San Francisco Bicycle Ballet’s Tour of SF

By Lisa Ratner
Apr 22, 2013

Celebrate the National Bike Greenway with the San Francisco Bicycle Ballet! Share the loveliness of San Francisco on this casual bike tour and meet some of the delightful people that make SF even more fun! Details & RSVP

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This Week: Downtown S.F., Board Meeting, Smart City Cycling

By Roger Rudick | May 31, 2022

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SFMTA Allows Taxis to Block Bike Lanes

By Aaron Bialick | Oct 25, 2011

The San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency (SFMTA) is officially allowing taxi drivers to block bicycle lanes. A memo [PDF] from Deputy Director of Taxi Services Christiane Hayashi and Accessible Services Manager Annette Williams says the agency is issuing bumper stickers to taxi drivers telling Parking Control Officers not to cite them. John Han of Taxi […]

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SFCTA Report: Expand Bike-Share in San Francisco ASAP

By Aaron Bialick | Mar 19, 2014

The SF County Transportation Authority issued a new report Monday to guide the expansion of Bay Area Bike Share, which sees 90 percent of its rides in San Francisco, despite the city encompassing half of the system’s bikes and stations. Among the recommendations in the “Strategic Analysis Report” [PDF] is giving the SFMTA greater independence to […]

A Bicycle Rider’s Crash on Valencia Street: Was Serious Injury Preventable?

By Aaron Bialick | Apr 15, 2011

An unidentified man in his late twenties was rushed to San Francisco General Hospital after falling off his bike and being run over by a minivan in the Mission District Wednesday evening. San Francisco police confirmed the 7:30 pm crash on Valencia Street between 17th and 18th Streets. According to eyewitness Brooke DuBose, the rider […]

Uber and the San Francisco Bicycle Coalition Partner on Safety Videos

By Roger Rudick | Sep 22, 2016

Note ‘call to action’ at the end of this post. Today, the San Francisco Bicycle Coalition (SFBC) announced the release of four videos, produced with their help by Uber, to educate drivers on how to safely co-exist with cyclists in San Francisco. From an SFBC announcement: Starting today, the SF Bicycle Coalition and Uber are giving […]

Drop offs and pickups almost continually block the bike lanes on Valencia during the peak hour. Photo: Streetsblog.

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Supervisor Shocked to Hear Uber and Lyft Violate Bike and Transit Lanes

By Roger Rudick | Sep 26, 2017

Some two-thirds of citations for driving in transit lanes and bike lanes, failing to yield to pedestrians, and other motor vehicle violations, are issued to Transportation Network Company (TNC) cars such as Uber and Lyft--this according to a study from the police department of violations in downtown San Francisco.