Recent Streetsblog SF posts about San Francisco Neighborhoods

Melissa Kitson, 44, Killed in Two-Car Crash in SoMa

By Aaron Bialick | | 26 Comments
Last Friday, two drivers ran over and killed 44-year-old Melissa Kitson of San Lorenzo at 7th and Howard Streets, the second pedestrian fatality in San Francisco this year. According to press accounts, the crash occurred at about 5:45 p.m. Police say the investigation is ongoing, and there are few details available on how it occurred. Both drivers reportedly stayed […]

POWER: Mobility for Low-Income San Franciscans Means Putting Transit First

By Aaron Bialick | | 8 Comments
Advocates for San Francisco’s low-income communities have issued a new report calling for policy changes intended to improve Muni service, increase mobility for transit-dependent San Franciscans, reduce pollution from driving, and improve the city’s economy. “Next Stop: Justice” was released last month by People Organized to Win Employment Rights (POWER), a group that made headlines […]

Great Highway Re-Paving to Come With Minor Bike-Ped Upgrades

By Aaron Bialick | | 17 Comments
The Great Highway, the motorway that divides Ocean Beach from the Outer Sunset and Richmond, is set to get some bike lane and pedestrian improvements north of Lincoln Way as part of a nine-month re-paving project started this week by the Department of Public Works. The 6-foot painted bike lanes planned between Lincoln and Cabrillo Street would […]

Neighbors Welcome a Calmer, Greener Bryant Street Near Cesar Chavez

By Aaron Bialick | | 8 Comments
Residents are enjoying a more livable outer Bryant Street since the city implemented a road diet last month, reducing four traffic lanes to two (plus left-turn bays at some intersections) between 23rd and Cesar Chavez Streets. Neighbors joined Friends of the Urban Forest on Sunday on the block between 26th Street and Cesar Chavez to add […]

Mayor’s Transpo Chief: “Let’s Be San Francisco and Take Down the Freeway”

By Aaron Bialick | | 186 Comments
The idea of removing the northern section of Highway 280 near Mission Bay is gaining more traction as planners look for ideal ways to usher in high-speed rail and transit-oriented development in downtown San Francisco. At a SPUR forum yesterday, Mayor Ed Lee’s transportation policy director, Gillian Gillett, sketched out a proposal to follow in the […]
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