Issue 190, Spring 2010 - Telegraph Hill Dwellers

PARKING & TRAFFIC REPORT
by Gail Switzer
SaveMuni Summit
Several THD members were among the 125
people who attended a SaveMuni Summit on
March 6. AT the meeting, a lot of enthusiasm
and creative ideas were generated for ways to improve
MUNI and enable it to do more with less, as well as
generate more revenue. Notes from the meeting are
being compiled and will be put on the group’s web
site, savemuni.com.
Columbus Avenue Study
Renew SF and the County Transportation
Authority (CTA) have completed their study on ways
to improve Columbus Avenue. Rachel Hiatt from
CTA attended a THD Board meeting to discuss the
report generated by the study. Rachel clarified that
the goal of expanding the sidewalks is to make more
room for pedestrians, not for more restaurant tables.
The next steps
before the plan is adopted are
to have more public discussions
and some temporary trials
of some of the proposals.
Tour Buses
P&T committee members
have expressed concerns
about the large tour buses driving through residential
areas in North Beach. At its March meeting the
THD Board passed the following motion on recommendation
of the P&T committee: “THD Board
recommends that tour buses in North Beach be
limited to Columbus, Bay, Beach, Jefferson and the
Embarcadero only.”
The Entertainment Commission
Our committee has also been concerned about conduct
at the entertainment clubs around North Beach,
particularly some on Broadway and at Fisherman’s
Wharf where there have been problems with violence,
including the use of guns. In
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