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Why 24th St Merchants Ditched Sunday Streets: High Fees, Too Many Events

By Aaron Bialick | | 10 Comments
People enjoying Sunday Streets in the Mission last weekend may have wondered why the route no longer ran on 24th Street, the most crowded street of any that see the event. Instead, the car-free Valencia Street route was complemented by an east-west leg on residential 18th Street, which saw sparse use compared to 24th. Despite […]

Closed Crosswalks Remain Even in Today’s Walkable Hayes Valley

By Aaron Bialick | | 126 Comments
Hayes Valley may be one of the country’s densest and most walkable urban neighborhoods, but believe it or not, it still has three closed crosswalks — vestiges of the mid-20th century’s cars-first planning. “For many years, traffic engineers devised ways to pen people in, so that cars weren’t inconvenienced,” said Walk SF Executive Director Nicole Schneider. “Nowadays, […]

Eyes on the Street: Buffered Bike Lanes for Students on Ortega in the Sunset

By Aaron Bialick | | 13 Comments
The SFMTA has installed new bike lanes and traffic calming measures on Ortega Street in the Outer Sunset, bringing a safer commute for parents and students in time for the start of the school year. Ortega runs along Sunset Elementary School and AP Giannini Middle School, which occupy the four blocks between 37th and 41st Avenues. […]

SFMTA to Create Sansome Street Contra-Flow Lane for Muni’s 10, 12 Lines

By Aaron Bialick | | 5 Comments
The SFMTA plans to install a contra-flow transit lane for three blocks of Sansome Street near the Financial District, providing a faster and more direct route for Muni’s 10-Townsend and 12-Folsom bus routes. The new southbound lane would be reserved for transit, bicyclists, and commercial vehicles during daytime hours, and eliminate a detour that Muni […]
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