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Eyes on the Street: Claremont Boulevard Bike Lane Being Installed
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Photo by Streetsblog tipster Nick. DPT crews were spotted striping a new bike lane on Claremont Boulevard this morning, which will become the city’s sixth new bike lane. Streetsblog tipster Nick sent us these photos, taken around 10 a.m., of crews working on northbound Claremont from Portola Drive to Dewey Boulevard near the West Portal […]
This Week: Downtown S.F., Board Meeting, Smart City Cycling
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Here is a list of events this week.
Prop L Proponent Makes False Accusations Against SFBC, SFMTA About Polk
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Chris Bowman, a Republican proponent of the Prop L “Restore Transportation Balance” ballot measure, aimed false accusations at the SF Bicycle Coalition and pro-bike SFMTA officials in a panel discussion this week. Bowman and Supervisor Scott Wiener were featured at the forum, organized by the Alice B. Toklas LGBT Democratic Club, to discuss Prop L. […]
Mission Transit Lane Removal Nudged Closer to Reality
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Last April, businesses on Mission Street started to gain some traction in pushing against SFMTA’s “red carpet” bus-only lanes, which they claim—contrary to the available evidence, it should be noted—are hurting their bottom line. The result: Supervisor David Campos asked the SFMTA to “make a radical shift in the program,” as he put it in […]
Some Residents Urge City to Make Bolder Safety Upgrades on Potrero
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The city’s latest proposal to improve safety and transit service on Potrero Avenue is slightly different than earlier versions of the plan. While the redesign would expand pedestrian space, some residents at a public meeting yesterday pointed out that it could do much more to make the street safer for biking and walking. Staff from the Department […]
Protected Bike Lanes, Dual Bus Lanes Still Left Out of Potrero Ave. Plan
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The latest proposals for a redesign of Potrero Avenue include no protected bike lanes and only one transit lane, while the removal of any of the street’s four lanes devoted primarily to private car traffic remains off the table. Planners from the SFMTA and the Department of Public Works presented two design options at an […]