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November 1, 2001
An update on recent policies
ARTICLE
This article appeared in the November 2001 issue of the SPUR newsletter.
The author describes the effects of local planning and legislative decisions which have had an enormous impact on housing production.
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November 1, 2001
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BALLOT ANALYSIS
October 1, 2001
Analysis and recommendations for the November 2001 ballot
BALLOT ANALYSIS
Released October 1, 2001
Includes SPUR's analysis of nine city measures on the November 6, 2001 ballot.
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ARTICLE
September 1, 2001
Can city-building foster a culture of sustainability?
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This article appeared in the September 2001 issue of the SPUR newsletter.
The ways that people learn from and respond to the urban environment are critical to the prospects for sustainability.
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September 1, 2001
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This article
first appeared in the September,
2001 SPUR Newsletter, p.1.
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ARTICLE
July 1, 2001
How can San Francisco make the most of its public resources?
ARTICLE
This article appeared in the July 2001 issue of the SPUR newsletter.
Beryl Magilavy offers suggestions on how to update San Francisco governmental policies, and calls for greater transparency and an elected public advocate as potential answers to the problems.
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ARTICLE
July 1, 2001
Planning after the 2000 Census
ARTICLE
This article appeared in the July 2001 issue of the SPUR newsletter.
This article is an edited transcription of a discussion between SPUR Program Director Bruce Williams and California College of Arts Professor Mitchell Schwarzer about the changing nature of San Franci
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ARTICLE
July 1, 2001
How demographics of San Francisco’s neighborhoods changed in the 1990s
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This article appeared in the July 2001 issue of the SPUR newsletter.
This article uses 2000 census data to discuss major changes in San Francisco’s neighborhoods.
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ARTICLE
June 21, 2001
Three proposals for the temporary modification of Prop. M
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Adopted by the SPUR Board on June 21, 2000.
We've outgrown the circumstances under which San Francisco passed Proposition M, which capped growth and building heights. The limitations on space downtown has caused industry to spread east.
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SPUR REPORT
June 20, 2001
A proposal to expand the city's transit impact development fee
SPUR REPORT
Adopted by the SPUR Board on June 20, 2001
SPUR makes four recommendations to expand the successful transit impact development fee.
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ARTICLE
June 1, 2001
A talk by Michael Boland at the SPUR Citizen Planning Institute
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This article appeared in the June 2001 issue of the SPUR newsletter.A talk by Michael Boland at the
Ecological parks are different from conventional, picturesque parks. They are places nature has reclaimed, they’re part of the urban whole, and they minimize resource use and waste outputs.
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ARTICLE
June 1, 2001
Strategies for moving forward
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This article appeared in the June 2001 issue of the SPUR newsletter.
The Redevelopment Agency is a key component of any effort to build a sustainable San Francisco.
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SPUR REPORT
June 1, 2001
Bringing Environmentally Sensitive Design To San Francisco
SPUR REPORT
This article appeared in the June 2001 issue of the SPUR newsletter.
SPUR suggests using the City's building and planning code as instruments to allow, encourage and, in some cases, require the use of green building techniques in private sector development.
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ARTICLE
May 1, 2001
Creating mixed-use centers on transit to fix housing and car reliance
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This article appeared in the May 2001 issue of the SPUR newsletter.
The article argues that solving housing shortages requires future regional growth going into mixed-use job and population centers of 12 million square feet in areas within 2000 feet of major transit.
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May 1, 2001
Stopping sprawl in the Bay Area
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This article appeared in the May 2001 issue of the SPUR newsletter.
This article examines legislative and administrative actions necessary to change the public attitude about high-density development served by transit.
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ARTICLE
May 1, 2001
Making decisions focused on regional welfare not parochial interests
ARTICLE
This article appeared in the May 2001 issue of the SPUR newsletter.
The article argues that transportation policy cannot achieve the best the outcomes unless it is driven by a collaborative process, uses performance measures and eliminates allocation formula.
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ARTICLE
May 1, 2001
The eras of outward sprawl in the Bay Area and what comes next
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This article appeared in the May 2001 issue of the SPUR newsletter.
This article discusses how technology, NIMBY-ism and commute patterns in the Bay Area changed in the 1990s and how these factors will affect continued sprawl in the first decade of the 21st century.
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SPUR REPORT
April 1, 2001
A Painless Way to Increase the Supply of Housing
SPUR REPORT
Adopted by the SPUR Board on April 18, 2001
Allowing homeowners to add secondary rental units to their property is one of the most promising strategies we have for increasing the supply of housing in San Francisco without significantly change t
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March 1, 2001
Fourteen different perspectives
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This article appeared in the February, 2001 issue of the SPUR newsletter.
Fourteen civically involved San Franciscans offer their views of what makes a good city, ranging from density, diversity, pedestrians, bikability, beauty, change, children and creativity.<br />
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March 1, 2001
The Education of Gerald Adams
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This article first appeared in the March, 2001 SPUR Newsletter
Veteran Examiner colunist Gerald Adams tells us his most outstanding memories of his 20 years as a reporter at the Examiner, a personal confession, and some thoughts about changing the process by whic
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March 1, 2001
Thoughts on Union Square
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This article appeared in the March 2001 issue of the SPUR newsletter.
April Philips, one of two members of the winning team for 1997 competition to redesign Union Square, explains the core concepts of their plan must include a "zen component" of a definite s
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March 1, 2001
Architecture in the scope of planning
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This article appeared in the March 2001 issue of the SPUR newsletter.
The 1990s brought a new era of public buildings and spaces for San Francisco.
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February 1, 2001
Lessons about management and negotiation
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This article appeared in the February 2001 issue of the SPUR newsletter.
Prowler recounts his experience successfully negotiating public and private interests in the redevelopment of Mission Bay, and explains how such efforts could be replicated. <br />
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INTERVIEW
January 1, 2001
An interview with City Controller Ed Harrington
INTERVIEW
This article appeared in the January 2001 issue of the SPUR newsletter.
Gabriel Metcalf interviews City Controller Ed Harrington.
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January 1, 2001
Reforms for a better city
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This article appeared in the January 2001 issue of the SPUR newsletter.
Metcalf considers various reforms to make San Francisco City government run more efficiently.
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January 1, 2001
Why we need to reform the civil service system
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This article appeared in the January 2001 issue of the SPUR newsletter.
Beryl Magilavy calls for greater transparency and more in-depth scrutiny of certain civil service positions.
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January 1, 2001
Proposals for putting more funds into maintaining infrastructure
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This article appeared in the January 2001 issue of the SPUR newsletter.
This article describes the way San Francisco pays for infrastructure, how we underfund maintenance and makes several proposals, including a set-aside for deferred maintenance.
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January 1, 2001
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This article first appeared in the January, 2001 SPUR Newsletter, p. 7
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