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The Grass Roots Are Growing Up and Up

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Today we’re going to go just a bit off-topic and look at a post from Streetsblog Network member Aaron Renn on his blog The Urbanophile about "The New Grass Roots." It examines in depth a few things that are near and dear to our hearts here at Streetsblog and the The Open Planning Project, including […]

Senators Hear From Obama’s Transit Chief-in-Waiting

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One of the Capitol’s sad, secret truths is that members of Congress often skip committee hearings on issues of vital importance to their states — and today’s confirmation session with Peter Rogoff, the president’s nominee to lead the Federal Transit Administration (FTA), was no exception. Just three members of the Senate Banking Committee showed up […]

Today’s Headlines

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Board of Supes Votes Not to Reject Muni Budget After All (SF Gate, SF Examiner, SFBG, SF Appeal) Paul Hogarth’s Take on Beyond Chron: "Fear of Newsom Petulance Causes Bad Muni Budget" Muni Metro to Get New Fare Gates (SF Gate)  "Safe Streets" Bill Dies in State Legislature (Streetsblog LA) Gearing up for Bike to […]

Today’s Headlines

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Chronicle Coverage of 17th Street Pedestrian Plaza (SF Gate) SF Appeal: "MTA Sting Nets Disabled Parking Abusers" SF Fire Investigators Probe Series of Car Torchings (SF Gate, SFist) Americans Still See Cars as #1 Household Necessity (Toll Roads News via Planetizen) Build More Parking, Says Parking Lobby (AP) Plans for New Southern Santa Clara County […]

SFBC Golden Wheel Awards Honor Sunday Streets

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Gary Fisher (left), mountain biking legend and bicycle advocate, talks to David Chiu, President of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors at the 17th Annual Golden Wheel Awards. Photo: Orange Photography Over 200 people gathered for the 17th Annual Golden Wheel Awards in War Memorial Hall last night to honor Sunday Streets and raise money […]

17th St and Market St Plaza Opens Next Wednesday

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Site of the trial 17th Street closure and pedestrian plaza. Photo: Matthew Roth The trial street closure for a pedestrian plaza at the corner of Market Street, 17th Street, and Castro Street will kick off next Wednesday, May 13th with a press conference with Mayor Gavin Newsom.  As we wrote about here, the trial closure […]