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SPUR Talk: Enlivening Spaces in the Interim
"Why wait five or six years before doing anything with the space" where an affordable housing project was slated to go, one day, into West Oakland. This group took on ways to make those to-be-developed spaces worth spending time in now.
September 8, 2017
Guest Editorial: San Francisco Housing Advocates Need to Control the Infighting
It’s a dictum (or used to be) in American foreign policy that partisan politics stopped at the water’s edge. A similar sentiment should apply to San Francisco’s housing activists, who, whether YIMBY or hard left, both want to make San Francisco’s housing affordable.
September 7, 2017
Eyes on the Street: Purple Fix Is in at Oakland Downtown Intersection
Oakland has completed safety upgrades to the crosswalk at 23rd and Harrison.
September 6, 2017
Daly City’s City Manager Says It’s Okay to Trash a Bike Lane
In response to complaints about trash cans blocking bike lanes, Patricia Martel, City Manager of Daly City, tweeted: "Cyclists have to share the road with vehicles and waste cans weekly." What if those cans were blocking other travel lanes?
September 1, 2017
BART to Close Lake Merritt Station for Labor Day Weekend Maintenance
Count on an extra twenty to forty minutes for your trip if you plan to travel on BART through the Lake Merritt station this Labor Day weekend.
August 31, 2017
Hyperloop Breaks 1955 Rail Record
Hyperloop remains much slower than those pesky "dinosaur" trains that use good-old fashioned tracks and wheels.
August 30, 2017
Weekend of Protests in the Street
From Alamo Square, to Market Street, to the East Bay, the Bay Area's streets and other public spaces were the scene of large protests against white supremacists this weekend. Most were peaceful, but there were a few incidents of violence.
August 29, 2017
SMART Train Official Launch
The ride was smooth. The seats were comfortable. And the trains boasted big windows and tables at every seat.
August 28, 2017
A Truck Driver Struck Three Black People Walking in Ville Platte, Louisiana. Police Charged the Victims.
A truck driver struck and injured three young black men walking in Ville Platte, Louisiana, on Tuesday, and the local authorities only want to penalize the victims. Police charged the three men who were struck with misdemeanors for not wearing reflective clothing and "obstructing a public passage."
August 25, 2017
11th Street Project Ignores Intersection Dangers
The SFMTA presented initial designs for bike and pedestrian safety improvements on 11th Street. The bike lanes disappear at every intersection.
August 25, 2017
