Recent Streetsblog SF posts about Hayes Valley

Haight-Market Contra-Flow Bus Lane, Ped Upgrades Coming Next Summer

By Aaron Bialick | | 12 Comments
Construction of a red contra-flow bus-only lane and pedestrian safety upgrades at the hairy intersection of Market, Haight, and Gough Streets is on track to begin in January and be completed next summer, according to the SFMTA. The plan to create a more direct route for riders on Muni’s 71-Haight/Noriega and 6-Parnassus lines, approved by the […]

Planning Department Sets Out to Create “Living Alleys” Around Hayes Valley

By Aaron Bialick | | 8 Comments
The Planning Department held a community workshop yesterday to field ideas on how to turn the numerous alleyways in and around Hayes Valley into calmer, greener, more inviting respites from the major traffic-heavy streets. The “Living Alley Project” is an effort conceived in the Market Octavia Area Plan to re-think the neighborhood’s alleys as people-oriented […]

Planning Commission OKs Car-Free Housing at Fulton and Gough

By Aaron Bialick | | 18 Comments
A massive Hayes Valley parking lot, formerly occupied by the Central Freeway, will be developed into a car-free apartment building and Boys and Girls Club after the project was approved unanimously by the Planning Commission last week. The six-story apartment building at Fulton and Gough will include 69 rental units, eight of them available at subsidized […]

Despite Skewed Parking Math, Planning Commission Approves 55 Laguna

By Aaron Bialick | | 29 Comments
The SF Planning Commission unanimously approved a major housing development at 55 Laguna Street yesterday, despite an excessive amount of car parking that livable streets advocates say should be lowered under stricter parking maximums. The development would include two housing projects: one with 330 apartments, and another with 110 affordable apartments for an LGBT senior community. […]

After Delay, SFCTA Board Approves Van Ness BRT Design

By Aaron Bialick | | 21 Comments
A preferred design for Van Ness Bus Rapid Transit was approved unanimously today by the Board of Supervisors, acting as the SF County Transportation Authority Board. Supervisor Mark Farrell, who delayed approval of the proposal a month ago after complaining that he “hadn’t been briefed” on it, said he now stands behind the project after SFCTA staff brought him up […]
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