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Learning From Other Cities, Planners Shop Early Visions for Market Street
Planners presented early concepts for a new Market Street to the public yesterday, moving the discussion forward on revitalizing San Francisco's grand boulevard with features like car-free zones, raised bike lanes, faster transit, and more inviting public spaces.
July 18, 2012
Will San Mateo County Finally Fix a Dangerous Overpass for Cyclists?
For the second time in a year, San Mateo County transportation officials are seeking funding for a proposal to improve conditions for bike riders at a dangerous highway interchange where a big-rig driver with a history of fatal collisions killed a 47-year-old Los Altos woman riding her bicycle less than two years ago.
July 11, 2012
Advocates Rebuff Merchant’s Absurd Argument Against East Bay BRT
In an op-ed in the Oakland Tribune yesterday, local business owner Randy Reed laid down a whopping piece of misinformation: For businesses, he wrote, enhancing East Bay transportation options with Bus Rapid Transit will be no different than when construction removes all of the car parking on a street.
July 10, 2012
Sunnyvale Latest City to Consider Anti-Harassment Law for Bike Riders
A groundbreaking law adopted in Los Angeles almost one year ago that allows bicycle riders to take civil action against drivers who harass them continues to generate local and national interest, with Sunnyvale becoming the latest city to consider enacting protections.
July 9, 2012
London’s Bike-share How-To
[Editor's note: This post comes to us from Streetsblog NYC, but San Franciscans may also find the video useful (and exciting) in anticipation of the launch of the Bay Area's bike-share system in August.]
May 29, 2012
East Bay’s Record-Breaking Bike to Work Day: Ten Mayors, 17,000 People
10 mayors, 17,000 people, and 600 pancakes: the San Francisco East Bay celebrates Bike to Work Day 2012.
May 11, 2012
What 20 Percent of Trips by Bike Looks Like in Aarhus, Denmark
It can be hard to imagine what San Francisco's streets would look like if the city reaches its official goal of having 20 percent of trips by bike by 2020. As SF begins rolling out protected bike lanes like the one on JFK Drive, there's some skepticism out there as to whether the dream of bicycling as a widely accessible, mainstream mode of transport could materialize here.
May 8, 2012
JFK Protected Bike Lanes Get Seal of Approval From the Bike-Savvy Dutch
This year's celebration of the Dutch Queen's Day in San Francisco was a bit special.
May 1, 2012
Hit-and-Run Berkeley Driver Caught on Camera Injuring Two Bicyclists
Footage of an egregious hit-and-run crash where a driver injured two bicyclists in Berkeley was posted online by one of the victims yesterday. The man who recorded the incident, identified on Youtube as "Bruno," wrote in the video's description that police have found the car and the owner, but that he is "waiting for the return of the police on the case."
April 27, 2012