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Epic Job Creation Fail: Paying Developers to Build Free Parking

By Angie Schmitt | Nov 30, 2011 | No Comments

Oh boy. It’s always sad when communities try to revitalize their downtowns and they resort to subsidizing the kinds of things that hollowed out the area in the first place — namely parking. We’re talking to you, Mankato, Minnesota. After leveling a bunch of historic buildings and turning downtown into the region’s finest collection of […]

Repair Bond Will Improve Streets But Doesn’t Solve Underlying Problem

By Nathanael Johnson | Nov 17, 2011 | 14 Comments

Last week San Francisco voters approved a $248 million bond to fix streets, which means the city will soon begin the largest repaving expenditure in its history. For the next three years, San Francisco will spend more than three times the amount it has normally budgeted for street repairs. Ninety million dollars will go to […]

Caltrain Board of Directors Meeting

By Aaron Bialick | Oct 24, 2011 | No Comments

Agenda

Breaking News: Governor Brown Sides with AAA and CHP, Vetoes SB 910

By Damien Newton | Oct 7, 2011 | No Comments

SB 910 Veto Message Supporting vague driving standards that endanger California’s cyclists is no longer a partisan issue. S.B. 910, which would have mandated a three foot passing cushion when drivers pass cyclists at speeds over 15 miles per hour was universally supported by Democrats in the Assembly and Senate. But that didn’t stop Governor […]

A Few Thoughts as I Depart Streetsblog San Francisco

By Bryan Goebel | Sep 30, 2011 | 14 Comments

Today was my last day as editor of Streetsblog San Francisco. Just like the day I published my first story, I spent the morning talking to bicyclists at a trouble spot. One of the great joys of this job has been interviewing people in the field. Some of my best moments have been spent talking […]

Advocates: Caltrain Needs to Address Challenges for Cyclists at SF Station

By Bryan Goebel | Sep 30, 2011 | 18 Comments

San Francisco police returned to the Caltrain station at 4th, King and Townsend streets this morning to warn bike commuters not to ride on the sidewalk one day after a sting that resulted in a number of citations for people on bikes. Bike advocates complained, however, that Caltrain has known for years the station presents […]

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