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Eyes on the Street: Dangerous Rincon Hill Intersection Gets New Crosswalks

By Bryan Goebel | Jul 26, 2011 | 7 Comments

SFMTA crews have installed new continental crosswalks at the intersection of Harrison and Main streets, seven years after pedestrian advocates in Rincon Hill began lobbying the agency for changes following the death of retired SF State journalism professor Beverly Kees. In addition, the pedestrian countdown signals have been timed to give pedestrians a four-second head […]

Streetscast: An Interview with New SFMTA Chief Ed Reiskin

By Bryan Goebel | Jul 21, 2011 | 6 Comments

One thing seemed clear about Ed Reiskin at today’s press conference announcing that he has been chosen to lead the SFMTA: he gets it. As someone who has not owned a car since 1991, Reiskin understands that reducing the city’s dependence on automobiles requires a safe and reliable transit system, comfortable, dignified bikeways for cyclists […]

Powell Street Promenade Enlivens the ‘Heart of San Francisco’s Downtown’

By Bryan Goebel | Jul 13, 2011 | 20 Comments

San Francisco cut the ribbon on an innovative public space “in the heart of downtown” today that will greatly improve the pedestrian realm in the Union Square shopping district. Hundreds of people spilled into the two-block Powell Street Promenade on Powell between Ellis and Geary for the official grand opening. “Two-thirds of the millions of […]

Powell Street Promenade Taking Shape, Ribbon-Cutting Set for Wednesday

By Bryan Goebel | Jul 8, 2011 | 7 Comments

The Powell Street Promenade, billed as the marquee project of San Francisco’s Pavement to Parks program, is starting to take shape along two blocks of Powell Street near Union Square, and will be officially unveiled to the public in a ribbon-cutting ceremony with Mayor Ed Lee on Wednesday. Crews, who plan to work through the […]

SPUR Walking Tour: Valencia Street parklets

By Aaron Bialick | Jul 4, 2011 | No Comments

From SPUR: Building on the success of the Pavement to Parks program, new parklets are transforming parking spaces into public places throughout the city. Join Andres Power of the Planning Department for a tour of the newest parklets on Valencia Street and talk with the parklet hosts and designers about how these community-led projects are helping […]

Transportation Secretary LaHood Answers Streetsblog Readers’ Questions

By Ray LaHood | Jun 30, 2011 | No Comments

Editor’s Note: Last month, Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood invited Streetsblog readers to submit questions for a Q&A installment on his blog, the Fast Lane. Here are his answers. (For maximum effect, picture the secretary delivering these remarks while standing on a table.) Since March, I’ve been doing a monthly video series called “On the Go […]

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