Embarcadero Bikeway Hugely Popular, But Deliveries May Pose a Challenge
At its first community meeting, a proposed protected bikeway on the Embarcadero seemed popular with just about everyone, though accommodating port deliveries could pose a challenge for its design.
July 25, 2014
Thanks to Sup. Farrell, It’s Finally Legal to Store Bikes in Your Garage
In a trailblazing move that advances sustainable transportation policy in San Francisco, Supervisor Mark Farrell successfully changed an outdated and mostly unknown law that prohibited San Franciscans from using their residential garages to store anything besides automobiles.
July 24, 2014
Court Applies Reckless Driving to Bikes. When Will Gascón Apply it to Cars?
A California state appeals court ruled last week that "reckless driving" can be applied to people on bicycles who kill or injure others, just as it's applied to people driving, as the SF Chronicle reported. No one, including bicycle advocates, seems to dispute that full accountability should be brought to anyone who commit acts of traffic violence -- but the reality is, drivers who maim and kill rarely ever face penalties.
July 24, 2014
SFMTA to Paint the Transit Lanes Red on Mid-Market This Weekend
The SFMTA announced that red paint will be added this weekend to the transit- and taxi-only lanes on mid-Market Street, between Fifth and 12th Streets. The treatment, already rolled out recently on bus lanes on Third Street and the Geary-O'Farrell Street couplet, is intended to make it more obvious that private auto drivers shouldn't be in the heavily-abused Muni lanes.
July 23, 2014
Open House Tomorrow Examines Protected Bikeway Along the Embarcadero
The SFMTA and other city agencies will hold an open house tomorrow to kick off planning for a protected bikeway on the Embarcadero.
July 23, 2014
Watch: ABC 7 Talks With Officials, Advocates Supporting Vision Zero
ABC 7 news anchor Cheryl Jennings talked to some of San Francisco's key city officials and advocates about Vision Zero, the campaign to eliminate traffic deaths by 2024, on her show "Beyond the Headlines" Sunday.
July 23, 2014