News Archive on the Better Market Street Project

2021

The City’s plan to keep cars off Market Street needs enforcement, 2/23, SF Examiner
Funds approved for Better Market Street revision, 2/10, SF Examiner
SFMTA board approves new Better Market Street legislation, 1/19, SF Examiner
SFMTA board to vote on Better Market Street changes, 1/18, SF Examiner

2020

S.F.’s long road to Market Street plan ends in a shortcut, 11/11, San Francisco Chronicle
Opportunity to transform Market Street could be squandered, advocates say, 11/11, SF Examiner
Commentary: With ‘Bummer Market Street,’ City Abandons Vision Zero, 11/10, SF.StreetsBlog.org
Another pandemic blow: S.F.’s ambitious plan to redesign Market Street, 10/30, San Francisco Chronicle
'Better Market Street' Plan Being Dubbed 'Bummer Market Street' After Budget Concerns Nix Raised Bike Lane, 10/30, SFist
Better Market Street design changes draw criticism from advocates, 10/29, SFBay.ca
Safety concerns over changes to SF’s Market Street project, 10/28, KRON 4
City Betrays Advocates with Bummer Market Street, 10/28, SF.StreetsBlog.org
Plans for sidewalk-level bikeway on Market Street dropped due to costs, increased cyclist volume, 10/27, SF Examiner
Car-free Market Street analysis shows big benefits for Muni, bikers, 10/27, SFGate
No ‘carmageddon’ on auto-free Market Street. Study shows bikes and buses benefit, 2/27, San Francisco Chronicle
Put People Before Autonomous Vehicles, Says Urbanist Who Removed Cars From San Francisco’s Market Street, 2/7, Forbes
Bike ridership up 20 percent on first day of car-free Market Street, 2/7, SF Examiner
A car-free Market Street: so far, it’s working, 2/6, Walk San Francisco
Critical Mass and Car-Free Market Street, 1/31, StreetsBlog SF
The Spine of San Francisco Is Now Car-Free, 1/29, CityLab
Map: San Francisco’s Market Street bans cars, 1/29, The Mercury News
Celebrating Market Street for People, 1/29, StreetsBlog SF
Cars are now banned from San Francisco’s Market Street, 1/29, KRON 4 News
San Francisco Joins the Move to Ban Cars From a Major Street, 1/29, Wired
Market Street is car-free: A salute to the people who started this fight, 1/29, San Francisco Chronicle
San Francisco bans private cars on Market Street for walking, biking and transit, 1/29, Los Angeles Times
Two-Mile Stretch Of Market Street In San Francisco Goes Car Free, 1/29, KPIX CBS SF Bay Area
All hands on deck to kick off new era of ‘car-free’ Market Street, 1/28, SFBay.ca
Ban On Cars On Market In San Francisco To Push Traffic To Other Streets, 1/28, CBS San Francisco / Yahoo News
San Francisco's Market Street is closing to car traffic: What you need to know, 1/28, SFGate
Uber and Lyft pickups moving to side streets as Better Market Street project takes effect, 1/27, SF Examiner
San Francisco Bans Cars From Market Street 124 Years After Bicyclists Called For Primacy, 1/26, Forbes
Car-free Market Street, 1/24, San Francisco Chronicle
Changes to SF’s Market Street, block by block, 1/24, San Francisco Chronicle
San Francisco prepares to close part of Market Street off to private cars, Uber and Lyft, 1/24, ABC 7 News
Get Ready San Francisco, Market Street Goes Car-Free Starting Jan. 29, 1/2, NBC Bay Area

