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Advocates Laud Mayor’s Nomination of Joél Ramos to the SFMTA Board
When TransForm's Joél Ramos led the community outreach charge on the International Boulevard Transit-Oriented Development Plan in Oakland, he went to "ridiculous lengths" to bring everyone to the table.
April 14, 2011
‘People Plan’ Could Speed Bike, Ped, Transit Improvements on Embarcadero
San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee has unveiled the People Plan [pdf], a document laying out strategies to meet the quickly approaching challenges of bringing hundreds of thousands of visitors to the city's waterfront for the 2013 America's Cup yacht race.
April 1, 2011
Advocates, Supervisors Prepare for Two City Hall Hearings on Ped Safety
You may not have known it, but today is National Walk to Work Day, and pedestrian advocates from Walk San Francisco marked the occasion by walking to work with Supervisor Jane Kim and reminding residents about two important City Hall hearings coming up on pedestrian safety.
April 1, 2011
Bike to School Day is Every Day for Aidan and Maureen
The following story is being republished from the blog of the San Francisco Bicycle Coalition.
April 1, 2011
San Francisco Pedestrian Safety Efforts Mired in City Bureaucracy
Despite a growing political focus on pedestrian safety, a thick layer of city bureaucracy and lack of funding are stalling real change to prevent pedestrian injuries and fatalities on San Francisco streets, including three deaths in just the last week.
March 22, 2011
A San Francisco Family’s Commute to School is Paved with Smiles
The following story is being republished from the blog of the San Francisco Bicycle Coalition.
March 16, 2011
Three Bike Corrals Installed in the Richmond, Upper and Lower Haight
Bike corrals are a hot commodity in San Francisco. The SFMTA installed three within the last week: one in front of Rooky Ricardo's Records in the Lower Haight, one in front of Braindrops Boutique in the Upper Haight, and the most recent in front of Green Apple Books on Clement Street in the Richmond.
March 15, 2011
Mayor Lee to Bring Sunday Streets to Chinatown and North Beach This Year
Chinatown and North Beach, the "densest neighborhoods west of the Mississippi," are set to be graced by Sunday Streets for the first time this year, Mayor Ed Lee announced today. City leaders and advocates said they're eager for the opportunity to let residents experience Grant Avenue and California Street free of car traffic.
March 14, 2011
Bike Summit: Congressional Bike Ride (for Rep. Gabrielle Giffords)
The National Bike Summit, organized by the League of American Bicyclists, culminated Friday morning with a Congressional Bike Ride. This year's ride was held in support of Rep. Gabrielle "Gabby" Giffords and was the largest in LAB history. At the beginning of the ride, Executive Director Andy Clarke held a moment of silence for all the victims of the Tuscon shootings and riders wore flags, pins and bracelets in their honor.
March 14, 2011
On Eve of National Bike Summit, A Renewed Push for Separated Bike Lanes
The National Bike Summit begins tomorrow, bringing together an estimated 750 cycling advocates. They’ll hear from NYCDOT Chief Janette Sadik-Khan, Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood, and Interior Secretary Ken Salazar, and they’ll descend on Congress in droves, plastic bike pins fastened to their lapels, to deliver a message about safe cycling access.
March 7, 2011