Recap: the Muni budget crisis

Spring events calendar - Lectures, tours and exhibits

49 cities - Opens March 10

Job Sprawl - It's time to remake suburbia

UPCOMING EVENTS
  • Artisan manufacturing in San Francisco
    LUNCHTIME FORUM
    Thursday, March 18, 2010 12:30pm
    A new set of nimble, next-generation manufacturers who compete on design, high quality and small batch production has emerged in San Francisco in the ...
    LOCATION
    654 Mission Street,
    San Francisco, CA 94105-4015
    [ map ]
    ADMISSION
    Free to members
    $5 for non-members
    Okay to bring lunch
    LUNCHTIME FORUM Thursday, March 18, 2010 12:30pm

  • The North Concord BART plan
    LUNCHTIME FORUM
    Tuesday, March 23, 2010 12:30pm
    Join SPUR for an update on the remaking of a key suburban BART station. The redevelopment of the Concord Naval Weapons Station will transform a 5,000-...
    LOCATION
    654 Mission Street,
    San Francisco, CA 94105-4015
    [ map ]
    ADMISSION
    Free to members
    $5 for non-members
    Okay to bring lunch
    LUNCHTIME FORUM Tuesday, March 23, 2010 12:30pm

  • New and old: Architectural fusion in the densifying city
    EVENING SYMPOSIUM
    Tuesday, March 23, 2010 6:00pm
    The quest for sustainability will increasingly concentrate development in cities, generating a greater fusion of old and new styles of architecture, e...
    LOCATION
    654 Mission Street,
    San Francisco, CA 94105-4015
    [ map ]
    ADMISSION
    Free to AIA and SPUR members
    $5 for non-members

    EVENING SYMPOSIUM Tuesday, March 23, 2010 6:00pm

SPECIAL REPORT SERIES

DISASTER PLANNING
The Resilient City

When a major earthquake strikes, the Bay Area will face thousands of casualties, hundreds of thousands of displaced households, and losses in the hundreds of billions of dollars. Recovery will take years.
In 2008, SPUR launched The Resilient City, a initiative to improve San Francisco's disaster planning policies. Our efforts are driven with a clear and transparent understanding of the particular hazards and risks faced by Bay Area communities—and by a growing sense of urgency as we brace ourselves for the Big One.
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JUST RELEASED
  • A look at San Francisco's urban water plan

    ARTICLE
    This article appears in the March 2010 issue of Urbanist.
    Since 1934 San Francisco has relied on the Tuolumne River in Yosemite for almost all of its water. But to protect the health of the river and establish a more resilient water source in times of drought and disaster, the City is introducing the use of recycled and groundwater and furthering conservation efforts.
  • On the bright side: What's working at the SFMTA

    ARTICLE
    This article appears in the February 2010 issue of Urbanist.
    While there are lessons both good and bad that other cities might draw from Muni and its parent organization, the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency, a few recent highlights may be most noteworthy.
  • A new paradigm for citywide health care

    ARTICLE
    This article appears in the February 2010 issue of Urbanist.
    No other city or county in the nation has made and delivered on a promise of affordable health care for all.
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