Recent Streetsblog SF posts about America’s Cup

Curbside Bikeway at Fort Mason Only Temporary, Set to Be Removed

By Aaron Bialick | Nov 26, 2013 | 10 Comments

The bike lane we spotted at Fort Mason last week, which replaced a lane of car parking on the northern end of Van Ness Avenue, could be removed any day now, according to city staffers. The bike lane was installed temporarily as part of the People Plan, intended to encourage visitors to bicycle during the […]

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Temporary Bikeway Provides Glimpse of Bike-Friendly Embarcadero

By Aaron Bialick | Sep 17, 2013 | 14 Comments

KTVU: “So far, it seems to be working, and that has critics concerned.” A temporary, two-way bikeway put in place on a short stretch of the Embarcadero last week provided a brief glimpse of what a permanent, safe bike route along the waterfront could look like. The bikeway was a measure to encourage attendees of […]

This Weekend’s Traffic Frenzy: A Success for Sustainable Transportation?

By Aaron Bialick | Oct 9, 2012 | 17 Comments

This weekend’s massive convergence of events saw possibly one of SF’s largest influxes of travelers ever. And by many accounts, the city’s efforts to get visitors to come by transit, foot, and bike were largely a success. No doubt, transit riders were packed: BART saw 319,484 riders on Saturday, blowing its previous weekend ridership record of 278,586 out […]

‘People Plan’ Could Speed Bike, Ped, Transit Improvements on Embarcadero

By Aaron Bialick | Apr 1, 2011 | 13 Comments

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. Transit advocates see it as an opportunity to boost sustainable transportation and build out some […]