Recent Streetsblog SF posts about SFBC

San Francisco Bicycle Coalition Faces Contested Board Election

By Melanie Curry | Nov 30, 2015 | 18 Comments

UPDATE: This post has been edited to clarify a point about the SFBC board’s actions. Please see note at end. For the first time in its history, the San Francisco Bicycle Coalition, which has grown to become one of the city’s most active and effective advocacy organizations, is facing a contested election for its board. […]

Supervisors Want More Bicycling Classes in Their Districts at Less Expense

By Aaron Bialick | Mar 25, 2015 | 12 Comments

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. At a recent committee meeting of the SF County Transportation Authority Board, which is comprised of supervisors, members raised their concerns when they approved a […]

Noah Budnick Named SF Bicycle Coalition’s New Executive Director

By Aaron Bialick | Dec 3, 2014 | 15 Comments

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. Budnick has built a strong national reputation among livable streets advocates in his 14 […]

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SFBC: Golden Gate Bridge Bike/Ped Toll “Out of Sync With Bay Area Values”

By Aaron Bialick | Oct 23, 2014 | 15 Comments

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. […]

Tuesday: Support Needed for a Car-Free Bike/Ped Path on the Marina

By Aaron Bialick | Oct 17, 2014 | 9 Comments

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 […]

Prop L Proponent Makes False Accusations Against SFBC, SFMTA About Polk

By Aaron Bialick | Aug 13, 2014 | 46 Comments

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. Bowman and Supervisor Scott Wiener were featured at the forum, organized by the Alice B. Toklas LGBT Democratic Club, to discuss Prop L. […]

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