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BREAKING NEWS: SFPD Hits Cyclist in Bike Lane
By Roger Rudick |
This video just came in via the San Francisco Bicycle Coalition and the San Francisco Bike Ride Crew. It’s truly nuts. An SFPD cruiser apparently parked in the right-turn pocket suddenly pulls out, swerves left and hits a cyclist. Streetsblog will post more information as it comes in, but apparently the cyclist is Tim Doyle, […]
In the Door Zone: If You See Something, Should You Say Something?
By Matthew Roth |
I ride my bike along Valencia Street nearly every day from my home to City Hall or some other assignment and I love the relatively slower pace of traffic that resulted from the bicycle green wave signal retiming last year (way to go Janel!). Without fail, however, my heart rate rises when I come upon […]
Bicyclist Involved in SoMa Crash Dies
By Bryan Goebel |
A 25-year-old bicyclist who was involved in a crash with a delivery truck in SoMa yesterday has died from her injuries, the San Francisco Medical Examiner has confirmed. Nancy Ho of San Francisco was pronounced dead at San Francisco General Hospital shortly before 11 last night. She is the first bicyclist to die from a […]
SFBC 2nd Annual Bike to School Day
By Abigail Shull |
"Join us for the 2nd Annual SFBC Bike to School Day. Approximately 500 students at 25 Schools participated in the 1st Annual event, and we look forward to an even bigger event this year!"
The Impending Failure of San Francisco’s Pilot Bike Share Program
By Matthew Roth |
Which will San Francisco’s bike-share program resemble? Lest it appear that Streetsblog doesn’t support bike-sharing in San Francisco, I should say from the outset that I love the successful bike-sharing programs that I’ve used, believe they are one of the more innovative new transit models available, and know that San Francisco is ripe for the […]
Are Muni Service Woes and Fare Hikes Pushing People to Bikes?
By Michael Rhodes |
Many San Francisco bicyclists got their start by apparently taking this sign’s message to heart. Flickr photo: mattymatt Could rounds of Muni service cuts and fare hikes push more people to start cycling in San Francisco? The MTA, which operates Muni, doesn’t have data on the phenomenon, but anecdotally, it’s already happening. For Christopher Janson, […]