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This Week: Bay Area Bike Share Launch, Calming Scott Street
By Streetsblog |
In case you haven’t heard, Bay Area Bike Share finally opens its docks this Thursday in downtown SF and four other cities down to San Jose. Also, don’t miss your chance to tell the SFMTA about the changes you’d like to see to calm car traffic on Scott Street on the Wiggle. Here are the […]
Great Highway/GG Park Sunday Streets to Become More Regular
By Aaron Bialick |
The ever-popular Great Highway and Golden Gate Park route for Sunday Streets drew thousands of San Franciscans of all ages yesterday with more activities than ever before. For next year, organizer Susan King said that the SFMTA is looking to hold a different, more frequent route. “The route will use some of the quieter streets that […]
This Week: Green Lane Project Comes to SF
By Lisa Ratner |
It’s a good week to renew your love with your bicycle. Join the SF Bicycle Coalition for a chance to learn about the Green Lane Project’s efforts to bring protected bike lanes to cities including SF; try out the matchmaking at the “Love on Wheels” dating game; and take a field survey of the Sunset […]
Get Ready for Four Months of Sunday Streets in the Mission
By Aaron Bialick |
This weekend kicks off the first of four Sunday Streets events in the Mission every month through August, and organizers will be watching its success to evaluate the feasibility of making Valencia and 24th Streets car-free as frequently as once a month. The Mission has become by far the most popular route for Sunday Streets, bringing out an estimated […]
Muni Metro to Launch Double-Train Loading, Three-Car Trains in October
By Aaron Bialick |
Muni is poised to begin double-train loading and running three-car trains at underground metro stations to speed up boarding and increase capacity on the system’s busiest stretch. As we reported, Muni began testing double-train loading, a.k.a. “double berthing,” in July, but Transit Director John Haley said the agency hasn’t run tests with actual trains yet. […]
Celebrating San Francisco With a Sunday Streets Bicycle Ride
By Matthew Roth |
Biker baby looking cool. Photo: Matthew Roth The second of six Sunday Streets was a great success as thousands of people got out on a glorious sunny day to pedal, blade, run, skate, and stroll along the waterfront from AT&T park down to India Basin and the Bayview Opera House. By coincidence, my father was […]