“The sought-after, fought-after unregulated street parking spaces lining university property and the parking-meter free streets around USF may vanish as soon this summer, a reality that is meeting resistance from students who commute by car to class.”
Commuter Students Disgruntled with Proposed Changes in Street Parking [Foghorn]
“By reclaiming space from Castro’s excessively-wide traffic lanes, the plan is expected to provide more room for people on Castro’s often overcrowded sidewalks, calm motor traffic, and improve safety.”
Plan for Ped-Friendly Castro Takes Shape: Will Parking Trump Muni Riders? [Streetsblog] [Castro Biscuit]
“SB 286, authored by state Senator Leland Yee of San Francisco, would give another three years of life to a program that allows low-emission vehicles to use High Occupancy Vehicle (HOV) lanes.”
Extension Of California Green Sticker Program For HOV Lanes Moves Forward [KCBS]
“The main reason that more people don’t ride bikes in our cities is that they don’t feel safe doing so.”
Q&A: Green Lane Project Explains How Bikes Are Actually Good for Business [Weekly]
“The San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency has approved legislation calling for all cabs to be outfitted with equipment that will collect real-time location and occupancy data so that it can be used by smart phone application developers.”
San Francisco e-hails more cabs [Biz Times]
