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San Francisco Bicycle Coalition Faces Contested Board Election
UPDATE: This post has been edited to clarify a point about the SFBC board's actions. Please see note at end.
November 30, 2015
Supervisors Want More Bicycling Classes in Their Districts at Less Expense
Several supervisors say they'd like to see city-funded bike education classes distibuted more equally among their districts, and to attract more participants to reduce the per-person cost of the program.
March 25, 2015
Noah Budnick Named SF Bicycle Coalition’s New Executive Director
Noah Budnick, an accomplished advocate for safe streets and effective transit in New York City, has been named the San Francisco Bicycle Coalition's new executive director and will succeed Leah Shahum, who will step down after 12 years leading the organization.
December 3, 2014
SFBC: Golden Gate Bridge Bike/Ped Toll “Out of Sync With Bay Area Values”
A toll for people walking and biking across the Golden Gate Bridge will be considered for study tomorrow by the Golden Gate Bridge Highway and Transportation District's Board of Directors. The SF Bicycle Coalition is calling on sustainable transportation advocates to oppose the fee, calling it an tired idea that would discourage walking and biking.
October 23, 2014
Tuesday: Support Needed for a Car-Free Bike/Ped Path on the Marina
One year after community planning meetings began, plans finally appear to be moving forward for removing the 51 parking spaces in the middle of a walking and biking path along the Marina -- the only stretch of the 500-mile Bay Trail with cars on it. But Marina boat owners aren't giving up, and car-free path supporters need to turn out to a community meeting next Tuesday to ensure progress on this no-brainer plan.
October 17, 2014
Prop L Proponent Makes False Accusations Against SFBC, SFMTA About Polk
Chris Bowman, a Republican proponent of the Prop L "Restore Transportation Balance" ballot measure, aimed false accusations at the SF Bicycle Coalition and pro-bike SFMTA officials in a panel discussion this week.
August 13, 2014
Leah Shahum to Step Down as SF Bicycle Coalition’s Executive Director
Leah Shahum announced today that she will step down as executive director of the San Francisco Bicycle Coalition, after 12 years at the helm.
August 12, 2014
Streetsblog’s Beginnings: Founder Aaron Naparstek to Speak in SF Tuesday
Streetsblog founding editor Aaron Naparstek will be in SF to serve as the keynote speaker at the SF Bicycle Coalition's Golden Wheel Awards on Tuesday evening. We thought it'd be a good opportunity to look back on how Streetsblog San Francisco came to be, and get Naparstek's take on what's changed in the city since we launched at the start of 2009.
July 11, 2014
SF Bicycle Coalition Welcomes Tyler Frisbee as New Policy Director
Tyler Frisbee is the SF Bicycle Coalition's new policy director, filling the shoes of Deputy Director Kit Hodge. Hodge left SFBC last month to start a company that will lease family-friendly cargo bikes.
June 12, 2014
Why SF Should Strive to Replicate the Polk Contra-Flow Protected Bike Lane
On the two southernmost blocks of Polk Street, between Market Street and City Hall, the new contra-flow protected bike lane creates a unique street layout for San Francisco. For the first time on a downtown street, people on bikes are accommodated in a way that people in cars are not. Bike traffic goes both ways, while cars only go one.
May 16, 2014