Transportation
Technology slows sidewalk scooting
New technology to keep pedestrians from dangerous interactions with scooters on sidewalks is being tested in San Francisco, according to the SFMTA. Read More
San Francisco
Transportation
New HOV lanes come to San Francisco
To improve the frequency and reliability of MUNI service by reducing running time, the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency has installed HOV lanes that allow vehicles with two or more occupants along sections of State Route 1 and U.S. Highway 101. Read More
Transportation
"Moving San Francisco" looks at transportation in the city past and present
KQED will air a new documentary, "Moving San Francisco," on KQED (Channel 9) on Monday at 9 p.m. It looks at how the city has been a constant laboratory for how to move people through its difficult urban landscape and how innovations throughout its history are setting the stage for solving today’s transit problems. Read More
Housing
Report: SF Housing space grows in the last decade
STORAGECafé’s most recent report looking at home size evolution in the past decade shows that San Francisco has been building bigger houses and apartments. Read More
Geary Boulevard ped bridge coming down this weekend
Transportation
Mark Prado
May 18, 2020
The San Francisco pedestrian overpass at Steiner Street that spans busy Geary Boulevard below will be removed this weekend.
SF Central Subway project rolling along
Transportation
Mark Prado
March 11, 2020
The San Francisco Municipal Transportation Authority has shared a Central Subway project construction update via video.
Resiliency
SF has plan to protect western edge from sea level rise
San Francisco has a plan to gird against of sea level rise brought on by the swirling and undulating Pacific Ocean that ceaselessly beats against the city's western shore. Read More
Throwback Thursday: Two trips down Market Street, separated by 111 years
MTC
Mark Prado
December 11, 2019
Just weeks prior to San Francisco’s devastating earthquake and fire of April 18, 1906, the Miles Brothers affixed a hand-cranked Bell & Howell camera to the front of a cable car, and filmed its journey eastward along Market Street from 8th Street to the Ferry Building.
Housing
How Big a House? So Much Depends Upon... Location, Location, Location
The latest Map of the Month from MTC Executive Director Steve Heminger looks at an often under-examined issue in housing policy: How big are the houses? As can be seen, the median square footage of a housing unit can vary widely depending upon the metro area. The San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward metropolitan statistical area, where the median square footage of a housing unit comes in at under 1,300 square feet, is on the smaller side. The largest median housing units are generally found in Southern metros, as well as the Denver-area in Colorado. Read More