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Kristi Coale

Recent Posts

A Muni rider waits to board the J Church on a skinny traffic island in the middle of San Jose Ave. Photo: Alex Lash. Other photos by author unless noted

Can S.F. Make San Jose Avenue Safe?

By Kristi Coale | Jan 12, 2023 | No Comments
Near popular Balboa Park, crashes are all too common. Residents have clamored for a safer corridor for years, with little effect.
Sean Kuhlmeyer, seen here with Bear, specializes in personal injury law for bicyclists. His office opens onto Seattle’s longest protected bike route. (All photos by the author)

While SF Debates Street Design, Seattle’s Story Is Bikes Drive Business

By Kristi Coale | Oct 21, 2022 | No Comments
Along a 20-mile protected route, a ‘bike lawyer’ and other cycle-friendly merchants have customers rolling up to their doors.
Mayor London Breed in 2018. She has ordered a sweeping review of SF’s Slow Streets program, which could reveal how willing the city is to remake itself to meet climate, transit, and street safety goals.

SF Streets At a Crossroads: One Route Leads to Fewer Cars, Another to the Same Old Traffic

By Kristi Coale | Sep 22, 2022 | No Comments
Mayor Breed says COVID slow streets must ‘evolve.’ Next month brings a key debate on matching our roadways to climate and safety pledges.
The de Young Museum tower. Photo: The Frisc/Alex Lash

De Young Says JFK Drive Closure Harms Attendance. Its Neighbors Don’t Have This Problem

By Kristi Coale | Jul 19, 2022 | No Comments
The Academy of Sciences and nearby gardens have all seen visitors return to near pre-COVID levels. So what’s not adding up?
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