Recent Streetsblog SF posts about San Francisco Neighborhoods

Mini-Stretch of 15th St. Goes on Road Diet for SFMTA’s “Home Zone” Project

By Aaron Bialick | Oct 19, 2012 | 16 Comments

Two blocks of 15th Street, from South Van Ness Avenue to Mission Street, went on a road diet this week. It’s part of the SF Municipal Transportation Agency’s “Home Zone” pilot project to study the effects of concentrated traffic calming measures on a few blocks around Marshall Elementary School, with the aim of creating a […]

Eyes on the Street: Bike Lane, Raised Crosswalks, and More at McCoppin

By Aaron Bialick | Oct 10, 2012 | 10 Comments

The ongoing streetscape transformation on and around McCoppin Street in recent weeks has brought a new bike lane, raised crosswalks, planted bulb-outs and medians. The planted bulb-outs and medians being added to McCoppin and nearby alleys (Stevenson, Pearl, Jessie Streets, and Elgin Park) will help absorb rainwater and lighten the load on the city’s stormwater systems. […]

The Sky Didn’t Fall: Block of Mason Street Now Permanently Closed to Cars

By Aaron Bialick | Oct 9, 2012 | 6 Comments

Putting another nail in the coffin of falsely-predicted traffic jams, a block of Mason Street has been permanently closed to motorists for the construction of a plaza as part of the expansion of the North Beach Public Library. North Beach resident Tony Wessling sent in the above photo, noting that “the predictions of Traffigeddon have […]

Charges on Hold for DUI Driver Who Killed Man on Bayshore at the Hairball

By Aaron Bialick | Oct 5, 2012 | 12 Comments

The SF District Attorney’s office has put charges on hold against the driver who killed pedestrian Francisco Huarcha-Salanic, 31, on Bayshore Boulevard on the dangerous junction with Highway 101 known as the “Hairball.” The driver, 25-year-old Caitlin Rea, was arrested for driving under the influence and vehicular manslaughter after hitting and killing Huarcha-Salanic at 12:40 a.m. on September […]

SFMTA Adds Green Treatments, Posts to Eastern Cesar Chavez Bike Lanes

By Aaron Bialick | Oct 4, 2012 | 9 Comments

The SF Municipal Transportation Agency added “safe-hit” posts and dashed green pavement treatments to the bike lanes on eastern Cesar Chavez Street this week between Vermont and Pennsylvania streets. The new additions should improve the sense of separation, safety and visibility for people using the bike lanes, which were installed this spring. The bike lanes replaced […]

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SFMTA Sets Out to Create a Safer, More Convivial Polk Street

By Aaron Bialick | Sep 28, 2012 | 19 Comments

An effort to revamp conditions on Polk Street for walking, socializing, bicycling, and transit is underway by the SF Municipal Transportation Agency, and residents say they’re eager to see calmer motor traffic, wider sidewalks, better bike lanes and more public space along the corridor. At a well-attended SFMTA community meeting on Wednesday, planners said construction […]

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