Issue 487: SEA LEVEL RISE
November/December 2009

Letter: Waterworld
News: New strategy for economic development, Reducing emissions, SF Lifelines
Featured Article: Sea level rise and the future of the Bay Area (Laura Tam)
Urban Drift: High-speed rail in Russia, Tunnel dwellers, “Earth Overshoot Day”
Urban Field Notes: Seven Art Deco treasures in Oakland’s city center (Ruth Keffer)
Member Profile: Jean Shia

Issue 486: 2009 VOTER GUIDE
October 2009

Letter: Budget reform on the November ballot
News: “Yes on A,” Transbay funds threatened, Potrero power plant closes
SPUR Report: Ballot Analysis
Urban Drift: Sun Belt cities, Streetlights, Buying employees bikes
Urban Field Notes: Six spots in the Mission to track the traces of trains (Mark Hogan)
Member Profile: Linda Jo Fitz

Issue 485: JOB SPRAWL AND THE NEW SUBURBIA
September 2009

Letter: An update on the megaregion
News: Stimulus funds for high-speed rail, Focused growth in the Mission, Geary BRT, BCDC, Wind power
Featured Article: Job sprawl in the megaregion (Egon Terplan)
Urban Drift: Cheap gas, 7-Eleven, Bicycles and the homeless, Concrete
Urban Field Notes: Some in-between spaces where homeless go home (Someguy)
Member Profile: Benjamin Grant

Issue 484: HOUSING IN THE DOWNTURN
August 2009

Letter: Beyond good and bad
News: SPUR launches climate adaptation, City budget update
Featured Articles: The Bay Area housing market (Chris Meany and Kim Havens), Financing affordable rental housing (Matt Schwartz)
Urban Drift: “Smart decline,” Amsterdam bike city, Little homes
Urban Field Notes: Six haikus about SF’s renegade buildings (David Prowler)
Member Profile: Mark Gomez

Issue 483: SPUR URBAN CENTER GRAND OPENING ISSUE
June/July 2009

Letter: Welcome to the Urban Center
Featured Articles: Agents of Change (Ben Grant); Progress intentionally planned (Peter Allen), Reflections on preservation: How the past became the future (Sally Woodbridge), City of plans (City of experiences) in history (Jeannene Przyblyski), The ironies of history (Gabriel Metcalf), Planning in pieces (Mitchell Schwarzer)

Issue 482: 42 OPTIONS TO REDUCE GLOBAL WARMING
May 2009

Letter: Breaking through the gloom
News: Historic preservation measure, Stimulus funds for Transbay, Regional food production
SPUR Report: Critical Cooling
Urban Drift: Freeways and subways in China, Charging for accidents, Cul-de-sacs
Urban Field Notes: Five art-filled antidotes to SF’s urban patchwork (Jim Jacobs)
Member Profile: Alicia Esterkamp

Issue 481: 2008-2009 ANNUAL REPORT
April 2009

Letter: SPUR turns 50
News: SPUR tackles SB 375, earns seat on Mayor’s Green Building Council, Doyle Drive funding gab closed
Featured Article: SPUR program updates
Urban Drift: Revisiting the New Deal, Prince Charles in Mumbai, Ant traffic jams
Urban Field Notes: 6 sample swatches from SF’s urban quilt (Plug1)
Member Profile: Matthew Zapruder

Issue 480: MAKING DOWNTOWN WORK
March 2009

Letter: Bringing work back to the city
News: SPUR leads on the economy, Trainbox for Transbay, City open space plan SPUR Report: The Future of Downtown
Urban Drift: Seeing red over green, Phoenix falling, Unsafe in the suburbs
Urban Field Notes: 7 wonders of Pier 70’s shipyard (Ruth Keffer)
Member Profile: Brian Stokle