“Aging Post Punk Revivalist Who Can’t Let go of the Past”
Muni Fare Citations Take on Artistic Spin [Muni Diaries]

“Reality check pedestrians: You are not Superman. In the battle between car vs. pedestrian, car will always win, and pedestrians will be in the hospital.”
SF’s District Attorney Gascon to Crackdown on Distracted Drivers – How About Distracted Pedestrians? [Akit]

“As San Francisco becomes more and more densely populated, there is less and less room for the automobile.”
Bike and pedestrian enhancements don’t necessarily hurt business [Ex]

“UCSF is considering erecting a new building and adjacent parking lot at 15th and Folsom streets as part of its new long-term development plan.”
UCSF Ponders New Building and Parking Structure [ML@L]

“How about all of us who need a ride around town contact Lyft, get a lift, and then voluntarily pay nothing.”
Dealing with the faux cabs [SFBG]

“The SF Municipal Transportation Agency brought the Market Street treatment to Fell Street yesterday, installing some plastic “safe-hit” posts along its three-block bike lane as a temporary safety measure, after the agency announced last week that concrete planters may not arrive until the end of the year.”
SFMTA Adds Temporary Posts to Separate Fell Street Bike Lane From Traffic [Streetsblog]

“Ed Reiskin, the director of the MTA, said cabdrivers’ and companies’ attitudes have led to them ‘getting their butts kicked by Uber and these other (ride-sharing) companies.'”
More cabs good for all is report’s message [Chron]

the author

Eve Batey is the editor and publisher of the San Francisco Appeal. She used to be the San Francisco Chronicle's Deputy Managing Editor for Online, and started at the Chronicle as their blogging and interactive editor. Before that, she was a co-founding writer and the lead editor of SFist. She's been in the city since 1997, presently living in the Outer Sunset with her husband, cat, and dog. You can reach Eve at eve@sfappeal.com.

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