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Meeting to Certify Bike Plan EIR Tonight, Red Tape Likely to Follow
The meeting San Francisco bicycle advocates and commuters have been waiting three years for, the first of several steps required to lift the bike injunction, will take take place at City Hall Room 400 at 6:30 pm tonight.
June 25, 2009
Making 18th Street More Bike, Pedestrian and Commerce Friendly
The crowded sidewalks on 18th Street between Dolores and Guerrero in the Mission are usually packed with foodies inching their way into renowned eateries like Tartine Bakery and Cafe or Delfina Pizzeria and Restaurant. Couple that with a high volume of bikes and a scarcity of bike racks and the block screams for improvements to benefit the public realm.
June 24, 2009
After Three Years, SF Bike Injunction is Closer to Being Lifted
Three years after a judge prohibited any bicycle improvements in San Francisco, the MTA Board and the Planning Commission are expected to finally approve and adopt the EIR and the Bike Plan this week, and legislate at least 45 of the 56 projects, which could bring up to 34 miles of new bike lanes to the city, hopefully within the next fiscal year.
June 22, 2009
Motorist Hits Cyclist in Valencia Street Bike Lane
One of San Francisco’s most popular bicycle thoroughfares
was the scene of a crash on Tuesday, when an automobile incautiously pulled out
of a parking spot and struck a bicyclist riding in the bike lane on Valencia
Street near 20th Street.
June 19, 2009
$388 Million Streetscape Measure Could Deliver Complete Streets — or Not
San Francisco complete streets advocates have an opportunity tomorrow to ensure that the city prioritizes bike route repairs and sidewalk enhancements if voters pass a proposed street safety and streetscape improvement bond measure this November.
June 16, 2009
Helmet on Your Head or Egg on Your Face
Matthew Modine has been getting a lot of negative attention recently for his stance on wearing a helmet while he cycles: i.e., he doesn't wear a helmet while he cycles (it would have to be a large helmet to fit that copious coif). A profile of his Bicycle for a Day in New York Mag spins off track into a diatribe about his perspective on gravity and head trauma, while closing with an objectification of his posterior that would never fly were he not a dude. But hey, its New York Rag, what can you expect?
June 15, 2009
Bicycle Rides Aplenty This Weekend
In case you hadn't already noticed from reading Today's Headlines, there are a bunch of good bicycle rides this weekend, two of which I want to highlight here. For a good list of rides check out SFBC's Chain of Events.
June 12, 2009
Residents Upset Over Outer Richmond Muni Service Cuts
The MTA, in the middle of a $129 million budget
shortfall, plans to reduce bus service to the outer avenues at various
points in the Richmond District, already one of the most difficult parts of San Francisco to reach via
public transportation.
June 9, 2009
Eyes on the Street: Cops Tell Double Parkers to Get Out of the Bike Lane
We've written before about obstructions caused by motorcycle cops parked in the bike lane (and the SFPD generally doesn't have a good reputation among cyclists), but yesterday around 4:30 p.m. -- a few hours after Sunday Streets wrapped up -- I spotted a cop parked in the bike lane on Valencia Street just before 16th for a good reason: to shoo away a motorist who was double parked.
June 8, 2009
Supervisor Mar Holds Better Streets Town Hall Meeting in the Richmond
San Francisco’s Richmond District is blessed with stunning vistas of the Golden Gate Bridge and the Pacific Ocean, but its street grid has turned its roads into feeder freeways, a fact that bedevils residents and pedestrian and bicycle advocacy organizations and has prompted calls for traffic calming and beautification.
June 1, 2009