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SFMTA, Chiu Stand By Unprotected Bike Lane Proposal for Polk Street

By Aaron Bialick | Jul 17, 2013 | 119 Comments

Updated 5:16 p.m. with corrections on the number of blocks. The SFMTA is moving forward with a plan for Polk Street with a protected bike lane only in one direction of an 11-block stretch. SFMTA planners and Supervisor David Chiu maintain that the plan is sufficient to make the street safe enough to invite a broad range […]

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SFMTA’s Bicycle Strategy Could Make SF Top in the Nation — If It’s Funded

By Aaron Bialick | Jan 30, 2013 | 5 Comments

The SF Municipal Transportation Agency has mapped out a course that could make San Francisco the most bike-friendly city in the nation. All it needs now, it seems, is the political leadership to step up and fund what SFMTA Director Ed Reiskin has called the “most cost-effective investment we can make in moving people.” The SFMTA’s Draft […]

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Supes Reject Legal Appeal Against Fell/Oak Bikeways and Ped Upgrades

By Aaron Bialick | Dec 12, 2012 | 22 Comments

A legal appeal filed against protected bike lanes and pedestrian safety upgrades on three blocks of Fell and Oak Streets was rejected unanimously by the Board of Supervisors yesterday. Construction on the project, currently underway the SF Municipal Transportation Agency beginning with the Fell Street protected bike lane, will not be halted by the appeal. […]

SFMTA Report: JFK Protected Bike Lanes Have Calmed Park Traffic

By Aaron Bialick | Nov 27, 2012 | 50 Comments

John F. Kennedy Drive in Golden Gate Park is a bit calmer since it was reconfigured for San Francisco’s first parking-protected bike lane — and a majority of people like the change, according to a preliminary report [PDF] recently released by the SF Municipal Transportation Agency. Since JFK was redesigned, average speeds are down by two […]

The Fell Street Separated Bike Lane Has Arrived

By Aaron Bialick | Nov 20, 2012 | 35 Comments

The basic striping for a separated bike lane on Fell Street now links the Wiggle to the Panhandle, a milestone in the years-long campaign to make one of San Francisco’s most important bicycle routes more appealing to all. Crews from the SF Municipal Transportation Agency yesterday striped the 5-foot buffer separating the bike lane from […]

Eyes on the Street: First Fell Street Bike Lane Markings on the Ground

By Aaron Bialick | Nov 15, 2012 | 12 Comments

Crews laid down the first preliminary stripes of the three-block separated bike lane on Fell Street this morning. The SF Municipal Transportation Agency is moving ahead with the safer connection between the Wiggle and the Panhandle, confident that a legal appeal filed against the project will be denied. As of this afternoon, a few short stretches […]

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