SFMTA Begins Installing More Bike Counters Around the City
The SFMTA has begun installing 22 automatic bicycle counters at 15 locations throughout the city to help get a more accurate tally of the rising numbers of bicyclists in San Francisco.
October 15, 2010
SFMTA Reveals Breda LRV Refurbished with Federal Stimulus Funds
SFMTA Chief Nat Ford was joined by members of the SFMTA Board, representatives from AnsaldoBreda and federal officials at an unveiling today of the first Muni light-rail vehicle to be refurbished using federal stimulus funds, part of a $56 million project to upgrade the agency's fleet of 143 LRVs.
October 14, 2010
A Pleasant Ride to the Beach in the New Kirkham Street Bike Lanes
San Franciscans who live in the Sunset or want to pedal to the beach now have a three-mile stretch of bike lanes on Kirkham Street from 9th Avenue to the Great Highway. I rode the new bike lanes over the weekend and it was a mostly calm, relaxing ride. I typically pedal through Golden Gate Park to get to Ocean Beach (a much smoother trip since the repaving) but on Sunday I decided to explore a few quiet neighborhoods along Bike Route 40.
October 14, 2010
City CampSF
Are you interested in the future of civic engagement, emerging media and Gov 2.0 innovations? CityCampSF, Saturday, October 16, 9 to 6, is an
unconference where we will:
October 13, 2010
Aunt Remembers Derek Allen, Bicyclist Killed in Crash with Muni Bus
It will probably be some time before we find out exactly what caused last week's crash in the Inner Richmond that killed 22-year-old Derek Allen. From accounts posted by friends on Streetsblog, Derek was staying with some friends in the Richmond and was on his way to get dim sum on his bicycle when he was fatally struck by a Muni bus on 6th Avenue.
October 12, 2010