Friday: Opening Ceremony for Polk Contra-Flow Bike Lane
The Polk Street contra-flow protected bike lane connecting Market Street to City Hall is set to be unveiled at a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Friday at 11 a.m.
April 30, 2014
Scott Wiener Proposes Measures to Curb SFFD’s Push for Wider Streets
The San Francisco Fire Department has not let up in its fight against narrower roads in the city, protesting measures like bulb-outs and traffic lane removals that make streets safer. In one of the latest instances, SFFD has fought 20-foot-wide streets planned for two major redevelopments, going against years of planning and established city codes. The department wants all new streets to be at least 26 feet wide.
April 29, 2014
CalBike Party: Bay Lights for Better Bikeways
Note: If you buy tickets using this link, 25 percent of the proceeds from your purchase will go to Streetsblog San Francisco.
April 29, 2014
Mission Boasts USA’s Largest Bike Corral; 55 Across SF Park 668 Bikes
Four years after the SFMTA started converting curbside car parking into bike parking with bike corrals, the city now has 55 corrals that can lock 668 bikes -- and still more are on the way.
April 28, 2014
Green Arcade Talk on “Dead End: Suburban Sprawl and the Rebirth of American Urbanism”
From The Green Arcade:
April 28, 2014
Supervisors Hearing on Muni Service and Economic Impacts
Board of Supervisors Land Use and Economic Development Commitee
April 28, 2014
Cargo, Electric-Assist Bikes Gain Traction Among SF Families
At Rosa Parks Elementary School in the Western Addition, the bike racks are filling up. Even with San Francisco's hills and often far-flung school assignments, Dorie Apollonio thinks she and her family have helped start a trend at the school ever since they started dropping the kids off by bicycle from their home in Parnassus Heights.
April 25, 2014