The newly completed Sunset Reservoir Solar Project has installed 25,000 solar panels on the 480,000 sq ft (45,000 m2) roof of the reservoir. The 5-megawatt plant more than tripled the city's 2-megawatt solar generation capacity when it opened in December 2010. [1] Initiatives by topicCycling activismBay Area Bike Share - Bike Kitchen San Francisco - San Francisco Bicycle Coalition - SF Critical Mass on facebook Wikipedia:
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Candlestick Point Eco-stewards - EcoCenter at Herons Head Park - Education Outside Wikipedia:
Environment qualityAdopt-A-Street Program, San Francisco Public Works Ethical consumerismThe Good Hotel, a San Francisco hotel in the SOMA district that prides itself on being environmentally friendly. Its motto is “Renew, Reuse, Recycle, Relax”. SF Approved, Products that meet San Francisco's Health and Environmental Requirements, published by San Francisco Department of the Environment Food activismUrban agriculture incentive zone in San FranciscoIn cities across the world, urban agriculture is increasing access to local healthy food, connecting communities, and creating local jobs. On Aug. 7, 2014, San Francisco was the first city in California to establish an urban agriculture incentive zone (UAIZ), as permitted by state Assembly Bill 551, to address two large obstacles faced by farmers and gardeners — access to land and secure land tenure. This act allows owners of vacant property within San Francisco to apply for tax reduction in exchange for putting their land into agricultural use for at least five years. The law includes a number of requirements that ensure community development and resource sharing. For example, in order to qualify for tax reductions, property owners must include in their urban farm or gardening plan some interface with the public, through either distribution or sales of food; educational activities such as classes and workshops; or that the site will be used as a community garden with members other than the property owner's family. To ensure its best application, an agricultural commissioner is appointed to review the plan and to conduct annual inspections. Another interesting feature of the law is that it limits the use of pesticides and/or fertilizers to those that meet organic standards. San Francisco's Recreation and Park Departments is involved to help coordinate community outreach, education, and the application process. The UAIZ law makes healthy food more accessible, lessens landowners' tax burden, creates jobs, makes use of vacant lots thus reducing blight and crime, and in general helps regenerate communities. [3] Farmer's marketsS.F. Farmers’ Markets: The Full List, Together In Food Other linksError in widget YouTube: Unable to load template 'wiki:YouTube'
more video: Guerrilla grafters: splicing fruit onto a city's trees CUESA (Center for Urban Education about Sustainable Agriculture), cultivating a healthy food system - forageSF - La Cocina, business incubator cultivating low-income food entrepreneurs - Slow Food San Francsico - SF-Marin Food Bank Open spacesWikipedia:
Road safetyWikipedia: San Francisco, Safety: San Francisco has significantly higher rates of pedestrian and bicyclist traffic deaths than the USA on average. In 2013, 21 pedestrians were killed in vehicle collisions, the highest since 2001, which is 2.5 deaths per 100,000 population – 70% higher than the national average of 1.5 deaths per 100,000 population. Four bicyclists were killed in vehicle collisions in 2013, a rate twice as high as the national average of 0.23 deaths per 100,000 population. On January 14, 2014, Supervisor Jane Kim introduced Vision Zero, a proposal to eliminate all traffic fatalities in San Francisco by 2024. Reduce, reuse, repair and recycleRecology SF, Recycling, Composting & Trash - Recycling and Composting, information from the San Francisco Department of the Environment See also: San Francisco Sustainability#Waste Management SharingMaps: google.com/maps Social inclusionSan Francisco Homeless Resource wiki - Glide, Glide's mission is to create a radically inclusive, just and loving community mobilized to alleviate suffering and break the cycles of poverty and marginalization. Wikipedia: San Francisco, homeless: The homeless population is estimated to be 13,500 with 6,500 living on the streets. The city is believed to have the highest number of homeless inhabitants per capita of any major U.S. city. Sustainable transport activismTransit.511.org, plan a trip Wikipedia:
See also: San Francisco Sustainability#Air Quality and Transportation Walking: San Francisco Bay Trail - Walking San Francisco Bay (blog) Wikipedia:
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News and comment2019 May 1 Bank On San Francisco: Supporting community financial empowerment [4] Feb 9 Tiny neighborhood libraries worth checking out [5] 2018 2,000 new trees for San Francisco - and less carbon in the air, too, Apr 19 [6] 2017 San Francisco, Oakland Sue 5 Oil Giants for Climate Change Impacts, Sep 20 [7] 2016 This City Just Banned Fossil Fuel Extraction in Light of Trump Presidency, Nov 16 [8] San Francisco just banned all polystyrene products in the city, Jun 30 [9] San Francisco to require rooftop solar on all new buildings, Apr 21 [10] 2015 San Francisco Becomes First City To Ban The Sale Of Plastic Bottles, November 11 by Amanda Froelich, [11] Why I Quit Ordering From Uber-for-Food Start-Ups, Nov 6 [12] 2013 San Francisco: how the Bay Area plans to increase its cycling modal share, June 11 [13] 2011 How San Francisco Became a Cycling City Against the Odds, November 24 [14] 2010 Bay Area Air Quality Management District to a first of its kind regional pilot bike-sharing program. The project will deploy approximately 1,000 bicycles at up to 100 kiosk stations along the Peninsula transportation corridor in locations of up to five cities including San Francisco, Redwood City, Mountain View, Palo Alto and San Jose, October 28 [15] 2009 San Francisco opens the city’s data, TechCrunch, August 19 [16] EventsRegular events San Francisco Green Drinks, 1st Tuesday of Every Month Sunday Streets: Introduced in 2008, Sunday Streets aims to promote public health and community participation by closing a series of streets on automobile traffic on selected Sundays throughout the year. In 2014, there were nine events. The events allow residents to bicycle, skate, run, walk, do yoga, or just people-watch in public spaces normally devoted to automobiles. [17] Error in widget YouTube: Unable to load template 'wiki:YouTube'
April: Earth Day San Francisco 2015 May 14 San Francisco Bay Area's 21st annual Bike to Work Day May 28 - June 3 San Francisco Green Film Festival (Wikipedia): According to the festival's official website, the San Francisco Green Film Festival's mission is "to educate and connect communities through forward-thinking programs of environmental films and discussions." 2014 May 8 San Francisco’s Bike to Work Day, (Wikipedia): San Francisco's Bike to Work Day, held in May of each year, aims to encourage commuters to try bicycling as a healthy alternative means of getting to work by organizing groups of cyclists to ride together starting from various neighborhoods, matching new bicycle commuters with more experienced "Bike Buddies", and providing free snacks and coffee at "Energizer Stations" along the busiest routes. Bike to Work Day raises awareness of cycling as a form of transportation, as bicycle have far outnumbered automobiles on the main commercial street, Market Street, during commuting hours on Bike to Work Day in recent years. Resources
Citizens data initiativeDataSF, the City and County of San Francisco’s official open data portal Community resources
MapsCycling: Regional BikeMapper, 511.org - San Francisco Bike Map & Walking Guide Sustainable energy: San Francisco Solar Map NetworksError in widget Vimeo: Unable to load template 'wiki:Vimeo'
Empowersf, Neighborhood Empowerment Network See alsoInterwiki linksWikipedia: San Francisco External links
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