Eyes on the Street: Green EV Stripe Becomes Green “Bike Lane”

By Bryan Goebel
Mar 9, 2009

A stenciler was at work in front of San Francisco City Hall recently, painting over the green "showcase" stripe for two plug-in electric vehicles (EV) to reflect what the true green vehicle is: the bike. The bike injunction prevents the city from coloring lanes for bicyclists and this is all we get for now. We do know the MTA is testing green bike lanes at one of its Muni yards, and will probably roll out an experiment sometime after the injunction is lifted. The Presidio Trust, meantime, is conducting a green lane experiment on one of its bike lanes, and Brisbane has installed a blue bike lane on what has become a dangerous stretch of road for cyclists.

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By Bryan Goebel | Feb 10, 2009

The dashed treatment allows engineers to alternate different types of materials but Marshall said the green lanes would be solid where there are solid lines. San Francisco’s bike injunction has prevented the MTA from testing colored bike lanes on city streets but it’s not stopping the Presidio Trust from doing its own experiment. "Although the […]

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By Matthew Roth | May 10, 2010

The new green bike lane approaching Market and 10th Streets. Photos: Bryan Goebel. Cyclists who routinely ride on Market Street from Gough Street eastbound have no doubt noticed a steady stream of changes to the bicycle lanes as the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency (SFMTA) has been adding safe-hit posts and creating the impression of […]

Bike to Work Day Comes With Unprecedented Growth of Bike Infrastructure

By Aaron Bialick | May 12, 2011

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San Francisco May Get Its First Green Bike Lane on Fell Street

By Bryan Goebel | Mar 19, 2010

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A Year After Bike Injunction Lifting, SF Blazes Ahead With Improvements

By Bryan Goebel | Aug 11, 2011

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By Angie Schmitt | Dec 12, 2012

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