Recent Streetsblog SF posts about Scott Wiener

Livable City: Ticket Fee a Smart Way to Fund Transit to Warriors Arena

By Aaron Bialick | May 22, 2013 | 21 Comments

Transporting folks to and from a new Warriors arena, condo, and hotel development planned for Piers 30-32 along the Embarcadero will require smart planning and the money to fund improvements for transit, walking, and biking to avoid clogging the waterfront with cars. But Muni typically gets shorted when it beefs up transit service to bring fans to […]

Sup. Wiener: Muni Will Only Get Worse Under City’s Ten-Year Spending Plan

By Aaron Bialick | Apr 23, 2013 | 6 Comments

Supervisor Scott Wiener is sounding the alarm that Muni, already the slowest transit system in the country, will only get worse over the next ten years unless officials at City Hall take the initiative to devote more resources to the city’s decrepit transit vehicles and infrastructure. Under the the latest iteration of the city’s ten-year […]

Bike/Ped Advocates Back Wiener’s Move to Curb Superfluous CEQA Appeals

By Aaron Bialick | Apr 10, 2013 | 6 Comments

In November, a handful of opponents filed a CEQA appeal against the Fell and Oak Street bike and pedestrian improvements after construction on the project had already begun. Fortunately, the Board of Supervisors dismissed their claims that the project required a full environmental impact report under the California Environmental Quality Act, and the appeal didn’t […]

Plan for Ped-Friendly Castro Takes Shape: Will Parking Trump Muni Riders?

By Aaron Bialick | Apr 4, 2013 | 15 Comments

City planners presented detailed options for pedestrian upgrades on Castro Street at a community meeting last night. The improvements, set for construction next year, will include sidewalks as wide as 22 feet, new trees, and pedestrian-scaled lighting. By reclaiming space from Castro’s excessively-wide traffic lanes, the plan is expected to provide more room for people on […]

Planning Commission Approves Ped-Friendly Plan for Market and Dolores

By Aaron Bialick | Mar 18, 2013 | 14 Comments

A plan to add a mini plaza and pedestrian safety improvements at Market and Dolores streets was approved by the SF Planning Commission on Thursday. The project will include new pedestrian refuges and sidewalks as wide as 14 feet, as well as special pavement treatments to highlight crosswalks on the block of Dolores between Market and […]

Wiener Proposes Bills to Hack Through Red Tape for Ped Safety Upgrades

By Aaron Bialick | Mar 12, 2013 | 9 Comments

The bureaucratic red tape encumbering the city’s progress on life-saving pedestrian safety measures is the target of a new legislative package set to be introduced by Supervisor Scott Wiener at today’s Board of Supervisors meeting. “Current city procedures and rules significantly undermine the delivery of pedestrian safety improvements, with insufficient agency coordination and policies that […]

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