2014 brings with it a packed ballot, both on matters of state and local importance. There are several important measures on the ballot this year that touch upon housing, transit, health, and a living wage. On Tuesday, voters will cast ballots on three key transportation-related measures. These measures can either help fund necessary infrastructure and…
In the past six months, four housing ordinances championed by Livable City were passed into law. Together, these ordinances will preserve tens of thousands of existing housing units, permitting improvements while strengthening tenant protections, and will permit new units in the Castro neighborhoods. Two ordinances went into effect last week – one creating a path to legalization…
Need a little more space? Want to find a new home for those gently-used items? Looking for more ways to support Livable City and Sunday Streets? Livable City is a partner with Community Thrift Store, San Francisco’s nonprofit thrift store located at 623 Valencia Street between 17th and 18th streets. For donation hours, store hours, and…
Beyond the Sprawl Economy Sprawl has hit the wall. The unsustainable home mortgage market collided with unsustainable gasoline consumption in 2008. The lowest-density suburbs, furthest from the centers of commerce and culture, were generally the hardest hit, while walkable urban neighborhoods have generally fared better. The crisis of 2008 merely accelerated a larger cultural shift…
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