Day: August 9, 2010
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With the Bike Injunction Lifted, SF Starts to Build Out Its Bike Plan
Because official word about the lifting of the four-year-old bike injunction in San Francisco came so late on Friday afternoon, Mayor Gavin Newsom and his city staff had to wait until today to have their celebratory press conference and symbolic lane striping on Townsend Street at 4th Street, across from the Caltrain Station.
August 9, 2010
SFPD Increases Enforcement on Wiggle as SFMTA Ponders Signal Priority
It's no secret that many bicyclists pedaling through one of San Francisco's most popular bicycling corridors, The Wiggle, often run the red light turning onto Fell Street from Scott. Whether you agree it's a dangerous move to do so, considering the speeding traffic that thunders down Fell, the intersection has not been designed to give left-turn bicyclists signal priority, even though the SFMTA earlier this year installed a left-turn bike lane and green bike box on Scott. As it stands, bicyclists have 30 seconds to turn left on the green, but only if there's no southbound automobile traffic.
August 9, 2010
With All the Hubbub Over the Arco Station, Why Not Close the Driveway?
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 eliminated several parking spaces to encourage motorists to line up at the curb, they've installed interns on the street to tell motorists not to block the bike lane and they've recently experimented with green paint in the lane to further demarcate the bicycle-only space.
August 9, 2010
Our Waistlines Are Expanding In Sync With Our Car-Dependence
Two
reports released last week underscored the increasing severity of
America's obesity epidemic. And the eye-opening findings add to the
mounting evidence that stopping the spread of obesity and its attendant
health risks will require changes to the nation’s transportation system
as surely as it demands altering our diets.
August 9, 2010
This Week in Livable Streets Events
There are excellent opportunities to get social and suss out some urban issues this week. Work through traffic calming options for Masonic Avenue, discuss South Bay cycling with SVBC and indulge your sweet tooth over the weekend with SFBC. Here are this week's highlights:
August 9, 2010