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SFMTA Works to Make Excelsior District Safer
The San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency (SFMTA) is moving forward with plans to calm traffic and improve intersections throughout the Excelsior district.
March 15, 2018
Congestion Pricing Can Improve Traffic, Fund Transit, Save Lives
Traffic congestion costs the city of San Francisco more than $2 billion a year in lost work time and fuel costs...now San Francisco lawmakers, including State Senator Scott Wiener and Supervisor Aaron Peskin, want motorists who contribute to that congestion to help pay for the costs.
March 14, 2018
Better Market Street Open House
Bikes, transit, public spaces--city readies for giant Market Street makeover
March 13, 2018
Eyes on the Street: Cargo Way Bike Lane Finally Gets Paved
The Cargo Way protected bike lane opened in 2012. This week, it finally got paved.
March 12, 2018
Advocates Want S.F. to Tweak Bus Boarding Island Design
Walk San Francisco, the San Francisco Bicycle Coalition, and the Senior & Disability Work Group of the Vision Zero Coalition, are collaborating on bike lane designs and pedestrian safety measures.
March 9, 2018
First Step Taken Towards Removing Bike Lane from Richmond-San Rafael Bridge Plan
Framed as $100,000 to study options, funding is allocated towards eliminating the bike path during peak periods
March 8, 2018
Castro Muni to get a New Lift
SFMTA is in the process of adding the system's first elevator that will go directly from street to platform level, as part of a project to improve accessibility at Castro Station
March 7, 2018
Is there a Place for Aerial Gondolas in the Bay Area’s Transit Picture?
It's a bit odd that the Bay Area, with its various waterways, elevations, and last-mile problems doesn't have any aerial trams
March 6, 2018
Eyes on the Street: Better Bus Stops on the Cheap
Oakland uses pre-fabbed bus-boarding islands to make Telegraph safer; Albany does a parklet bus stop
March 5, 2018
Metro Board Approves 710 Freeway Widening as Preferred Alternative, Pushes for Only Early Action Improvements Now
The Metro board approved the $6B 710 widening project, but emphasized expediting only the "early action program" smaller projects at this time
March 2, 2018
