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https://www. sfmta.com/reports/church-and-m arket-streets-transit-plaza-design

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SFMTA and Public Works are planning a plaza on Church Street near Market Street.

The plaza would widen the sidewalk, create space for local businesses and community, and provide a better experience for people walking, biking, and taking public transportation.

What do you think?

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SFMTA and Public Works are planning a plaza on Church Street near Market Street.

The plaza would widen the sidewalk, create space for local businesses and community, and provide a better experience for people walking, biking, and taking public transportation.

What do you think?

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Electric cars won’t save us:

“People who biked on a daily basis had 84% lower carbon emissions from all their daily travel than those who didn’t. […] emissions from biking can be more than 30 times lower than driving a gas car, and 10 times lower than driving an electric car.”

https://theconversation.com/cycling-is-ten-times-more-important-than-electric-cars-for-reaching-net-zero-cities-157163

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Electric cars won’t save us:

“People who biked on a daily basis had 84% lower carbon emissions from all their daily travel than those who didn’t. […] emissions from biking can be more than 30 times lower than driving a gas car, and 10 times lower than driving an electric car.”

https://theconversation.com/cycling-is-ten-times-more-important-than-electric-cars-for-reaching-net-zero-cities-157163

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One final, thought-provoking observation on how each news outlet referred to Prop K ⬇️

Chronicle: “Turning [UGH] into a park”
KQED: “Closing [UGH] to private vehicles”
Mission Local: “Closing [GH] to cars”
Standard: “Ban car traffic on [UGH]”

One is particularly divisive… 🤔😔

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One final, thought-provoking observation on how each news outlet referred to Prop K ⬇️

Chronicle: “Turning [UGH] into a park”
KQED: “Closing [UGH] to private vehicles”
Mission Local: “Closing [GH] to cars”
Standard: “Ban car traffic on [UGH]”

One is particularly divisive… 🤔😔

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Proposition K’s success at the ballot box is a win for grassroots organizing, sustainable transportation, people-first cities, climate action, coastal restoration, roadway safety, civic engagement, and many other positive efforts to transform our cities and planet.

Congrats all!

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Proposition K’s success at the ballot box is a win for grassroots organizing, sustainable transportation, people-first cities, climate action, coastal restoration, roadway safety, civic engagement, and many other positive efforts to transform our cities and planet.

Congrats all!

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In August, @streetsblogsf published my piece on the similarities between Prop K / Great Highway Park and the successful effort to tear down the Embarcadero Freeway and transform our eastern waterfront, referencing @megankimble’s related book, “City Limits”: https://sf.streetsblog.org/2024/08/06/op-ed-what-do-the-embarcadero-teardown-and-ocean-beach-park-have-in-common

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In August, @streetsblogsf published my piece on the similarities between Prop K / Great Highway Park and the successful effort to tear down the Embarcadero Freeway and transform our eastern waterfront, referencing @megankimble’s related book, “City Limits”: https://sf.streetsblog.org/2024/08/06/op-ed-what-do-the-embarcadero-teardown-and-ocean-beach-park-have-in-common

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Two weeks before that, the San Francisco Standard published an opinion piece about “The future of the Great Highway” that posed the question of “A coastal park for all or a road to nowhere?” and made an incredible case for transforming it into a new park: https://sfstandard.com/opinion/2024/05/23/great-highway-create-park/

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Two weeks before that, the San Francisco Standard published an opinion piece about “The future of the Great Highway” that posed the question of “A coastal park for all or a road to nowhere?” and made an incredible case for transforming it into a new park: https://sfstandard.com/opinion/2024/05/23/great-highway-create-park/

