Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about San Francisco

Streetfilms: SFPD Chief Bikes With Cycling Advocates. Ray Kelly, Let’s Ride.

By Ben Fried | Mar 26, 2010 | 2 Comments

When it comes to making a public commitment to taming lawless driving and making streets safe for biking, police departments in major west coast cities are starting to leave Ray Kelly’s NYPD in their wake. Advocates in Los Angeles recently started regular meetings with LAPD about traffic enforcement, crash responses, and other issues related to […]

New San Francisco Bike Lanes: Feel the Ecstasy

By Ben Fried | Dec 4, 2009 | 16 Comments

SF MTA Chief Nat Ford and Mayor Gavin Newsom work the green rollers. Photo: Matthew Roth. These are heady days for San Francisco cyclists. After three years that saw the addition of pretty much zero bike infrastructure, this week the city hailed the arrival of its first new bike lane since 2006 and its first-ever […]

Donald Shoup on San Francisco’s Groundbreaking Parking Meter Study

By Matthew Roth | Oct 15, 2009 | 12 Comments

UCLA professor and parking policy superstar Donald Shoup. If you’re interested in the power of parking policy to reduce congestion and make streets more livable, the most exciting place to be right now is San Francisco. For the past year and a half, the city has pursued an innovative slate of policies designed to manage […]

CA Guv Hopeful: Let’s Not Extend Parking Meter Hours in a Recession

By Elana Schor | Oct 2, 2009 | 3 Comments

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 […]

Streetfilms: Park(ing) Day Double Feature

By Clarence Eckerson Jr. | Sep 21, 2009 | 4 Comments

After covering PARK(ing) Day events since 2006, this year we took it down a notch. We figured it was about time we got to relax a little and enjoy the space and — frankly — not get dehydrated from bicycling about all day. So sit back and enjoy. This year more than 20 countries participated. […]

SF Police Chief Talks Traffic Safety With Streetsblog. NYPD? Silent.

By Ben Fried | Sep 9, 2009 | 2 Comments

Police chief George Gascón, center, fields a question from Streetsblog’s Bryan Goebel. Photo: Michael Rhodes. On August 7, George Gascón was sworn in as San Francisco’s chief of police. Four weeks later, he sat down for an interview with Streetsblog San Francisco editor Bryan Goebel. In case you thought all police were incapable of discussing […]

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