SF News Berkeley Advocates for Homeless Up In Arms Over Roped-Off ‘For Customers Only’ Section at BART Plaza A very Berkeley story out of Berkeley this week, as a little restaurant plaza outside the BART station has roped off one area with signage saying “For Customers Only,” and advocates for the homeless population are furious over the move.
Arts & Entertainment Check Out This Privately-Owned Public Space: 1 Kearny Did you know that there are a sundry of assorted privately-owned public spaces in San Francisco crying out for your attention? It's true. And if you read John King's (glorious) article about said
misc The Only (PARK)ing Day 2010 Photo You'll Ever Need Starting out as a way to reclaim private space for the public, this year's (PARK)ing Day in San Francisco seemed more commercial, if you will, than years prior. On the event's site,
SF News Map: POPOS (Privately Owned Public Open Spaces) Of San Francisco Produced in part by the fine folks at SPUR (San Francisco Planning & Urban Research Association), this map indicates POPOS (Privately Owned Public Open Spaces). Many of them, it seems, are not visited
SF News Pedestrian Plazas and Street Closures All the Rage in SF & NY Two new urban planning documents in two major American cities -- our own and New York City -- are being released this week that reflect a growing a trend toward creating pedestrian-friendly environments
SF News Scenes from 17th Street Pedestrian Plaza Construction Construction on the 17th Street Pedestrian Plaza is wrapping up. So far, the newly tagged temporary public plaza includes plants, concrete benches, and (God willing) loads of sunlight. Here are some images of
