Today’s Headlines
BART Board Sets Oakland Airport Connector Fare at $6, as TransForm Urged (SFGate, ABC, KTVU) BART to Test New Train Cars With Different Pole, Bike Rack Configurations (SF Examiner, KTVU) Muni Union Breaks Off Labor Contract Talks Again (SFGate, CBS) Board of Supes Approves Contract for Central Subway Automatic Train Control System (SFBay) With VLF Off the … Continued
June 13, 2014
Are SFMTA’s Proposed Shuttle Stops Enough to End Muni Conflicts?
The SFMTA has released a proposed map of Muni stops where commuter shuttles would be permitted to load passengers, part of the agency's 18-month pilot program to test private-bus regulation. Shuttles currently use many of these stops, and the resulting conflicts between shuttles and Muni buses has led to transit delays. SFMTA says it hopes to reduce bus conflicts by replacing car parking with new loading zones, marked with white curbs, where shuttles can load passengers out of Muni's way.
June 12, 2014
SF Bicycle Coalition Welcomes Tyler Frisbee as New Policy Director
Tyler Frisbee is the SF Bicycle Coalition's new policy director, filling the shoes of Deputy Director Kit Hodge. Hodge left SFBC last month to start a company that will lease family-friendly cargo bikes.
June 12, 2014
Why Sharrows Don’t Cut it: Even SF Bike Safety Instructor Bert Hill Got Hit
When a driver rear-ended Bert Hill, he was using all of the safe bicycling techniques in the book -- after all, he's one of the most heavily-consulted bike safety instructors in San Francisco. Hill even had a major role in the SFMTA's new video for Muni drivers on how to share the streets with people on bikes.
June 11, 2014
ABC 7: Our Drivers Won’t Follow CA’s 3-Ft Bike Passing Law, So Why Bother?
ABC 7 is back with another blurry watercolor painting of street safety issues -- this time, setting sights on California's new 3-foot bicycle passing law. ABC reporter Dan Noyes went to great lengths to film real-world examples of the issue, setting up a camera to film passing bike commuters and drivers on Market Street, and drawing out chalk lines to measure how much room drivers are giving. Bizarrely, Noyes and crew even rigged a camera to their vehicle to film themselves violating the law.
June 10, 2014
Supes, Mayor Lee Agree to Push Vehicle License Fee in 2016
The ballot measure to restore the vehicle license fee has been postponed until 2016, under an agreement reached between Mayor Ed Lee and supervisors.
June 10, 2014
SF Chronicle Regurgitates Misinformation From the Free Parking Crowd
The SF Chronicle printed an op-ed this weekend, written by the Republican-backed group that aims to "restore balance" on San Francisco's streets. And by "balance," they mean enshrining a status quo where cars, not people, get the lion's share of the public streets, in the form of more pavement and more traffic.
June 9, 2014