Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about San Francisco

Streetfilms: San Francisco’s Foggy Sunday Streets 2009

By Ben Fried | Sep 8, 2009 | 1 Comment

For many American cities, 2009 marks the second time around for car-free events modeled after Bogotá’s Ciclovía. In San Francisco, like New York, last year’s innovation is this year’s tradition, as you’ll see in this Streetfilm from John Hamilton: Despite a blanket of fog, the last San Francisco Sunday Streets of 2009 was, from all […]

Might Nat Ford Succeed Lee Sander as MTA Boss?

By Brad Aaron | Jun 19, 2009 | No Comments

Photo: Bryan Goebel Streetsblog San Francisco reports that speculation continues over the future of city transit head Nat Ford. Rumors have been swirling from some time that Ford might return to New York — where he started his career as a train conductor some 30 years ago — to succeed Lee Sander as MTA CEO. […]

Streetfilms in San Francisco: Making a Better Market Street

By Clarence Eckerson Jr. | Mar 16, 2009 | 2 Comments

Just about everyone who visits San Francisco’s grand Market Street is awed by its hustle and bustle, myriad modes of transportation, and beautiful architecture. But just about everyone also agrees that Market Street has much bigger potential as a space that accommodates its users in more efficient and human terms. Streetfilms was able to talk […]

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 […]

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