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With the new agency and leadership in place, SPUR recommends priority reforms in service planning, transit-first, labor-management relations, service standards, new revenues and land use coordination.

SPUR’s call for a high-speed rail system addresses seven basic questions, from technology to station locations, route alignment and funding.

San Francisco grew up around the pedestrian and trolley. To grow on that good foundation, we advocate an approach blending the needs of pedestrians, transit users, bicyclists, auto drivers and the movement of goods.

This report is the fourth in a series of SPUR reports on ways to increase the supply of housing in the San Francisco. The others are: "The Central Waterfront – One SPUR Answer to San Francisco's Housing Crisis" (March, 1998, Report 361); "Zoning for More Housing – Proposed Changes to San Francisco 's Planning Code and Zoning Map" (April, 1998 Report 362); and "Reducing Housing…

Funding Section of the Community Parks Task Force The Funding Committee investigated sources of additional funds for San Francisco Recreation and Park Department (R&P) in both the public and private spheres. Its aim was to find promising ideas to build both the annual operating budget and the longer-term capital budget for the department. The recommendations fall into four categories: 1. Department Initiatives: Operating…

This paper summarizes the Community Parks Task Force's recommendations to improve the way the Recreation and Park Department manages over $100 million in voter-approved bonds.

The Central Waterfront— currently a predominantly industrial area— could be transformed over time into a thriving residential neighborhood with transit, retail and access to a Bay shoreline park system.