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Does the Hilliness of San Francisco affect it’s Walkability?

May 16, 2012 by Adam Davies
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San Francisco is famous for its steep hills, in fact they are part of what makes the city so distinctive and unique.  There are over 50 hills within the city and while they provide some great views once your at the top, they can also be a real pain to walk up!But walkability isn’t just about hilliness or proximity to shops, its a... [read more]

Eating in the City: San Francisco's Food Truck Movement

May 10, 2012 by Rashiq Fataar
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There were a few things FCT team member Gareth Pearson knew he wanted to see during his recent visit to San Francisco. Food trucks, parklets, and some urban farming projects. He thought he would have to hunt them down, but was pleasantly surprised to stumble upon them by chance. Here he shares the first of a few highlights from his... [read more]

Cape Town Without The Freeways

May 8, 2012 by Rashiq Fataar
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Cape Town’s Foreshore freeway strangles the city and cuts it (and its people) off from the Port and water’s edge. With a comparison to San Francisco’s Embarcadero, Gareth Pearson questions what would happen if we did away with the Foreshore section of Nelson Mandela Boulevard altogether. [read more]

America's best cities for public transportation

April 26, 2012 by Kaid Benfield
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  Which are the best US cities for those who need or prefer to use public transportation?  New York, San Francisco, Boston, Washington, and Philadelphia – in that order – according to the terrific organization Walk Score, whose range of services offered to the public just keeps getting better and better.Today, Walk Score is... [read more]

Talent Gluts And Global Cities

April 21, 2012 by Jim Russell
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Photo by debaird™ via Flickr

New York is a great city. It's arguably the greatest city in the world. But many myths persist, misleading many aspiring metros. Like San Francisco, NYC is a domestic migration loser. "Successful cities" are often tops in brain drain. Ironically (in view of the exodus), New York is also king of the talent glut:In the pilot, Hannah was... [read more]

Leverage the Golden Gate Transportation Monopoly

March 26, 2012 by David Edmondson
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photo by d4yw41k3rYou may not realize it, but the Golden Gate Bridge Highway and Transit District has an effective monopoly* on travel to San Francisco from Marin.  If you take transit, of course, you’re using GGT, but if even if you drive you have a toll to pay.  This gives the district enormous market power to influence the... [read more]

Is running freeways through cities a costly mistake?

March 5, 2012 by Kaid Benfield
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  I am of the opinion, which is by no means universally held, that the Interstate Highway System, whose construction was begun in the 1950s, was good for America, or at least a net plus when it comes to travel between cities.  As I have written before, I am old enough to remember when the early parts of I-40 were built in... [read more]

Finding Balance in San Francisco

February 23, 2012 by Kate Gallery
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“The sea and pine scented air fills me with hope and the belief that all men and women are made better by a visit to this place. The dream of San Francisco is that humanity might live in harmony with nature but at the same time enjoy the benefits of civilization. Call yourself down through the centuries and see if it is not here that... [read more]

San Francisco & Medellin win 2012 Sustainable Transport Award

January 25, 2012 by Rashiq Fataar
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San Francisco, USA and Medellin, Colombia, are the two winners of the 2012 Sustainable Transport Award by the Institute for Transportation and Development Policy. The other nominees, Cape Town, South Africa and Buenos Aires, Argentina both received an Honourable Mention award. Already in its 8th year, the Sustainable Transport Awards (... [read more]

Has Congestion Pricing Lost its Buzz?

January 24, 2012 by This Big City
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It’s 2004. Despite initial resistance to the idea being fierce, London has had a congestion charge for a year, and by the most important metrics, it’s been a success. Mayor Ken Livingston has been reciting statistics to anyone who will listen, parading reductions in congestion by 30 percent and average speeds at their highest since the... [read more]

Picturing San Francisco's Complex Urban Landscape

December 5, 2011 by Geoff Manaugh
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The Streets series by photographer Leigh Merrill perfectly captures the often unexpectedly suburban architecture of San Francisco, a city—away from its famed Victorian houses and its picturesque skyline—can be relentlessly dull and ugly. The featureless white skies of that peninsular metropolis and the anemic pastels of its painted... [read more]

Creating and Financing Infill Parks in the Bay Area

November 25, 2011 by City Parks Blog
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The Trust for Public Land’s Center for City Park Excellence performed a study for the Association of Bay Area Governments, one component of which was identifying examples of how recently completed infill parks were financed. This is the last of the four cases studies we’ve published from the study. (See the first three in Emeryville... [read more]