Emeryville Bicycle Pedestrian Advisory Committee
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City committee regarding bicycle and pedestrian issues and projects. Open to the public.
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Advocates: Despite Bike-Ped Death, Cars Still Greatest Danger to Peds
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In the midst of a wave of media attention around the recent bicycle-pedestrian death in the Castro, walking and bicycling advocates today re-affirmed the greatest dangers facing pedestrians on San Francisco’s streets: high-speed roads and dangerous driving behavior. In a KQED radio forum this morning, Walk SF Executive Director Elizabeth Stampe, SF Bicycle Coalition (SFBC) Executive Director Leah Shahum, […]
SFPD Revises Deadly Driving Campaign to Target People Walking and Biking
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Updated on 8/3 at 5:35 p.m. with more comment from Walk SF. According to the San Francisco Police Department, bikes and people are now cars, and everyone is responsible for committing the five violations that kill and maim San Franciscans the most often. The SFPD has proclaimed that its data-driven “Focus on the Five” enforcement […]
Advocates Concerned That Cyclists Are Included in Distracted Driving Bill
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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 […]
First Bill Roundup: What’s on Deck This Session?
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Speed cameras, ending tickets for "jaywalking," and stop-as-yield for bikes, planning, and e-bike training.
Cyclist Outcry Forces Delay on GG Bridge Speed Limit Vote
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Golden Gate Bridge directors today tabled their staff’s surprise proposal for a 10 mph speed limit for bicycles after outraged cycling advocates denounced the plan as everything from a “half-baked idea” to a “solution in search of a problem.” The bridge’s Building and Operating Committee received more than 60 complaints prior to the hearing, then […]
San Mateo Holds First Bike Ped Advisory Committee Meeting
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San Mateo County’s new Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Committee kicked off its first meeting on Thursday evening at San Mateo City Hall. Ellen Barton, San Mateo’s Active Transportation Coordinator, proposed that they develop criteria for safer street striping ahead of the county’s annual resurfacing program. Other projects they discussed included establishing bike parking standards, evaluating […]