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Advocates Upset By Prospect of Further Bike Lane Delays
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Advocates are not ready to compromise a single bike lane in the big 56. Photo: Matthew Roth SFBC Program Manager Andy Thornley had the sinking feeling, following an MTA Traffic Engineering meeting last Friday, that the agency was not serious about its commitment to moving as many of the priority 56 bicycle projects forward as […]
This Week: Bay Bridge, Reinvestment in West Oakland, Upper Market Bike Lanes
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Here are this week’s highlights from the Streetsblog calendar: Tuesday Bay Bridge Weekday Opening Ride to Yerba Buena Island. Join Bike East Bay for a group ride to celebrate the weekday day grand opening of the Bay Bridge People Path. They’ll meet at the Bridge Yard Building, near the east end of the path, and ride […]
This Week in Livable Streets Events
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This week, support a two-way Haight Street, learn about public space experiments in cities abroad, buy a drink for Walk SF, help envision a bikeway on the Southern Waterfront, and show your “byke pride” at the Pride Parade. Here are the highlights from the Streetsblog calendar: Monday: Haight Street Two-way Conversion Community Meeting. Show your […]
This Week: Byke Pride, Balboa Park, Broadway/Valdez
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Here are this week’s highlights from the Streetsblog calendar: Tuesday Byke Pride Service Station. Get ready to show off your byke pride. The SFBC’s Bicycle Ambassadors will be at the corner of Market and Octavia with the latest on their work, all sorts of snacks, and everything you need to know about riding in the Pride […]
Today’s Headlines
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Largest BART Union to Vote on Contract Offer Today (SF Gate, SF Examiner) Despite Court Ruling, State Funding for Public Transit May Still Be Far Off (Sac News & Review) Muni Working On "Wide Ranging Strategy" to Deal with Fare Evasion (SF Gate) SMART Board Votes to Go With Heavier American-Made Rail Cars (Press Democrat) […]
Protest on Upper Market Highlights Dysfunction on Project Delivery
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Yesterday evening, some 70 people came to stand on the edge of Upper Market to protect cyclists traveling between Octavia and Laguna from motorists encroaching on the bike lane. It’s become a familiar sight, following on the heels of similar protests on Valencia, in the Tenderloin, on the Embarcadero, and in other cities. But last […]