2019

Off the Drawing Board: San Francisco’s Market Street, 11/11, National Association of City Transportation Officials
The World’s Downtowns Are Slowly Giving Up on Personal Cars, 10/19, Quartz
Last Word: A Dreamy Plan for San Francisco’s Market Street, 10/18, San Francisco Chronicle
San Francisco Will Ban Cars on Its Busiest Street, 10/18, Smart Cities Dive
San Francisco’s Busiest Street Is Going Car-Free, 10/17, Citylab
Editorial: SF Market Street car ban will save lives, shorten commutes, and improve street life, 10/16, San Francisco Chronicle
Out, Damn Cars! ‘Better Market Street’ Approved!, 10/15, Streetsblog
San Francisco Is Radically Redesigning a Major Street to Get Rid of Cars, 10/15, Fast Company
SFMTA Board Passes ‘Better Market Street’ Project That Will Ban Private Cars, 10/15, ABC7 KGO
SFMTA Approves Private Vehicle Ban for Portion of SF’s Market Street, 10/15, Fox KTVU
SFMTA Votes to Restrict Private Vehicles from Market Street in Bid to Make Area Safer, 10/15, SFGate
SFMTA Board to Vote on Prohibiting Private Vehicles on Market Street, 10/15, KPIX CBS Bay Area
Plan to ban cars from Market Street up for a vote today, 10/15, Curbed
Plan to Remake SF’s Market Street without car traffic up for vote today, 10/15, San Francisco Chronicle
City’s Plan Would Eliminate Cars from Market Street in San Francisco, 10/14, KRON 4
Seeking a ‘Better Market Street’, 10/14, San Francisco Examiner
Market Street makeover — safe bike lanes and no cars — finally at hand, 10/8, San Francisco Chronicle
A decade in the making, car-free Market Street faces final approval, 10/2, SF Examiner
San Francisco finalizes plans to close Market Street to cars, 7/24, ABC7
‘Better Market Street’ Plan Wants to Create Safer Commute for Cyclists and Pedestrians, 6/4, NBC Bay Area
Community invited to weigh in on massive Market Street overhaul, 6/5, Hoodline
What’s in the works for SF’s Civic Center, 2/26, San Francisco Chronicle
Smart Ideas From Other Cities: Car-Free Streets, 1/2, SF Weekly

2018

San Francisco Set To Spend $600 Million For Market St. Makeover, 12/12, CBS SF Bay Area
Market Street Overhaul Gets $15M Boost From Feds, 12/12, SF Weekly
San Francisco gets $15 million federal grant to start sprucing up Market Street, 12/11, San Francisco Chronicle
Plan for a Better Market Street Picked, Aiming for a 2020 Start, 5/2, SocketSite
Better Market Street Open House, 3/12,Streetsblog SF
City Seeks Input On 'Better Market Street' Infrastructure Plan, 3/9, Hoodline

2017

Market Street to Go Car-Free, 8/7, KQED Radio
Editorial: Green light for Market Street’s new plan, 8/6, SF Chronicle
New plan would ban cars on Market Street, 8/2, Curbed SF
Better Market Street is here, 8/2, San Francisco Bicycle Coalition
New $604 million plan for Market Street would ban cars, add bike lanes, 8/2, SF Business Times
Bicyclists ready for Market Street redo, but some merchants worried, 8/2, SF Chronicle
SF’s Market Street plan would ban private cars, add bike lanes, 8/1, SF Chronicle
A new design for San Francisco’s grand thoroughfare is finally emerging, 7/31, Human Streets
Market Street project likely to advance after cost concerns allayed, 7/26, SF Examiner

2016

30 scenes of urban innovation at the Market Street Prototyping Festival 2016, 10/7, Curbed SF
A Street Light Installation Reveals Train Traffic Under San Francisco's Streets, 9/20, CityLab
Historic Streetcar Advocates Aim To Get More Locals To Ride, 1/21, Hoodline
Crews conduct 3D survey of San Francisco's Market Street, 1/3, ABC7 News

2015

Bombarding San Francisco With Lasers to Create a Perfect 3-D Map, 11/18, Wired
Capturing Market Street in vivid detail during dead of night, 11/13, SFGate
Will S.F.'s Market Street Be Redesigned Into a Place for Play?, 4/15, Next City

2014

San Francisco uses crowdsourcing for a Market Street makeover, 5/27, SF Business Times

2013

Tracking Wildlife (Not Wild Life) on San Francisco’s Market Street, 9/9, KQED
Future of San Francisco's Market Street Comes Into View, 7/26, Triple Pundit
Envisioning Urban Futures Through An Old-Fashioned Viewfinder, Co.EXIST
New Renderings, Details on Car-Free Areas From "Better Market Street", 7/18, Streetsblog SF
3-D Tool Offers Peek At Possible Future Of SF's Market Street, 7/18 (video), KCBS
Here comes a better Market Street — again, 7/16, Urban Landscapes, SFGate
Market Street: Improvement project, 6/25, SF Chronicle
Eyes on the Street: CED Alum’s Film Finds an Audience, 6/18, Berkeley Planning Journal
Can Supes Break SF’s Better Market Street Logjam?, 6/17, BeyondChron
Bikers to dominate Market Street hearing, 6/16, SF Chronicle
Repaving Market Street a good start, 6/11, SF Examiner
The Difference Some Sleek New Paint and Pavement Makes on Market Street, 6/10, Streetsblog SF
Free Wi-Fi coming to Market, 6/7, SF Examiner
SF Market Street To Get $700K Re-Paving Job; 1st In 30 Years, 6/6, KCBS
Market Street to be repaved this weekend, 6/6, SF Chronicle
Big Market plan takes tiny step, 6/5, SF Examiner
What’s a tiger swallowtail doing in downtown San Francisco?, 5/2, Bay Nature
Counting Market Street Cyclists the Hi-Tech Way, 4/17, SF Bay
Market Street Makeover Plans Creep Back into Action, 4/5, Curbed SF
Better Market Street project faces more uncertainties, 2/12, SF Examiner
Bicyclists voice concern over proposal to move bikes off Market Street, 2/6, SF Examiner
Plan To Transform SF’s Market Street Would Eliminate Buses To Accommodate Bicycles, 2/6, KCBS
Delayed Again, “Better Market Street” Could Move Bikeway to Mission Street, 2/5, Streetsblog SF
Market St. project may mean changes on Mission, 2/5, KGO TV - ABC7
Market Street overhaul rethinks Mission too, 2/5, SFGate

