Recent Streetsblog SF posts about San Francisco Neighborhoods

Eyes on the Street: Is this Our Stop? Signage Shortcomings on Muni Metro

By Michael Rhodes | Nov 23, 2009 | 21 Comments

Like most Muni Metro surface stops, the N-Judah stop at 9th and Irving offers little guidance to museum-bound riders. Photos: Michael Rhodes Anyone who’s given a friend from out of town directions on riding Muni knows it can be tricky to describe just where they need to get off to reach their destination. Fortunately, buses […]

Which is the Steepest Street in San Francisco? Hint: It’s Not Filbert

By Matthew Roth | Nov 11, 2009 | 17 Comments

"Look kids, Coit Tower!" Photo: jinazaki One of my favorite memories from childhood was the first time my grandparents took my sister and me into San Francisco. We were country bumpkins who grew up on a ranch in northeastern Nevada and were mesmerized by the cacophony and tumult of the big city. My grandfather took […]

SPUR Offers a Bold Bike Path Proposal for the Embarcadero

By Dave Snyder | Oct 14, 2009 | 25 Comments

It would someday rank among the world’s most beautiful bike paths. Imagine a separated, 2.5-mile bicycle path between the northbound traffic lanes of the Embarcadero and the pedestrian promenade from AT&T Park to Fisherman’s Wharf. Not only would it provide a safe and dignified passage for cyclists, it would cut down on bike and pedestrian […]

Presidio Launches Temporary Street Closure and Traffic Calming Study

By Michael Rhodes | Sep 29, 2009 | 9 Comments

Presidio Boulevard. Photo: Michael Rhodes In an effort to make the Presidio function less like a traffic shortcut and more like a national park, the Presidio Trust is trying out an idea that’s caught on in the dense city that borders it: a trial street closure. From today until October 27, Presidio Boulevard will be […]

Eyes on the Street: Backwards Driver Crashes Into Cyclist in GG Park

By Bryan Goebel | Sep 18, 2009 | 41 Comments

Flickr photo: NateShow From SF Citizen via Eyes on Blogs comes word of a nasty collision between a bicyclist and an SUV driver in Golden Gate Park Wednesday. The photographer who snapped these shots described the crash on his Flickr post: The driver of this SUV (apparently not from the area), was backing up in […]

San Francisco is Sinking!

By Chris Carlsson | Sep 17, 2009 | 11 Comments

UN Plaza, Market and 7th, the waters from the subterranean "Mighty Hayes River"!! Famously, we live on a crack in the earth. The San Andreas Fault gets most of our attention, followed not too far behind these days by the equally ominous Hayward Fault. A major earthquake on either of these could alter local landscapes […]

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