Opinion: Alternatives to California’s Pro-Car Giveaway
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Of the myriad motorist giveaways now being rushed into place around the U.S., none sting like California’s.
Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Gavin Newsom
Gas Tax Holiday Is A Stupid Idea that Will Hurt Transit Riders, Advocates Say
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A gas tax holiday is mostly a holiday for wealthy drivers and a double-shift for low-income transit users.
CA Guv Hopeful: Let’s Not Extend Parking Meter Hours in a Recession
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San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom has snagged some high-profile support for his nascent California gubernatorial bid, but he may have some trouble with the transit-riding, congestion-weary constituency. My colleagues Matthew Roth and Bryan Goebel have the story over at Streetsblog San Fran: San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom Photo: Gawker Mayor Gavin Newsom has been quietly […]
San Francisco Mayor to NYC: “Eat Your Heart Out.”
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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
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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 Fran Mayor Sets Ambitious Transportation Targets
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San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom (pictured right) emphasized quality of life issues in his annual State of the City address last week. Most significant, Newsom put forward an ambitious transportation agenda and laid out specific targets for increasing bicycling and reducing automobile use: We will continue our long term planning to create a citywide bicycle network, […]