Recent Streetsblog SF posts about Cesar Chavez

Bikeway Update: JFK Drive Coming in January, East Cesar Chavez in March

By Aaron Bialick | Dec 7, 2011 | 10 Comments

Update: An explanation for the delay of the JFK bikeway project was provided by SFMTA staff below. Protected bikeways on John F. Kennedy Drive and eastern Cesar Chavez Street will arrive in January and March respectively, San Francisco transportation planners said this week. The parking-protected bikeway on JFK in Golden Gate Park, previously slated to be installed […]

Western Cesar Chavez Streetscape Project to Be Completed in Summer 2013

By Aaron Bialick | Nov 8, 2011 | 15 Comments

Construction on the Cesar Chavez Sewer and Streetscape Improvement Project will be completed a few months behind schedule in summer 2013, according to the SF Department of Public Works. DPW’s Kris Opbroek said the streetscape portion will begin in the spring as completion of the sewer work moves west. When finished, the project will transform Cesar Chavez […]

SFMTA Hearing: Eastern Cesar Chavez Bike Lanes, 12 Bike Corrals Approved

By Aaron Bialick | Oct 14, 2011 | 21 Comments

SFMTA hearing officers today approved a plan to replace car parking on Eastern Cesar Chavez Street with buffered bicycle lanes. A previous iteration of the plan was dropped in June after industrial businesses in the area pressured City Hall because they objected to losing traffic lanes for trucks. The new redesign would add buffered bike […]

Speak Out on Eastern Cesar Chavez at Tonight’s Community Workshop

By Bryan Goebel | Aug 24, 2011 | 3 Comments

The San Francisco Planning Department, the SFMTA and other city officials will present the new designs for Eastern Cesar Chavez Street to the community tonight, and a strong attendance is key. You’re encouraged to show up tonight and speak out in support of improvements that will transform the street environment for pedestrians and bicyclists. For […]

New Designs to Be Presented for Eastern Cesar Chavez Street

By Bryan Goebel | Aug 17, 2011 | 9 Comments

New designs have been drawn up for eastern Cesar Chavez Street and will be presented to the community next week, nearly two months after a contentious meeting in which attendees were told, just days before the striping of new bike lanes, that plans for a road diet were being scrapped by the Mayor’s Office and […]

Commentary: Muni Service Could Solve Cesar Chavez Dilemma

By Fran Taylor | Jul 5, 2011 | 10 Comments

Disappointed proponents of the thwarted Cesar Chavez East plan for a road diet between Kansas and Evans were at least spared the temptation of using cliché after a contentious meeting on June 27. They couldn’t say the city was throwing bicyclists and pedestrians under the bus because there is no bus. Past Bryant Street, where […]