Day: December 6, 2012
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SF Has to Pick Up the Pace on Downtown Protected Bike Lanes
Bicycling in San Francisco is getting better since the bicycle injunction was lifted in 2010, and concrete progress on projects like the critical Fell and Oak Street bikeway is very encouraging. But this week also made bicyclists in SF painfully aware that as the SF Municipal Transportation Agency gets closer to completing the projects in its Bike Plan, it will need to elevate its game to keep up with the nation's leading cities. The upcoming release of the SFMTA's Bicycle Strategy is a can't-miss opportunity to pick up the pace.
December 6, 2012
Give to Streetsblog SF and You Could Win a New Bike
With the launch of Streetsblog's year-end online pledge drive comes an exciting opportunity to win a sweet new bike. Thanks to our friends at Bicycle Habitat, over in NYC, everyone who gives $50 or more online will be entered to win a new Specialized Sirrus or a Vita hybrid bike. If you win, you can choose which one of these beauties you want and we'll ship it to you:
December 6, 2012
A “Movement For Movement” Puts Walking Front and Center
Six weeks after my daughter was born, my midwife asked me if I was getting any exercise. I confessed I wasn’t. I hadn’t figured out a new routine that included exercise, my old activities weren’t baby-friendly, I just didn’t have the time, and I wasn’t up for anything high-impact.
December 6, 2012
Will Cities Hold on to Younger Residents as They Have Children?
Many American cities are proving to be more resilient than suburban areas thanks in part to the shifting preferences of today's young people. But as USA Today reported in a talked-about article earlier this week, the cohort that has flocked to cities is now reaching a stage of life which, historically, has been more closely associated with suburbia.
December 6, 2012
Why California’s Two-Thirds Local Ballot Threshold May Be Worth Keeping
California lost a couple of transit heartbreakers at the ballot box last month.
December 6, 2012