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Two weeks before the ballot measure to transform Upper Great Highway into a park was announced, the San Francisco Chronicle published a piece about “what Great Highway could look like transformed into a full-time park,” laying out a vision for the future: https://www. sfchronicle.com/opinion/openfo rum/article/great-highway-park-san-francisco-19484600.php?utm_source=marketing&utm_medium=copy-url-link&utm_campaign=article-share&hash=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2ZjaHJvbmljbGUuY29tL29waW5pb24vb3BlbmZvcnVtL2FydGljbGUvZ3JlYXQtaGlnaHdheS1wYXJrLXNhbi1mcmFuY2lzY28tMTk0ODQ2MDAucGhw&time=MTczMjMxNTg1MjM5NQ%3D%3D&rid=MWE2Y2EzYjgtMDhiNS00NTk1LTk4ZGYtMTk2YWIwNjI5MDg5&sharecount=Mw%3D%3D

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Two weeks before the ballot measure to transform Upper Great Highway into a park was announced, the San Francisco Chronicle published a piece about “what Great Highway could look like transformed into a full-time park,” laying out a vision for the future: https://www. sfchronicle.com/opinion/openfo rum/article/great-highway-park-san-francisco-19484600.php?utm_source=marketing&utm_medium=copy-url-link&utm_campaign=article-share&hash=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2ZjaHJvbmljbGUuY29tL29waW5pb24vb3BlbmZvcnVtL2FydGljbGUvZ3JlYXQtaGlnaHdheS1wYXJrLXNhbi1mcmFuY2lzY28tMTk0ODQ2MDAucGhw&time=MTczMjMxNTg1MjM5NQ%3D%3D&rid=MWE2Y2EzYjgtMDhiNS00NTk1LTk4ZGYtMTk2YWIwNjI5MDg5&sharecount=Mw%3D%3D

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Two years ago, I wrote about how San Francisco policymakers could “create a 17-acre park overnight,” highlighting the 65% of San Franciscans who voted to keep JFK Drive car-free (aka Car-Free JFK Promenade) after the Board of Supervisors made it permanent: https://www. sfgate.com/politics-op-eds/art icle/sf-politicians-can-create-a-park-17654154.php

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Two years ago, I wrote about how San Francisco policymakers could “create a 17-acre park overnight,” highlighting the 65% of San Franciscans who voted to keep JFK Drive car-free (aka Car-Free JFK Promenade) after the Board of Supervisors made it permanent: https://www. sfgate.com/politics-op-eds/art icle/sf-politicians-can-create-a-park-17654154.php

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Put a few other ways, Proposition K got:

1️⃣ The same percentage of Yes votes—55%—as Mayor-Elect Lurie got in the final round of rank-choice voting

2️⃣ More Yes votes than Lurie got in total votes

3️⃣ More Yes votes than Lurie and London Breed got in first-choice votes combined

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Put a few other ways, Proposition K got:

1️⃣ The same percentage of Yes votes—55%—as Mayor-Elect Lurie got in the final round of rank-choice voting

2️⃣ More Yes votes than Lurie got in total votes

3️⃣ More Yes votes than Lurie and London Breed got in first-choice votes combined

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A lot has been said—or theorized—about the “east versus west” divide on Prop K, but this was a citywide vote and the voters sent a clear, unequivocal message: We want Upper Great Highway to be used as public outdoor recreation space now 👏

Again, it wasn’t even close—10% margin!

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A lot has been said—or theorized—about the “east versus west” divide on Prop K, but this was a citywide vote and the voters sent a clear, unequivocal message: We want Upper Great Highway to be used as public outdoor recreation space now 👏

Again, it wasn’t even close—10% margin!

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Organizing for @GreatHighwayPark over the past ~4 years has been one of the most rewarding experiences of my life and I’m forever grateful to the amazing people I met who have helped lead this effort ❤️

I’m continuing this work with @StreetsForward—please follow for updates! 🙏

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Organizing for @GreatHighwayPark over the past ~4 years has been one of the most rewarding experiences of my life and I’m forever grateful to the amazing people I met who have helped lead this effort ❤️

I’m continuing this work with @StreetsForward—please follow for updates! 🙏

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With nearly all votes counted, it’s official: Proposition K passed 55% to 45%—a 10% margin!—and Upper Great Highway will be converted into a new, inclusive, accessible, and equitable oceanfront park 👏

Thank you to the leaders of the Yes on K campaign and everyone who voted Yes!

