Issues, Campaigns and Miscellany
Advocates Outraged: ‘Car-Free’ Market Street Ends on Tuesday
In yet another betrayal of the city's Vision Zero and Transit First commitments, Mayor Lurie clears Waymo, Lyft, Uber to turn Market Street back into a traffic sewer.
Short Sunset Dunes Update
What's new and what's next for San Francisco's newest park?
Commentary: Downtown S.F. Rebounds. Must be the Return of Cars to Market Street… oh Wait
The argument for letting cars back on Market Street just went out the window. Instead, let's make the car ban real.
Scooterist Kills Pedestrian on Market Street
Advocates mourn tragedy and remind people of the hierarchy of street users.
Bay Area Transit is Not Out of the Woods
Sacramento gave BART, Muni, Caltrain, AC Transit, and others a lifeline, but the struggle to keep the trains and buses running is far from over.
Commentary: Advocates Just Won a Transit Funding Battle They Can’t Afford to Continually Re-Fight
Advocates for safe and livable streets need to focus on fundamental change—and that starts by putting the brakes on highway widening once and for all.
SFMTA Leaves Valencia Bike Lanes Unfinished
The center-running lane is long gone and some finishing touches are coming to the parking-protected section from 15th to 23rd, but the lack of concrete infrastructure remains problematic. And then there's the last four blocks from 23rd to Cesar Chavez, which is still just a striped lane wedged between parked cars and moving traffic.
Two Calls to Action: Petitions to Save Transit, Save Market Street
Advocates are making a full-court press to save Bay Area transit from suffering the same fate as Chicago and to stop Market Street from devolving into a car sewer.
Carnage from Compromise: Walk SF Speaks Out After Another Senior Killed on Geary
A driver killed a 67-year-old pedestrian Monday at the intersection of Geary Boulevard and 2nd Avenue. “We are heartbroken to learn of another life lost on our streets,” said Walk San Francisco’s Marta Lindsey. “We hold the victim’s loved ones and community in our thoughts.” The organization also reminds people that this is the second […]
