SFMTA Citizens’ Advisory Council Meeting
Key Items:
- Updating SFMTA website
- Conceptual plans for the Central Corridor
- Traffic calming presentation by Miriam Sorell, Planner, Livable Streets, Sustainable Streets
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SFMTA Drops Protected Bike Lane Proposals for Most of Polk Street
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The SF Municipal Transportation Agency has taken protected bike lanes off the table for 14 of 20 blocks of Polk Street under its latest design options [PDF]. The agency, it seems, has backed down from making bicycling on Polk safe enough for a broader range of San Franciscans, in order to placate merchants who have vociferously […]
Guest Commentary: Enough Delays, Valencia Street Needs a Protected Bike Lane This Year
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Bill Couch was riding his bike on Valencia Street, between 21st and 22nd, early on the morning of Tuesday, August 21, when he was struck by a hit-and-run driver. “I fractured seven vertebrae, broke two ribs, my left thumb, and underwent a severe concussion,” he posted on Twitter a week after the crash, adding that […]
Detailed Polk Street Designs: Plans for Safe Bicycling Still “Lackluster”
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The SFMTA and the Planning Department presented detailed plans for Polk Street at the project’s final open house meeting yesterday. The new aspects include specific locations of bulb-outs, dedicated bicycle signals, left turn prohibitions, loading zones, and new trees and landscaping. Plans to improve bicycle infrastructure are still composed of a mix of protected, buffered, […]
SFMTA: Church Street Colored Transit Lanes Coming This Weekend
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After months of apparent weather delays, the SF Muncipal Transportation Agency said today that it will implement red-colored transit-only lanes on Church Street between Duboce Avenue and 16th Street this Saturday and Sunday. The project, a pilot in the Muni Transit Effectiveness Project, is expected to reduce delays on Muni’s J-Church and 22-Fillmore lines by […]
Tonight: Tell the SFMTA to Put Protected Bike Lanes on the Table for Polk
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The second open house on the Polk Street safety improvements is tonight. While the agency has said protected bike lanes are not on the table for most of Polk, don’t be discouraged from showing up. This is your chance to tell the SFMTA you support protected bike lanes along the entire street. As we’ve seen, Supervisor David […]
SFMTA Unveils 6th St. Proposal With Road Diet, Bike Lanes, Wider Sidewalks
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SFMTA unveiled a proposal last week to redesign northern Sixth Street by trimming traffic lanes from four to two, widening sidewalks, and adding unprotected, green-painted bike lanes. Intersections on the stretch between Market and Howard Streets could also get features like raised crosswalks, speed tables (like speed bumps, but wider), and textured pavement to tame driving speeds. […]