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With nearly all votes counted, it’s official: Proposition K passed 55% to 45%—a 10% margin!—and Upper Great Highway will be converted into a new, inclusive, accessible, and equitable oceanfront park 👏

Thank you to the leaders of the Yes on K campaign and everyone who voted Yes!

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https://momentummag.com/san-francisco-votes-to-replace-controversial-center-running-bike-lane-on-valencia/

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If you want a connected network of curbside protected bikeways, follow @StreetsForward, sign up for updates at https://StreetsForward.org, and tap the ‘Get More Involved’ button now.

Together, we can transform our streets into safe, equitable, and sustainable public spaces for all.

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If you want a connected network of curbside protected bikeways, follow @StreetsForward, sign up for updates at https://StreetsForward.org, and tap the ‘Get More Involved’ button now.

Together, we can transform our streets into safe, equitable, and sustainable public spaces for all.

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“Luke Bornheimer of @StreetsForward criticized SFMTA’s Biking and Rolling Plan, saying it lacks a clear vision for a citywide [protected] bike lane network and pointing out that […] connected bike lanes help reduce car traffic, improve safety, and make streets better for all.”

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“Luke Bornheimer of @StreetsForward criticized SFMTA’s Biking and Rolling Plan, saying it lacks a clear vision for a citywide [protected] bike lane network and pointing out that […] connected bike lanes help reduce car traffic, improve safety, and make streets better for all.”

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@psoul Same 🙃

I’ve been told about businesses on Valencia seeing a decrease in revenues, but I doubt that’s the result of the center bikeway—or, at the least, the center bikeway is not the primary cause—though I think the City should try to help identify the primary causes of local businesses struggling across the city and work to address those issues. Personally, I suspect that people’s changes in food/drink ordering—from going to businesses or ordering delivery through the businesses to ordering through apps that take unsustainable margins from the local businesses—and other factors have been the primary causes of business declines.

In the meantime, I suspect the curbside bikeways will increase the number of people biking—and stopping to shop—on Valencia, which will be a net benefit for merchants.

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@psoul Same 🙃

I’ve been told about businesses on Valencia seeing a decrease in revenues, but I doubt that’s the result of the center bikeway—or, at the least, the center bikeway is not the primary cause—though I think the City should try to help identify the primary causes of local businesses struggling across the city and work to address those issues. Personally, I suspect that people’s changes in food/drink ordering—from going to businesses or ordering delivery through the businesses to ordering through apps that take unsustainable margins from the local businesses—and other factors have been the primary causes of business declines.

In the meantime, I suspect the curbside bikeways will increase the number of people biking—and stopping to shop—on Valencia, which will be a net benefit for merchants.

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Amanda Eaken stepped down from the SFMTA Board (and is joining SFMTA’s Design Strategy and Delivery Team). This vacates an SFMTA Board seat and Mayor Breed can nominate someone before the end of her term to replace Eaken.

Who do you think should be nominated for the SFMTA Board?

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Amanda Eaken stepped down from the SFMTA Board (and is joining SFMTA’s Design Strategy and Delivery Team). This vacates an SFMTA Board seat and Mayor Breed can nominate someone before the end of her term to replace Eaken.

Who do you think should be nominated for the SFMTA Board?

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@pixelscience Understandably.

I’m confident that the curbside bikeways will get more people riding bikes—and riding bikes for more trips—which will help all of us (including people who need to drive!).

Thanks for your support!

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@pixelscience Understandably.

I’m confident that the curbside bikeways will get more people riding bikes—and riding bikes for more trips—which will help all of us (including people who need to drive!).

Thanks for your support!

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https://abc7news.com/post/sfmta-presen ts-final-design-replace-controversial-bike-lane-san-franciscos-valencia-street/15557369/

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