2012

Letters to Insight, Dec. 9, 12/7, SFGate
S.F. solicits ideas for Market Street, 11/23, SFGate
San Francisco's Market Street Revitalization Efforts Continue With Pop-Ups, 9/25, KCBS
DPW pop-ups coming to Market Street, 9/24, SFGate
SF Market Street up for a face-lift, 9/16, SFGate
Better Market Street informational presentation - Planning Commission meeting, 9/13, SFGOV TV
Market Street gets a facelift, 9/10, KALW
Arriving at Market Street: how San Francisco's grand boulevard came to be, 9/10, KALW
The Briefing from the Monicle, 8/15 (audio / BMS piece starts at 33:05)
Market Street proposals focus on flow, 8/13, SFGate
Learning From Other Cities, Planners Shop Early Visions for Market Street, 7/18, Streetsblog SF
Moving Market Street in right direction, 7/12, SF Examiner
On the Horizon: A Car-Free Market Street With Raised, Protected Bike Lanes, 6/21, Streetsblog SF
Market Street Car Ban: Group Advocates Closing SF's Main Thoroughfare To Private Autos, 6/20, Huffington Post
S.F. Market Street car ban urged by city agencies, 6/20, SFGate
Hate Market Street gridlock? It could be worse, 6/19, SFGate
Planners Turn to World's Best Streets for Inspiration on Market, 1/20, Streetsblog SF
Internet companies see Mid-Market's potential, 1/19, SFGate

2011

SFPD Sixth Street station plans advance, 11/30, SFGate
San Francisco's grand boulevard, 10/10, SFGate
Mid Market, at Last, May Be on the Cusp of Revival, 10/6, NY Times
Market Street Redevelopment: Transportation Study Finds Dysfunction Amid Promise, 9/11, Huffington Post
Muni's Not Moving Half The Time, And Other Findings From The Better Market Street Project, 7/12, SF Appeal
Searching for Market Street’s True Identity, 5/25, Streetsblog SF
Discussions planned to transform dreary Market Street, 5/2, SF Examiner

2010

For Newsom, little changes add up on mid-Market, 6/7, SFGate
SFMTA: Market Street Traffic Pilot is Meeting Its Objectives, 6/7, Streetsblog SF
A look back at mid Market Street, 6/6, SFGate
Lasting Impacts of mid Market initiative uncertain, 6/6, SFGate
People in Plazas focuses on mid-Market district, 6/3, SF Examiner
Seven Months Into Market Street Pilot, Most Drivers Getting the Message, 6/2, Streetsblog SF
San Francisco Gets Its First Green Bike Lanes on Market Street, 5/10, Streetsblog SF
Eyes on the Street: Church Street at Market Gets Three New Bike Racks, 4/16, Streetsblog SF
SFMTA Installs More Safe-Hit Posts on Market Street Bike Lane, 4/1, Streetsblog SF
The Hopes and Challenges for Remaking San Francisco’s Market Street, 3/11, Streetsblog SF
SF’s Proposal to Reduce Blight Will Create a Tenuous Balance, 2/22, Streetsblog SF

2009

Market Street Revitalization Continues, KCBS
Newsom strolls Market Street, touts improvements, 10/24, SF Examiner
Cars funneled off of Market Street, 9/29, SF Examiner
Artwork to aid San Francisco’s Blighted Streets, 10/24, SF Chronicle

"I want to see more benches, more trees for shade, more sidewalk cafes would give it a somewhat more cosmopolitan feel."

2009 Pedestrian & Bicyclist Survey (.pdf 15MB)