Driver Who Killed Bicyclist on Masonic Facing Manslaughter, DUI Charges
A 37-year-old Oakland man has been identified as the driver of a 1989 Mercedes-Benz who allegedly killed 22-year-old Nils Linke of Germany while he was riding his bicycle Friday night on Masonic Avenue near Turk Street, a tragic reminder that the SFMTA needs to act quickly to fix one of San Francisco's most notorious traffic sewers.
August 16, 2010
Today’s Headlines
Electeds Break Ground on Transbay Transit Center (SF Examiner, BCN via The Appeal) Groundbreaking was Worth a Few Laughs, Writes the Chronicle’s John Coté (City Insider) LaHood Sees “Bright Future” for High-Speed Rail (Philadelphia Inquirer) Clock Error on Bus Cameras Means SFMTA Must Refund $28K in Tickets (ABC7) Planning Commission to Hold Hearing Today on … Continued
August 12, 2010
Today’s Headlines
John King says San Francisco Could Use a Little Manhattanization (SF Gate) SFMTA to Resume Scaled-Back “Saturation Stings” on Muni (SF Examiner) AC Transit Says It Has Complied With Judge’s Ruling on Contract (BCN via CBS5) Rob Anderson Tells Bay Citizen He is Considering Appeal of Bike Injunction Ruling More Coverage of First Post-Injunction Bike … Continued
August 10, 2010
SFPD Increases Enforcement on Wiggle as SFMTA Ponders Signal Priority
It's no secret that many bicyclists pedaling through one of San Francisco's most popular bicycling corridors, The Wiggle, often run the red light turning onto Fell Street from Scott. Whether you agree it's a dangerous move to do so, considering the speeding traffic that thunders down Fell, the intersection has not been designed to give left-turn bicyclists signal priority, even though the SFMTA earlier this year installed a left-turn bike lane and green bike box on Scott. As it stands, bicyclists have 30 seconds to turn left on the green, but only if there's no southbound automobile traffic.
August 9, 2010
Cyclists Cheer as Judge Finally Frees San Francisco from Bike Injunction
After nearly four years of legal wrangling, San Francisco Superior Court Judge Peter Busch lifted the city's bike injunction this afternoon, freeing the SFMTA to begin working on implementing the remaining projects in the Bike Plan, and soundly rejecting the objections made by plaintiff Rob Anderson and his attorney Mary Miles.
August 6, 2010
The Day Has Come: Judge Busch Lifts San Francisco’s Bike Injunction!
After four long years, a San Francisco judge this afternoon lifted the city's longstanding bicycle injunction, overruling the objections of Rob Anderson and his attorney, Mary Miles. Here's the ruling (PDF), and here's the press release from City Attorney Dennis Herrera:
August 6, 2010