Just one of those maps that makes your brain hurt. The (near) original San Francisco coast via the 1886 Sanborn Maps, when Bay St ran next to San Francisco Bay, and Beach St was water lots. Montg...
https://burritojustice.com/2015/03/10/sitting-on-the-dock-of-bay-and-taylor-street/
Remember the Bikes to Books Map that highlighted a bike tour connecting streets that the San Francisco Board of Supervisors renamed after 13 authors and artists? Did you say to yourself, “Oh ma...
https://burritojustice.com/2015/03/08/bike-to-books-poster-bigger-stronger-faster/
A year ago my now friend @brockwinstead wrote a fascinating series of blog posts digging into the people who used to own his house and the land on which it stands. He contacted BOOM: A Journal o...
https://burritojustice.com/2015/01/27/the-history-of-a-piece-of-oakland/
Reader @bncrain travelled forward in time to 2072 and took these shots of San Francisco adapting to 200 211 feet of sea level rise. Glen Narrows is both a physical and emotional barrier to those ...
I have a plan for improving Muni: Rename the routes after Giants players, and let them drive during the off-season. A Modest Proposal: Rename SF Muni bus routes for Giants players:48-Panda-24th28...
https://burritojustice.com/2014/10/31/a-modest-proposal-to-improve-muni/
If you are downtown near Mission and 3rd between 11 and 5 before January, you should go stop by the SPUR Urban Center at 654 Mission St. where you can see a few maps made by me and my friends. Lo...
https://burritojustice.com/2014/10/24/spur-urban-cartography-exhibit/
While doing some research for our new and improved Bikes to Books map (24″ x 36″! Bike Ride Oct 11! And map talk Oct 8!), I came across an interesting tidbit about Jack London on FoundSF: Sho...
https://burritojustice.com/2014/10/01/did-jack-london-once-live-in-bernal/
Bikes to Books season is upon us once again! On October 8, join me and Nicole at a Shaping SF talk. Wednesday, October 8, 7:30-9:30 p.m.: Shaping SF public talk, 7:30-9:30 p.m. Making History by ...
https://burritojustice.com/2014/09/24/bikes-to-books-part-ii/
I’m sure you’ve all seen the Judgemental Maps of San Francisco by now. It’s OK, though not particularly original and a little trite. TK made a ur-version that covers most of it: Here, this ...
https://burritojustice.com/2014/04/25/judgemental-map-of-san-francisco-1860s-edition/
Saturday, May 3, 1pm-4pm: Bikes to Books Ride! (co-hosted by the SFBC) Combining San Francisco history, art, literature, cycling, and urban exploration, this 7.1 mile tour wends its way from Jack...
https://burritojustice.com/2014/04/17/books-to-bikes-tour-may-3-1-4-co-hosted-by-sfbc/