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Advocates Demand Leadership from Mayor Lee on Vision Zero
Open letter calls on city to deliver effective safety improvements at the site of every traffic violence fatality this year.
November 8, 2017
Eyes on the Street: Action at Baker and Fell
A dangerous crosswalk connecting senior housing to the Panhandle gets improvements.
November 7, 2017
SF Fire Department Unveils a New Truck Better Adapted to Safe Street Designs
The new fire trucks are designed to navigate bulb-outs and protected bike lanes, so the SFFD no longer feels the need to object to new street designs on grounds of "safety."
November 6, 2017
People-Protected Bike Lane on Embarcadero
Protesters stood on the white line that in theory separates motor vehicles from bicyclists. In practice the paint on its own does little to keep cars out of bike lanes.
November 3, 2017
Commentary: Driving Deeper into the Climate Crisis
We need to set a new path away from a carbon-based economy rooted in extraction and exploitation to a just transition economy anchored in sustainability
November 2, 2017
Transit, Vision Zero, Livable Streets, and other Highlights of the “Focus on the Future” Conference
At the "Focus on the Future" conference in San Francisco, put on by the "Self-Help Coalition," a warning was sounded: the Bay Area, and other regions, better deal with housing costs and livability issues before it's too late.
November 1, 2017
Eyes on the Street: Folsom Protected Bike Lanes Start Construction
Streetsblog tipsters riding on Folsom through SoMa had some good news to report: the parking-protected bike lanes, part of the short term improvements planned for this street, are now under construction.
October 31, 2017
Chance to Improve Freeway Undercrossings in San Francisco
Assembly Bill No. 857 directs Caltrans to offer space under and next to freeways in San Francisco on a "right of first refusal" basis to the city. That means, potentially, more parks and designated open space.
October 27, 2017
Picking the Right Bike Parking
San Francisco Bicycle Coalition class teaches the politics and perks of bike parking
October 26, 2017
SPUR Talk: Metropolitanism versus Local Control in the Bay Area
The quest for rational region-wide planning has long fought with local governance in the Bay Area.
October 25, 2017
