[TLC Member News & Alerts] Livable City events: Safe Routes to school forum * Neighborhood Parks Gala * SF people count

[Tom Radulovich]

GETTING SAN FRANCISCO'S KIDS TO WALK AND BIKE TO SCHOOL
Thursday, October 6, 12:30 - 1:30 PM
SPUR, 312 Sutter Street (at Grant), Fifth Floor.

Anyone passing by a school in the morning hours has seen the  
congestion, illegal maneuvering, and dangerous conditions that  
parents create as they drop off their children. Despite the positive  
benefits of walking or biking to school, many students are driven  
instead because of the real and perceived danger parents feel about  
their child as a pedestrian. San Francisco is not the only region  
dealing with this issue and we have much to learn from other  
communities in the Bay Area and around the world. Carmen Oleksinski,  
a Transportation for a Livable City policy associate and U.C.  
Berkeley city planning student, will present the findings and policy  
recommendations from her upcoming paper for TLC on the issue.

SPUR is located close to the Powell Street BART/Muni station and  
several Muni lines. Feel free to bring a lunch. SPUR Forums are open  
to the public, free for SPUR members and $5 for non-members.

NEIGHBORHOOD PARKS GALA: LIGHT UP THE NIGHT
Tuesday, October 11th, 6 to 9 PM
Lafayette Park

The Neighborhood Parks Council is one of TLC's favorite  
organizations, and contributes greatly to making San Francisco a more  
livable city. NPC hosts its annual gala fundraiser at a different  
neighborhood park each year, and this year's event, "Light Up the  
Night," will be held from 6-9 p.m. on Tuesday, October 11th in  
Lafayette Park. More than 400 guests are expected to attend. Artship,  
the performance troupe directed by Slobodan Dan Paich, will create an  
enchanting atmosphere with dance and musical entertainment specially  
created for this gala fundraiser. Local restaurants and vineyards  
will be serving their finest offerings. All proceeds benefit NPC¹s  
volunteer stewardship program, and help ensure a legacy of  
outstanding parks throughout the city.

Tickets for this magical engagement are $125; they are available  
online at www.sfneighborhoodparks.org or by calling (415) 621-3260.

SAN FRANCISCO PEOPLE COUNT
October 18, 2005

San Francisco's Department of Public Health is asking for volunteers  
for San Francisco’s first People Count on October 18, 2005.  The  
project needs volunteers to collect pedestrian counts in seven  
different neighborhoods through the city. For few hours, DPH will ask  
volunteers to adopt sidewalk segments and count people in a two block  
radius. Each volunteer will be assigned a customized route and  
training on how to count people.  Food and refreshments will be  
provided. This project is part of DPH's ongoing project of expanding  
our understanding of a more holistic approach to street design can  
improve mental and physical health, support community health and  
vitality, and enhance the local and global environment.

If you are interested in volunteering in this event, please contact  
Cyndy Comerford, Health Program Planner at the Department of Public  
Health, at (415) 252-3989 or via email at cyndy.comerford at sfdph.org.

Transportation for a Livable City
995 Market Street Suite 1550
San Francisco CA 94103
415 344-0489
www.livablecity.org
tom at livablecity.org



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