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Northern Beaches A proposal to trial enhancements to the waterside precinct of The Strand, Dee Why making it more pedestrian- and bicyclist-friendly has been approved by Council. Under the NSW Government-funded Streets as Shared Spaces Program, the proposal is to enhance outdoor dining and the pedestrian and bicyclist experience at the 220-metre seaside waterfront strip between Oaks Ave and Dee Why Pde. Enhancements included a trial of one-way traffic flow, to reduce the speed limit to 30km/h, move car parking spaces and create additional seated areas, create a two-way bicycle lane along the ...

If you light it, they will come. Such was the successful reasoning of the Valencia Corridor Merchants Association as they sought to beautify and promote the Mission District avenue that has become a symbol of the area's resilience during COVID and its recovery as we move beyond it. On Friday, May 7 at 8pm, a ceremony between 16th & 17th on Valencia Street will officially launch the project that has electrified community support - and the neighborhood - with LED ambient string lights stretching all the way to 24th Street. "Lighting up Valencia from end to end, from 14th to 24th street, will br...

The legislation would require that all applications for a Shared Space receive a response...

Parklets proliferate from dozens to more than 2,000 in San Francisco Parklets proliferate from dozens to more than 2,000 in San Francisco The director of the San Francisco's Shared Spaces Program says a lot of the red tape has been eliminated, streamlining the process for applying for outdoor dining. The city has seen a massive proliferation from a few dozen parklets, to more than 2,000 with 1,000 more in the pipeline. SAN FRANCISCO - The director of the San Francisco Shared Spaces Program says a lot of the red tape has been eliminated, streamlining the process for applying for outdoor dinin...

SFMTA Mulling a 20-MPH Speed Limit for the Entire Tenderloin Neighborhood The state usually sets speed limits, but the SFMTA has found a loophole by which they can lower the speed limit on many Tenderloin streets. The San Francisco Municipal Transit Agency put up a fairly typical city website blog post on Wednesday entitled Tenderloin Streets Transform During COVID-19. It’s mostly just a rundown of things the SFMTA has already done in the neighborhood, like the Shared Spaces Program, Slow Streets, and various parking lane closures. (Ironically, its mention of outdoor dining uses the terms �...