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Today’s Headlines
By Aaron Bialick |
Drunk Driver Who Hit 9-Year Old Boy Visiting From Philly Pleads Guilty (SFGate, SF Examiner) Planning Hearing for Luxury Condos at 8 Washington Delayed Again (City Insider) …The Bay Guardian Makes the Case Against the Project BART Board May Put Budget Surplus Into Capital Funds Again (SF Examiner) SFPark Meter Plan Moving Full Speed Ahead in […]
SFMTA Promotes Walking and Biking as Solution to Muni Shutdown
By Aaron Bialick |
As the SFMTA braces for the nine-day shutdown of Muni’s N-Judah line and other detours starting tomorrow, the agency has been encouraging the tens of thousands of riders whose commutes will be disrupted to bike and walk to work as a way to avoid the anticipated Muni havoc. The agency has even teamed up with […]
New Video Teaches Muni Drivers How to Share the Streets With Cyclists
By Aaron Bialick |
The SFMTA and the SF Bicycle Coalition recently teamed up to produce a training video that teaches Muni operators about safe practices when sharing the road with bicycle riders. “Muni drivers help set the tone of the street for everyone, so it is especially important that they have the skills to lead by example,” said SFBC […]
Man on Bike Killed by Muni Bus Driver at Bryant and Division
By Aaron Bialick |
A man riding a bike was killed by a Muni bus driver this morning at the intersection of Bryant, Division and 11th Streets on the southwest end of SoMa, according to media reports. From the SF Chronicle: The crash involving a bus on the 27-Bryant line was reported at 8:44 a.m., said Mindy Talmadge, a […]
Why Sharrows Don’t Cut it: Even SF Bike Safety Instructor Bert Hill Got Hit
By Aaron Bialick |
When a driver rear-ended Bert Hill, he was using all of the safe bicycling techniques in the book — after all, he’s one of the most heavily-consulted bike safety instructors in San Francisco. Hill even had a major role in the SFMTA’s new video for Muni drivers on how to share the streets with people on bikes. […]
An Interview with DPW Director Ed Reiskin
By Elizabeth Sullivan |
Photo: SFBC This interview originally appeared on the SFBC’s blog. San Francisco is experimenting with a number of innovative ideas to help create more public space to hang out and enjoy the city. New parklets and street plazas are sprouting on streets around the city, welcomed by local businesses and neighbors. The process of thinking […]