SFBC Phone Banking

By Abigail Shull
Aug 30, 2010

"Got the gift of gab? Volunteer to phone bank with the SFBC! No cold calling, just simple reminders to friendly lapsed SFBC members that their membership is expired. Come share in the fun. The more the merrier! We supply dinner and good company."

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By Aaron Bialick | Aug 23, 2013

Soon after an SFPD sergeant harassed bicycle advocates at a rally for safer streets at the site where Amelie Le Moullac was killed, SF Bicycle Coalition Program Manager Marc Caswell found what SFPD investigators claimed they couldn’t: two surveillance cameras facing the street, one of which had footage showing the truck driver running over Le […]

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By Aaron Bialick | Aug 13, 2014

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Much of Turk, in its current configuration, has three traffic lanes and two parking lanes. Image: Google Street View

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Bike Coalition Says ‘No Way’ as City Backs off Protected Bike Lanes on Turk

By Roger Rudick | Apr 3, 2017

The San Francisco Bicycle Coalition (SFBC), for the first time ever, is opposing a bike lane. Protected bike lanes are the proven standard for making streets safer for cyclists of all ages and abilities. However, once again, the city has backed off a protected bike lane project, this time on Turk through the Tenderloin. SFMTA […]

Advocates Concerned That Cyclists Are Included in Distracted Driving Bill

By Matthew Roth | Mar 3, 2010

Photo: markofphotography A bill introduced last month by State Senator Joe Simitian (D-Palo Alto), who has been a steady advocate for reducing the dangers of distracted driving, would increase first-time and repeat fines for drivers who text while driving or who don’t use hands-free devices, and would extend the prohibition of cell phone use to […]

SFMTA’s Draft List for the Next Generation of Bikeways

By Aaron Bialick | Feb 12, 2014

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CBS 5 Exacerbates Deadly Confusion About Bike Lane Right-of-Way

By Aaron Bialick | Aug 16, 2013

A clear understanding of California’s right-of-way laws is crucial if drivers are to avoid colliding with people using San Francisco’s bike lanes. As we saw this week, a “right-hook,” in which a driver turns right into the path of a bike rider, can be fatal. But when CBS 5 reporter Linda Yee sought to clarify […]