Study: Grand Ave. Road Diet Unlikely to Slow Buses, Even During Rush Hour
After objections from AC Transit that a road diet and wide, protected bike lanes on Grand Avenue would slow buses, Streetlight Data crunched the numbers.
September 8, 2023
A Little Girl is Dead. But OakDOT Director Still Won’t Commit to Safety
On Wednesday OakDOT's Fred Kelley, during a SPUR interview, said that protected bike lanes should be the default, but then listed a bunch of exceptions and political considerations. Later that same day he told the grandmother of a four-year-old girl killed on Lakeshore that the city can't build protected bike lanes on the east side of Lake Merritt, even though they would have saved the girl's life.
September 7, 2023
SPUR Talk: OakDOT Director Kelley Says Protected Bike Lanes Should Be the Default
... before hedging his statement with a list of exceptions and political qualifications and "trade-offs"
September 6, 2023
‘Transbay the Hard Way’ Ride Underscores Lack of Bike Lane on Oakland Bay Bridge
It's still illegal to ride a bike between Treasure Island and downtown San Francisco on a bridge with ten lanes for motorists. But do tell us again how cyclists are privileged.
September 5, 2023
Labor Day Weekend Roundup: Protected Bike Lanes on 17th, More Juice for Caltrain
...and September is Transit Month
August 31, 2023
Commentary: SFMTA Needs to Tow Bike Lane Parkers
It wouldn't take a lot of tows to get people thinking more carefully about where they park.
August 30, 2023
Why are Unpaid Advocates so Much Faster than the City?
It's about the city's leadership, period
August 24, 2023
Streetfilms Celebrates San Francisco’s Red-Carpet Transit Lanes
Because 50~80 people on a bus should not be forced to sit in traffic behind individuals in private cars
August 23, 2023