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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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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Fix Fell/Oak – Arco/BP Shut Down Party
By Aaron Donovan |
After wading through the official bureaucratic process for over a year with mediocre results, citizen activists decided to fix a section of Fell Street where motorists have blocked the bike lane for 10 years to enter the ARCO gas station. Come out every Friday 5:30pm at Divisadero and Fell Streets in San Francisco to protect […]
Walking Away From Oil Dependence, One Day at a Time
By Sarah Goodyear |
BP’s Tony Hayward admits he has a problem with oil. (Photo: via BullsOil.com) Today, even the CEO of BP used the words "environmental catastrophe" to characterize what’s happening in the Gulf of Mexico. Admitting you have a problem is, of course, the beginning of the road to recovery in the 12-step tradition of overcoming addiction. […]
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. […]