Recent Streetsblog SF posts about Bicycle Culture

“Vie Bikes” Looks to Make Cargo Biking Accessible for SF Families

By Aaron Bialick | | 20 Comments
More San Francisco parents are discovering that cargo bikes are the new family minivan. But while it’s increasingly common in SF to spot a parent pedaling their helmeted offspring around, cargo bikes and motorized bikes remain off the radar of most families looking for better ways to get around the city. In leading bike-friendly cities like Amsterdam and […]

Cargo, Electric-Assist Bikes Gain Traction Among SF Families

By Aaron Bialick | | 21 Comments
At Rosa Parks Elementary School in the Western Addition, the bike racks are filling up. Even with San Francisco’s hills and often far-flung school assignments, Dorie Apollonio thinks she and her family have helped start a trend at the school ever since they started dropping the kids off by bicycle from their home in Parnassus Heights. […]

Video: A Dutch Perspective on U.S. Cycling Infra

By Brad Aaron |
SF editor’s note: This video features plenty of examples of San Francisco’s stressful bicycling streets — the kind that the SFMTA hopes to transform in its Bicycle Strategy. The agency has determined that only 10 percent of the city’s bike network is “comfortable for most people.” Last December I traveled to Amsterdam for the first time. […]
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