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Caltrain Approves Increased Fares, Votes to Keep Warm Planet Bikes Open
The Caltrain Board of Directors today approved an expenditure of $50,000 to support Warm Planet Bikes, according to the agency's Twitter feed. That influx is expected to keep the bike parking and repair shop open until the agency renews its contract with Warm Planet or another operator in six to eight months. The facility parks up to 170 bikes every day at Caltrain's 4th and King Station in downtown San Francisco, allowing commuters to avoid having to bring them aboard the trains.
March 1, 2012
Caltrain’s Warm Planet Bike Station in Jeopardy
Warm Planet Bikes has provided more and more Caltrain commuters a secure place to park their bikes at the Fourth and King Street Station in downtown San Francisco in recent years. But the shop could soon shut down without continued support from the public transportation agencies it relies on. Though Caltrain is developing an agreement to support the shop, it may not come until it's too late.
January 25, 2012
Transit Incentives Can’t Make Up for Parking Glut at Cathedral Hill CPMC
Nearly 10,000 additional cars [PDF] are predicted to travel every day to the gigantic Cathedral Hill California Pacific Medical Center (CPMC) at Van Ness and Geary after it opens in 2016. While the city is negotiating how much the institution will pay to help mitigate the impacts those cars will have on Muni and pedestrian and bicycle safety, some advocates argue that won't make up for a fundamental flaw: The medical center will include too much parking.
December 22, 2011
Advocates: Caltrain Needs to Address Challenges for Cyclists at SF Station
San Francisco police returned to the Caltrain station at 4th, King and Townsend streets this morning to warn bike commuters not to ride on the sidewalk one day after a sting that resulted in a number of citations for people on bikes. Bike advocates complained, however, that Caltrain has known for years the station presents a challenge to bicyclists, and said the agency's inaction has allowed conflicts between bicyclists and pedestrians to continue.
September 30, 2011
San Francisco Could Require Bicycle Access in Downtown Buildings
Commercial buildings in downtown San Francisco could be required to provide indoor bicycle parking accommodations under a proposal introduced at last week's Board of Supervisors meeting.
August 8, 2011
Two-Way McAllister Provides a Direct Route for 5-Fulton Riders
Two-way access on the east end of McAllister Street has been restored for Muni buses, bicycles, and commercial vehicles, the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency (SFMTA) announced last week.
August 8, 2011
The Metamorphosis of Chuck Nevius and Mainstream Acceptance of Cycling
It's safe to assume that one year ago few bicycle riders who read the Chronicle would have ever imagined that Chuck Nevius would one day declare: "Bikes are the future. We need to do a better job of dealing with it."
July 29, 2011
BART Staff Opposes Rush Hour Bike Access on Rear Cars
BART staff has shot down a proposal from Director Robert Raburn to allow commuters to bring bicycles aboard the back cars of rush hour trains. In a memo [pdf] to the BART Board, Executive Planning and Budget Manager Carter Mau recommended maintaining the current policy, which prohibits bicycles aboard its most crowded trains during peak hours.
July 28, 2011
Danish Architect Jan Gehl on Good Cities for Bicycling
Editor’s note: This is the final installment in our series this week featuring Danish architect and livable streets luminary Jan Gehl. The pieces are excerpts from his book, “Cities for People” published by Island Press. Donate to Streetsblog SF and you’ll qualify to win a copy of the book, courtesy of Island Press.
June 16, 2011
Bike Advocates to Bring Huckleberry Bicycle Shop to Mid-Market Street
Venturing into the Mid-Market area this fall, Huckleberry Bicycles aspires to go well beyond selling bikes. As co-owners Brian Smith, Jonas Jackel, and Zack Stender launch the first full-service bike shop to open on Market Street, they aim to bridge more everyday riders with bicycle advocacy and provide a much-needed service along the busiest bicycling street west of the Mississippi.
June 10, 2011