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SFMTA Says It’s Just Getting Started on Protected Bike Lanes
City officials gathered for another Bike to Work Day rally at City Hall today to cheer for bicycling, celebrating a 206 percent jump in ridership since 2006, according to a new annual bike count released by the SFMTA today. There was the usual citation of bike traffic on eastbound Market Street at Van Ness Avenue: 76 percent of all vehicles between 8:30 and 9:30 a.m. were bikes.
May 14, 2015
SFMTA Shows Off Vision Zero Upgrades, Promises Quicker Implementation
Several top officials from state and national transportation agencies were in town today to see some of the SFMTA's latest street safety measures. Meanwhile, local street safety advocates continue to push the SFMTA to pick up the pace on delivering pedestrian and bike safety infrastructure.
April 14, 2015
CPMC Van Ness Construction Was Delayed to Save Church Parking on Easter
Church leaders successfully persuaded California Pacific Medical Center to delay a weekend traffic closure on Van Ness Avenue so a temporary ban on street parking would not coincide with Easter weekend.
April 8, 2015
Will Muni’s Largest Service Increase in Decades Have Staying Power?
Muni is making major service improvements and shoring up the basics of running buses on schedule, and this time, officials say, the improvements will stick.
April 8, 2015
Chiu Bill Would Let Muni Cameras Ticket Drivers Cruising in Transit Lanes
Assemblymember David Chiu has proposed a bill to give Muni greater authority to keep transit-only lanes and bus stops clear of cars using the enforcement cameras that are now on every bus.
March 30, 2015
Wiener to SFMTA: Don’t Warn Double-Parkers, Cite Them
Typo correction: The SFMTA says commercial vehicles are only allowed to double park when there is no legal parking space nearby.
March 13, 2015
Painted Bulb-Outs Arrive at Howard Street — Are More Coming Soon?
One year and four months after SF's first painted curb extensions came to Sixth Street, the SFMTA has implemented its second set at three intersections on Howard Street, in tandem with a wider and greener bike lane.
March 9, 2015
Yielding to Cars-First Merchants, SFMTA Board Approves Polk Plan As Is
The SFMTA Board of Directors voted unanimously yesterday to approve the watered-down plan to redesign Polk Street with a protected bike lane along one side of the street for 10 of 20 blocks.
March 4, 2015
SFMTA Cuts Block of Polk Bike Lane Fought By Visionless Mayor’s Optometrist
The SFMTA has nixed a block of protected bike lane planned on Polk Street, where merchants including Mayor Ed Lee's optometrist have vocally opposed it to preserve car parking.
February 26, 2015
Halted By Noise Complaints, N-Judah Tunnel Upgrades Expected to Resume
The SFMTA is expected to resume work to upgrade the Sunset Tunnel for the N-Judah after construction was halted by a permit appeal from neighbors who complained about noise. Crews have skipped four weekends of work, adding unknown costs and at least a month of delay to the project.
February 25, 2015