Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about San Francisco

Streetfilms: Timing Streets for Cyclists, Pedestrians, and Everyone Else

By Ben Fried | Feb 2, 2009 | 10 Comments

From the new San Francisco branch of Streetfilms, Janel Sterbentz takes a look at one of the city’s main bicycle routes — Valencia Street — and asks how it would function if signals were timed to give cyclists the "Green Wave" instead of cars. Cyclists would get a smoother ride and feel less compelled to […]

Streetsblog San Francisco is Online!

By Aaron Naparstek | Jan 8, 2009 | 3 Comments

I’m pleased to announce the launch of Streetsblog San Francisco. We opened the doors to the site yesterday and, from now on, you’ll be able to find it at this RSS feed and this address: SF.Streetsblog.org Streetsblog seems to be arriving in the Bay Area not a moment too soon. As Streetsblog San Francisco editor […]

Wiki Wednesday: San Francisco’s Better Streets Plan

By Ben Fried | Dec 17, 2008 | 1 Comment

This week’s StreetsWiki entry highlights an intriguing storyline that our colleagues at Streetsblog San Francisco will be covering in the months ahead. The Better Streets Plan aims to establish a citywide template for street improvements: The Plan describes a set of policies for the City and County of San Francisco to follow to achieve a […]

San Francisco Mayor to NYC: “Eat Your Heart Out.”

By Matthew Roth | Dec 11, 2008 | 25 Comments

A rendering of the Transbay Transit Center with a 5.4 acre park on its roof. At a groundbreaking ceremony for the long-awaited Transbay Transit Center in San Francisco yesterday, Mayor Gavin Newsom asserted the project will be "so much more extraordinary than Grand Central Station." Pointing to the renderings on a projection screen behind him, […]

SF Responds to Bike Injunction With 1,353 Page Enviro Review

By Matthew Roth | Nov 28, 2008 | 20 Comments

Two-and-a-half years after a judge issued an injunction preventing the city from adding any new bicycle infrastructure to its streets, the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency (SFMTA) and the San Francisco Planning Department have released a 1353-page Draft Environmental Impact Report (DEIR) on the San Francisco Bicycle Plan. At a cost of more than $1 million, the city has attempted to demonstrate in excruciating detail what would seem to be obvious: better bicycle amenities contribute to increased cycling and an improved environment.

San Francisco Moves Forward With Congestion-Busting Parking Reform

By Ben Fried | Nov 20, 2008 | 6 Comments

Photo: Christina Izzo/SF Chronicle San Francisco’s Municipal Transportation Agency gave the go-ahead Tuesday to curbside parking reform that will encompass a quarter of the metered spaces in the city — about 6,000 spots. Under the 18-month pilot, called SFpark, the agency will vary prices for on-street parking and city-owned lots based on demand, intending to […]

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