SPUR, the San Francisco Planning and Urban Research Association, is being celebrated as "the city's premier think tank" upon the opening of its new, very public building on Mission in the heart of San Francisco.  Its aspiration is to the be the public hub of planning and policy…

A new report out from SPUR is urging more office development in downtown San Francisco. Quoting from the report...

Downtown San Francisco is the only employment node in the region where most people travel to work without bringing their own car. Downtown San Francisco is the node with…

Convenience sounds like such a mundane benefit.  We associate it with fast food, the corner 7-11, the Pot Belly across the street. It may be a compromise in terms of quality or variety, but at least it's convenience.

So it has been interesting to have two recent Smart City…