This Charter amendment would shift some power from the mayor to give the Board of Supervisors more say over how the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency operates.
Category: Transportation
Posted in2016 Non-partisan Voter Guide, Elections, Homelessness, Transportation
Proposition J: Creating Funds for Homeless Services, Transportation
This Charter amendment would lock City Hall into annual spending on services for homeless people, and on public transit maintenance and upgrades.
The Board of Supervisors voted 8-3 to put this initiative on the ballot.
Posted inHealth, Housing, Labor, News, Technology, The Cost of Living Here, Transportation
How San Francisco Plans to Shield Residents From Runaway Prices
We list some examples of how the city has tried to soften the blow of rising prices, and policies that advocates for low-income people say San Francisco could adopt.
Posted inEconomy & Business, The Cost of Living Here, Transportation
Hidden Costs of Affordable S.F. Public Transit
Lacking transportation options or flexibility to reach jobs, shopping and other necessities, lower-income riders often trade comfort, promptness and even safety for affordability.
Posted inNews, Transportation
Rideshare Companies Face Tighter Screening Rules in Many States
Crashes, assaults and other incidents involving drivers for rideshare companies have spurred members of Congress to demand that executives beef up their screening methods. Many states have already imposed heightened regulations, but California lags behind.
Posted inNews, Transportation
Cleanliness, Congestion Pricing Idea Draw Hot Debate in BART Twitter Forum
In an hour-long Twitter forum in early March, BART staffers fielded rapid-fire questions, gripes and proposals from the public.
Posted inTransportation
Muni Now Free to Some Riders
This week the city starts letting some residents ride public transportation for free.
Posted inPublic Safety, Transportation
Maps Show Where Thousands of Cyclists, Pedestrians Hurt or Killed
As part of its new policy to reduce traffic deaths, the city has published maps that show where cyclists and pedestrians were serverely injured or killed in recent years, down to the nearest intersection.
Posted inHousing, Housing Solutions, Transportation
Housing Solution: Allow Off-the-Shelf Homes in San Francisco’s Underused Spaces
Two Bay Area designers are re-imagining the home as a simple consumer good. If they and other entrepreneurs are successful, San Francisco’s marginal land — including parking spaces — could theoretically be retrofitted to accommodate hundreds or thousands of these barebones, movable living spaces. Part of a special report on solutions for housing affordability.
Posted inCity Hall, Housing Solutions, Media, Transportation
Linking the Google Bus With the Housing Crisis
While San Francisco’s 350 private corporate buses take thousands of well-off tech employees to work in Silicon Valley every morning, and home to their urban apartments and flats every evening, the service gap in late-night public transportation leaves many of the city’s service workers without a ride to their homes far out of town. Part of a special report on solutions for housing affordability.