• OCTOBER_2010


    Wed
    6
    LUNCHTIME FORUM
    12:30pm
    Update on the Presidio
    LUNCHTIME FORUM
    Wednesday, October 6, 2010 12:30pm
    San Francisco’s Presidio has become one of the nation’s most innovative national park sites. What’s next? Invoking the history and landscape of …
    LOCATION
    654 Mission Street,
    San Francisco, CA 94105-4015
    [ map ]
    ADMISSION
    Free to members
    $5 for non-members
    Okay to bring lunch

  • Thu
    7
    LUNCHTIME FORUM
    12:30pm
    Duboce/Church trackway improvements
    LUNCHTIME FORUM
    Thursday, October 7, 2010 12:30pm
    In 2008, the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency began a $20 million infrastructure project to replace the Muni rails on Duboce and Church s …
    LOCATION
    654 Mission Street,
    San Francisco, CA 94105-4015
    [ map ]
    ADMISSION
    Free to members
    $5 for non-members
    Okay to bring lunch

  • Tue
    12
    WALKING TOUR
    12:30pm
    Visitacion Valley Greenway tour
    WALKING TOUR
    Tuesday, October 12, 2010 12:30pm
    This innovative open space project is a six-block long outdoor classroom that over the past 15 years has been developed as a partnership between the V …
    LOCATION
    654 Mission Street,
    San Francisco, CA 94105-4015
    [ map ]
    ADMISSION
    $10. Limit 25 people per tour.
    SPUR members only.
    Register here.

  • EVENING FORUM
    6:00pm
    The future of the GGNRA
    EVENING FORUM
    Tuesday, October 12, 2010 6:00pm
    Before his unexpected death in 2009, Brian O’Neill had emerged as one of the most beloved and innovative National Park directors in America. His vis …
    LOCATION
    654 Mission Street,
    San Francisco, CA 94105-4015
    [ map ]
    ADMISSION
    Free to members
    $5 for non-members


  • Wed
    13
    LUNCHTIME FORUM
    12:30pm
    Ancient Roman city planning
    LUNCHTIME FORUM
    Wednesday, October 13, 2010 12:30pm
    Ancient Rome was very much an urban culture whose city planning traditions evolved through direct contact with the Greeks and Etruscans. Urban designe …
    LOCATION
    654 Mission Street,
    San Francisco, CA 94105-4015
    [ map ]
    ADMISSION
    Free to members
    $5 for non-members
    Okay to bring lunch

  • Thu
    14
    LUNCHTIME FORUM
    12:30pm
    The Blue Greenway
    LUNCHTIME FORUM
    Thursday, October 14, 2010 12:30pm
    The Blue Greenway is a City project to improve and expand the public open space network along the central and southern waterfront, from China Basin Ch …
    LOCATION
    654 Mission Street,
    San Francisco, CA 94105-4015
    [ map ]
    ADMISSION
    Free to members
    $5 for non-members
    Okay to bring lunch

  • Tue
    19
    WALKING TOUR
    10:00am
    Recycle Central tour
    WALKING TOUR
    Tuesday, October 19, 2010 10:00am
    Pier 96 on San Francisco’s southeastern waterfront is where all of the city’s recyclables are sorted and prepared for delivery to recycling plants …
    LOCATION
    654 Mission Street,
    San Francisco, CA 94105-4015
    [ map ]
    ADMISSION
    $10. Limit 25 people per tour.
    SPUR members only.
    Register here.

  • EVENING FORUM
    6:00pm
    Ballots and brews
    EVENING FORUM
    Tuesday, October 19, 2010 6:00pm
    Join the Young Urbanists for an informal gathering and learn what’s on the ballot for the November election and what it will mean for San Francisco. …
    LOCATION
    654 Mission Street,
    San Francisco, CA 94105-4015
    [ map ]
    ADMISSION
    Free for members.
    $20 for non-members.
    Register here.

  • Thu
    21
    LUNCHTIME FORUM
    12:30pm
    The shaping of Ocean Beach
    LUNCHTIME FORUM
    Thursday, October 21, 2010 12:30pm
    A series of dramatic storms last winter caused the severe erosion of bluffs at Ocean Beach, threatening critical infrastructure. What’s the future f …
    LOCATION
    654 Mission Street,
    San Francisco, CA 94105-4015
    [ map ]
    ADMISSION
    Free to members
    $5 for non-members
    Okay to bring lunch

  • Fri
    22
    SPECIAL EVENT
    3:00pm
    New ventures in food
    SPECIAL EVENT
    Friday, October 22, 2010 3:00pm
    Want to start a farmers or other food market in your neighborhood? In this information session, you’ll learn about the different types of direct foo …
    LOCATION
    654 Mission Street,
    San Francisco, CA 94105-4015
    [ map ]
    ADMISSION
    Free to members
    $5 for non-members


  • Tue
    26
    LUNCHTIME FORUM
    12:30pm
    Arts advocacy in SF
    LUNCHTIME FORUM
    Tuesday, October 26, 2010 12:30pm
    Join us for a discussion of the intersection of arts initiatives and business development. With Luis Cancel, SFAC Director of Cultural Affairs, Judy N …
    LOCATION
    654 Mission Street,
    San Francisco, CA 94105-4015
    [ map ]
    ADMISSION
    Free to members
    $5 for non-members
    Okay to bring lunch

  • SPECIAL EVENT
    6:00pm
    DIY Urbanism closing
    SPECIAL EVENT
    Tuesday, October 26, 2010 6:00pm
    Don’t miss your last chance to get a glimpse of the DIY projects that have reshaped San Francisco’s public realm. Join us for the closing party fo …
    LOCATION
    654 Mission Street,
    San Francisco, CA 94105-4015
    [ map ]
    ADMISSION
    Free to members
    $5 for non-members
    Okay to bring lunch

  • Wed
    27
    LUNCHTIME FORUM
    12:30pm
    Planning jobs to reduce emissions
    LUNCHTIME FORUM
    Wednesday, October 27, 2010 12:30pm
    Drawing from examples such as Tyson’s Corner, Mission Bay, Emeryville and traditional urban downtowns across the U.S., this forum will illustrate ho …
    LOCATION
    654 Mission Street,
    San Francisco, CA 94105-4015
    [ map ]
    ADMISSION
    Free to members
    $5 for non-members
    Okay to bring lunch

  • Thu
    28
    LUNCHTIME FORUM
    12:30pm
    Future of the Bay Bridge Corridor
    LUNCHTIME FORUM
    Thursday, October 28, 2010 12:30pm
    How can we make the Bay Bridge Corridor, the Bay Area’s most intensive and iconic commute corridor, more efficient? Hear from Tony Bruzzone of Arup, …
    LOCATION
    654 Mission Street,
    San Francisco, CA 94105-4015
    [ map ]
    ADMISSION
    Free to members
    $5 for non-members
    Okay to bring lunch
  • NOVEMBER_2010


    Mon
    1
    SPECIAL EVENT
    11:00am
    Silver SPUR luncheon
    SPECIAL EVENT
    Monday, November 1, 2010 11:00am
    The annual Silver SPUR Awards Luncheon is San Francisco’s largest and most important civic event of the year. Over 2,000 people will pay tribute to …
    LOCATION
    654 Mission Street,
    San Francisco, CA 94105-4015
    [ map ]
    ADMISSION
    Free to members
    $5 for non-members
    Okay to bring lunch