San Francisco No Walk in the Park For Pedestrians Reports

Walk San Francisco urges Speaker Pelosi and Congresswoman Speier to Support Increased Focus on Pedestrian Safety in Upcoming Federal Legislation

San Francisco’s priorities when it comes to pedestrian safety are a little off a new national report along with additional number crunching from a local group shows.

The report lumped San Francisco with most … Read More

Major MUNI Service Changes Coming December 5th

The San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency (SFMTA) will implement MAJOR MUNI CHANGES beginning on Saturday, December 5, 2009. Specifically, service on more than half of Muni’s bus routes and the N Judah on weekends will change. For details on these changes visit www.sfmta.com or call 311 for multilingual assistance. Please post and forward this … Read More

Dangerous by Design: Solving the Epidemic of Preventable Pedestrian Deaths

A new report released today by Transportation For America and the Surface Transportation Policy Partnership takes stock of how city streets built for speed and not safety can be deadly to pedestrians. “Dangerous By Design: Solving the Epidemic of Preventable Pedestrian Deaths (And Making Great Neighborhoods)” ranks the nation’s 52 largest metro … Read More

Peak2Peak Walk a Grand Success

Thanks to the over 100 people who participated in our fifth annual Peak2Peak Walk on October 24th. There was some typical San Francisco fog in the morning, though most of the day was beautiful weather. We climbed 15 peaks from Mt. Davidson to Coit Tower and along the way raised almost $6000 towards funding Walk … Read More

Extended Parking Meter Hours Study Debated

On October 20, the SF Municipal Transportation Agency (SFMTA) Board heard an introductory presentation of the SFMTA’s Extended Parking Meter Hours Study, commissioned by the SFMTA Board last spring during their budget deliberations, in which Muni service was cut and fares were raised while parking rates remained essentially untouched. When the Board of Supervisors … Read More