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Bike Coalition Says ‘No Way’ as City Backs off Protected Bike Lanes on Turk
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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 […]
Parking-First “Save Polk Street” Crowd Attacks Van Ness BRT
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“Save Polk Street” has aimed its parking-first agenda at Van Ness Bus Rapid Transit. A couple dozen speakers protested the project an SFMTA hearing last week, distributing fearmongering flyers [PDF] claiming that removing some parking and banning left turns would “kill small businesses,” back up car traffic, and make the street more dangerous. The long-delayed Van Ness […]
Plan Would Improve Sidewalk Conditions for N-Judah Riders in Cole Valley
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A plan [pdf] to widen the sidewalks and install transit bulbs on Carl Street at Cole and Stanyan is headed to the SFMTA Board after being approved at an engineering hearing this morning, though not without controversy. Even though it would significantly enhance safety and convenience for passengers at all three stops, and improve dwell […]
SFMTA Hearing: Eastern Cesar Chavez Bike Lanes, 12 Bike Corrals Approved
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SFMTA hearing officers today approved a plan to replace car parking on Eastern Cesar Chavez Street with buffered bicycle lanes. A previous iteration of the plan was dropped in June after industrial businesses in the area pressured City Hall because they objected to losing traffic lanes for trucks. The new redesign would add buffered bike […]
Tomorrow: Why Is the SFMTA Raising a Speed Limit and Closing Crosswalks?
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Tomorrow’s bi-weekly SFMTA engineering hearing has a couple of peculiar items on the agenda: ESTABLISH – 30 MILES PER HOUR SPEED LIMIT Winston Drive between Buckingham Way and Lake Merced Boulevard (existing speed limit is 25 miles per hour) ESTABLISH – CROSSWALK CLOSURE Closing of the western crosswalk (between the northwest and southwest corners) at the […]
SFMTA Engineering Hearing
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