Recent Streetsblog SF posts about San Francisco Neighborhoods

This post is supported by GJEL Accident Attorneys

Potrero Safety Upgrades Could Include a Wider Sidewalk, If Car Parking Goes

By Aaron Bialick | Mar 28, 2013 | 17 Comments

Four blocks of Potrero Avenue, from 21st to 25th Street at SF General Hospital, could be made safer under proposals from the Department of Public Works to extend sidewalks, narrow the roadway, and plant existing median space. But whether the street’s narrow 9-foot sidewalks will be widened to 15 feet on the east side depends […]

SFMTA’s NE Mission Parking Management Plan Rounding Into Form

By Aaron Bialick | Mar 26, 2013 | 12 Comments

Efforts to reduce traffic caused by drivers circling for parking in the northeast Mission took another step forward last week when the SF Municipal Transportation Agency presented its revised proposal for the expansion of parking meters and permit regulations. Opposition seems to have slightly dwindled compared to the first neighborhood meeting in November, though the […]

This post is supported by GJEL Accident Attorneys

Planning Commission OKs Car-Free Housing at Fulton and Gough

By Aaron Bialick | Mar 20, 2013 | 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 […]

SFMTA Unveils Proposal to Curb Cruising for Parking in the NE Mission

By Aaron Bialick | Mar 18, 2013 | 10 Comments

A draft of the SF Municipal Transportation Agency’s hotly-debated plans to install parking meters and expand permit zones in the northeast Mission has been posted online ahead of a community meeting on Thursday, where agency officials will present it to residents. Following months of data collection, planning, and community meetings, the SFMTA’s map shows where […]

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 […]

This post is supported by GJEL Accident Attorneys

Sunday Streets Coming to the Richmond in October

By Aaron Bialick | Mar 15, 2013 | 4 Comments

Later this year, for the first time, the Richmond District will be graced with Sunday Streets. The event in late October will run from inner Clement Street all the way out to Ocean Beach, D1 Supervisor Eric Mar announced at a Board of Supervisors meeting this week. Organizers haven’t established the details of the route […]

Show More Stories