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Rally Friday Morning to Save Market/Octavia Bike Lane
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San Francisco Bicycle Coalition members, cyclists and several electeds, including Supervisors Ross Mirkarimi and Bevan Dufty, plan to be at the intersection of Market/Octavia tomorrow morning to protest an MTA proposal to remove the eastbound bike lane and concrete barrier. Turn out and add your voice to the growing list of those opposed to removing […]
Hundreds Rally to Save Market/Octavia Bike Lane
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In a powerful show of opposition to a plan that calls for removing the eastbound Market Street bike lane and concrete island at Octavia Boulevard, hundreds of bicyclists, their supporters and local and state elected officials gathered today at the dangerous intersection to loudly urge the MTA to scrap its idea for a shared lane. […]
Celebrate San Francisco’s First Separated Bike Lane on Market St.
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"Join the San Francisco Bicycle Coalition to raise a glass and celebrate our efforts in winning the newly separated bike lane on Market Street. The SF Bicycle Coalition and its members worked hard to win this amazing improvement that extends from Octavia Boulevard all way to Eighth Street. Come toast this victory at the Buck […]
City to Compromise Safety for Parking on Octavia/Market Death Trap
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SFMTA will cut short a protected bike lane to appease merchants and preserve free private car storage
SFMTA Proposes Short-Term Safety Upgrades for Octavia Boulevard
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Ten years after Octavia Boulevard opened in the footprint of the former Central Freeway, the SFMTA has proposed a package of short-term safety fixes for people walking and biking, especially along the cross streets. The upgrades could be implemented by the end of 2016. Proposals in the works include a bike lane on eastbound Page Street, a […]
Parking–Not Bike Advocates–Trumped Fire Department Concerns on Upper Market
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It was celebrated as a victory for safety by cycling and walking advocates when the SFMTA voted last week to approve plans to add safety enhancements on Upper Market, including parking-protected bike lanes. But not, apparently, by San Francisco Chronicle columnists Phillip Matier and Andrew Ross. “Bikes win, Fire Department loses in Market Street redo” was the […]