Weekly ARCO/ BP Protest
Demand a safe bikeway on Fell St. while protesting BP’s destruction of the Gulf. Ongoing protests.
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SFMTA Implements Changes at Fell Street ARCO, But Is It Better?
By Bryan Goebel |
A cyclist is forced to squeeze between two cars waiting to get into the ARCO station. An all-too-frequent occurrence that is still happening despite the SFMTA’s new configuration. Photos by Bryan Goebel. At the corner of Fell Street at Divisadero it’s frightening to witness the minute-by-minute close calls between drivers and cyclists on a one-way […]
Neighborhood Outreach Continues for Fell and Oak Bikeways
By Aaron Bialick |
Fourteen years of community-driven efforts to improve conditions on Fell and Oak Streets around the Panhandle are finally paying off. The outreach continues on a vision for separated bikeways that would provide San Franciscans safe access to the flattest route connecting the western neighborhoods to areas east while making the neighborhood more livable for residents and businesses. […]
A20 Event: Fix Fell “Bike Spill”
By Abigail Shull |
"For the 11th straight week, protesters will return to the embattled Arco station- owned by BP- at the corner of Fell and Divisadero Streets in San Francisco. Their simple demand – that the City of San Francisco place the safety of all road users above free private motor vehicle storage and convenient access to cheap […]
With All the Hubbub Over the Arco Station, Why Not Close the Driveway?
By Matthew Roth |
Photo: Bryan Goebel As we’ve documented over the course of a year, the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency (SFMTA) has been toying with various treatments to minimize the conflicts between bicycles and cars queueing up on Fell Street near Divisadero Street to get gas at the Arco station on the corner there. The agency has […]
Yet Another T(weak) to Fell Street Arco Bike Lane
By Matthew Roth |
The new arrows to instruct drivers to queue earlier. Photo: Michael Helquist. Michael Helquist at Bike NOPA has another update to the Fell Street Arco bike lane saga. The San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency (SFMTA) has striped new arrows in the curbside lane that they hope will compel drivers to move out of the bike […]
SFMTA Interns Help Educate Drivers on New Fell Street Configuration
By Bryan Goebel |
Photos: Bryan Goebel Recognizing the need to educate easily confused drivers on the new configuration at the troubled intersection of Fell Street at Divisadero, alongside the Arco station, the SFMTA has sent out a two-person team of interns to explain to drivers that they shouldn’t obstruct the bike lane while waiting to turn left to […]