recent Streetsblog SF posts about Mayor Ed Lee

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SFMTA Announces 24 Vision Zero Bike/Ped Projects for Next 24 Months

By Aaron Bialick | Apr 11, 2014 | 26 Comments

At this morning’s Walk to Work Day press conference, SFMTA Director Ed Reiskin announced a plan to implement 24 bike and pedestrian safety projects over the next 24 months [PDF]. This is the most concrete safety plan unveiled so far, ever since city leaders pledged to pursue Vision Zero. The projects (listed below) include bulb-outs, […]

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The Case for Evening Parking Meters, Graphed

By Aaron Bialick | Apr 3, 2014 | 6 Comments

Every day at 6 p.m., San Francisco’s parking meters shut down. But in many neighborhoods, motorists continue to seek parking, and without the turnover brought by meters, the streets become clogged with drivers circling around for a spot. The big mismatch between meter hours and actual demand for curbside parking spaces in SF was demonstrated […]

Reiskin: Let’s Keep Sunday Parking Meters, But Not Enforce Them

By Aaron Bialick | Apr 1, 2014 | 19 Comments

SFMTA Director Ed Reiskin said today that he thinks the agency should keep Sunday parking meters but back off on actually enforcing them. At an SFMTA Board of Directors meeting, Reiskin said he recommends “that we significantly re-deploy our resources away from Sunday meter enforcement. We have a lot more higher-pressing needs, particularly during the week during the […]

Will SFMTA’s Board Buck Mayor Lee, Keep Sunday Parking Meters?

By Aaron Bialick | Mar 31, 2014 | 38 Comments

It’s hard to believe that San Francisco officials are seriously considering repealing Sunday parking metering, and thus abandoning the entire basis of its lauded parking management program. But next month, the SFMTA Board of Directors could send us back to 1947 — the last time parking meter hours were changed, before they were updated last year […]

Contrary to Ed Lee, Records Show No Popular Revolt Against Sunday Meters

By Aaron Bialick | Mar 20, 2014 | 32 Comments

Contrary to Mayor Ed Lee’s assertions that the public has revolted against Sunday parking meters, records indicate that hardly anyone has complained to City Hall about the policy via email or 311 calls. When Lee announced his push to undo Sunday parking meters, disregarding the increased turnover and reduced traffic that metering has brought to commercial […]

Mayor Lee Unveils 5-Year Plan to Improve Safety at Up to 265 Intersections

By Aaron Bialick | Mar 6, 2014 | 41 Comments

Today Mayor Ed Lee and city officials announced a five-year plan to implement pedestrian safety upgrades at 170 priority intersections. The city also launched its “Be Nice, Look Twice” PSA campaign today. The 170 locations in the WalkFirst Capital Improvement Program [PDF] were determined using injury data and public input. These improvements will be funded […]

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