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Eyes on the Street: Construction Begins on Fell and Oak Bike Lane Protection

By Aaron Bialick | Feb 20, 2015 | 10 Comments

Crews are at work building the planted concrete islands that will separate the Fell and Oak bike lanes from motor traffic. As we reported earlier this month, the long-delayed project is now supposed to wrap by April. The new construction is a sign that city agencies may make good on that. This week crews carved […]

Bulb-Outs: Noe Valley’s Getting Them, Outer Balboa’s Got Them

By Aaron Bialick | Jul 3, 2014 | 41 Comments

Two business corridors are getting a boost from sidewalk bulb-outs: Balboa Street in the Outer Richmond recently had some finished, and 24th Street in Noe Valley will get them this fall. The dozen-odd sidewalk extensions on outer Balboa were completed in May as part of a larger project under construction since last year that also includes […]

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Friday: Opening Ceremony for Polk Contra-Flow Bike Lane

By Aaron Bialick | Apr 30, 2014 | 5 Comments

The Polk Street contra-flow protected bike lane connecting Market Street to City Hall is set to be unveiled at a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Friday at 11 a.m. City officials will follow the event with a bike tour of recent streetscape projects, hitting various neighborhoods before returning to Civic Center. Get one of the few available […]

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Eyes on the Street: Polk Contra-Flow Bike Lane Nearly Ready to Ride

By Aaron Bialick | Apr 17, 2014 | 27 Comments

Here’s a little change of pace from the bad news this week. The Polk Street contra-flow protected bike lane, connecting Market Street northbound to Grove Street and City Hall, appears almost ready to go. A Department of Public Works spokesperson said the agency is shooting for a tentative opening date of May 2 or 5 and […]

Preview the Upgrades Coming to the Castro’s Jane Warner Plaza

By Aaron Bialick | Apr 4, 2014 | 7 Comments

Jane Warner Plaza, the first plaza created using semi-permanent features as part of SF’s Pavement to Parks program, will get some repairs and upgrades as part of the Castro Street overhaul currently underway. The worn-out painted asphalt will be replaced with an easier-to-wash colored asphalt, and a pedestrian island will allow a more direct link between the […]

Castro Street Redesign Breaks Ground, Rainbow Crosswalks Unveiled

By Aaron Bialick | Mar 13, 2014 | 22 Comments

The new Castro Street is on its way, with the Department of Public Works breaking ground today on the two-block street redesign, which will include wider sidewalks. One detail of the plan was also unveiled at the event — rainbow crosswalk designs for the Castro and 18th Street intersection. “This streetscape project will be transformational […]

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