Recent Streetsblog SF posts about Scott Wiener

Mayor Lee Warms to Prop B Muni Funding Increase, Which He Opposed

By Aaron Bialick | May 5, 2015 | 5 Comments

Mayor Ed Lee held a press conference yesterday to mark a $48 million increase in transportation funding for Muni and safer streets. But the largest chunk of that increase, and the only one that resulted directly from political leadership, came from Supervisor Scott Wiener’s Proposition B — which Lee fervently opposed. The funding increase “is a great […]

Tomorrow: Support a Safer Upper Market With Protected Bike Lanes

By Aaron Bialick | May 4, 2015 | 30 Comments

The SFMTA will hold an open house tomorrow on bike and pedestrian safety upgrades along upper Market Street, which could include bulb-outs to calm the street’s wide, dangerous intersections and protected bike lanes on some segments. The SFMTA’s proposal hasn’t been presented yet, but safe streets advocates say they worry the bike improvements may not be as […]

Drivers Hit Two Seniors in Two Days at Castro and 19th Crosswalk

By Aaron Bialick | Apr 30, 2015 | 20 Comments

Two seniors were injured by drivers in a crosswalk at 19th and Castro Streets in separate crashes on Tuesday and Wednesday. Bryan Goebel, Streetsblog SF’s first editor, and his neighbor Hank Cancel happened upon the aftermath of the crashes. Both victims sustained minor injures, according to Goebel and Cancel. But they said close calls with […]

Wiener’s Prop B Yields More Money Than Expected for Muni, Safe Streets

By Aaron Bialick | Mar 16, 2015 | 9 Comments

SF voters may get more money than anticipated for better transit and safer streets from the passage of Proposition B, a measure crafted by Supervisor Scott Wiener to increase the share of general funds for transportation based on population growth. With city coffers boosted by tax revenues resulting from a booming economy, Prop B is expected to […]

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Wiener to SFMTA: Don’t Warn Double-Parkers, Cite Them

By Aaron Bialick | Mar 13, 2015 | 41 Comments

Typo correction: The SFMTA says commercial vehicles are only allowed to double park when there is no legal parking space nearby. At a hearing this week on the prevalence of double-parking in SF, Supervisor Scott Wiener said parking control officers shouldn’t give double-parked drivers a chance to move before receiving a citation. “If the worst thing […]

SF Voters Reject Cars-First Prop L — Will City Hall Finally Take the Hint?

By Aaron Bialick | Nov 5, 2014 | 76 Comments

Proposition L was nixed by San Francisco voters yesterday. With nearly all of the votes counted, 62 percent rejected Sean Parker’s measure to keep SF in the 20th century by prioritizing free parking and encouraging driving. Leaders at City Hall, and the agencies that shape SF’s streets, should read the writing on the wall: San Franciscans want to put […]

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