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SPUR Talk: Convert Offices to Housing?
People are working from home, resulting in one in five offices in San Francisco sitting empty. The Bay Area also has a housing crisis. Which has more and more people, including Governor Gavin Newsom, thinking it's time to look at converting some of that disused office space into housing.
May 17, 2022
Hurrah for J.F.K. Promenade Forever!
Tearing down the Embarcadero freeway, preventing freeway expansion--add car-free J.F.K. to the list of San Francisco accomplishments in developing a safer, less-polluting city
April 27, 2022
SPUR Talk: Time for a Parking Intervention?
There are about two parking spots for every resident of the Bay Area, or 2.4 for every car.
February 28, 2022
Assemblymember Phil Ting Reintroduces Bill to Decriminalize Jaywalking
Citing statistics that show that jaywalking laws do not make walking safer, Assemblymember Phil Ting introduced a new bill, A.B. 2147, to end the practice of stopping pedestrians that pose no danger to themselves or others when they cross a street.
February 16, 2022
Editorial: Let’s Build Incomplete Streets
The Bay Area's transportation agencies need to build a balanced transportation system, not new car lanes under the moniker of "complete streets"
February 2, 2022
SPUR Talk: Will the Bay Area Finally Get Integrated Transit?
Maybe new people with some enthusiasm are what's really needed to fix Bay Area transit
January 20, 2022
Motorist Threatens to Run Over Families on Slow Lake Street
2022 could be a nasty, rough year as the battle to end traffic violence continues
January 3, 2022
Berlin’s Transformation Is Wunderbar: a San Francisco Transplant’s View
An urbanist moved from S.F. to Berlin last year. He reflects on how a progressive city can transform
December 6, 2021
California, Cars and the Vision of a More Diverse Transportation Future
Streetsblog S.F.'s editor does a loop around the state and notes all the progress--and lack thereof--in creating a more equitable transportation system
November 30, 2021
Op-Ed: Zero Traffic Deaths in Oakland is an Empty Promise
If cities want to achieve Vision Zero, first they have to take the pledge seriously
November 29, 2021
