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Editorial: Prevent Another Tragedy on the Embarcadero by Dividing the Promenade
If the family had stayed home and gone for a bike ride on Vancouver's waterfront, it's unlikely they would have been in a serious crash, because they wouldn't be riding in the street with traffic in the first place.
July 24, 2018
Advocates Want Better Valencia Street Options
SFMTA planners and engineers unveiled three initial design proposals for re-configuring the bike lanes on Valencia Street.
July 20, 2018
New York City Councilman Challenges Safety of ‘Mixing Zones’ and Painted Solutions
City Council Speaker Corey Johnson wants DOT to provide better protection for pedestrians and cyclists in its redesign of 10th Avenue.
July 19, 2018
Advocates, Angered by Townsend Project Cancellation, Dominate SFMTA Board Meeting
Some sixty advocates from the San Francisco Bicycle Coalition, and more from other street safety groups, came to today's SFMTA board meeting to demand the agency reinstate the Townsend Corridor Improvement Project
July 17, 2018
Oakland DOT Preps Next Phases of Telegraph Plan
The City of Oakland is conducting public outreach for repaving, repairs, and a major redesign of Telegraph.
July 16, 2018
Spencer Fast, Nearly Killed While Riding his Bike, in his Own Words
By all accounts I am lucky to be alive.
July 13, 2018
SFMTA Cancels Townsend Safety Project; Advocates Fight Back
Roughly seventy safety advocates donned yellow t-shirts and stood on the edge of the bike lanes along Townsend Street at the King Street Station yesterday evening to demand safety upgrades.
July 11, 2018
Bicycle Coalition Demands Change after Pedicab Driver’s Death
After years of safety plans languishing in interdepartmental hell, SFBC renews calls for fixing the Embarcadero
July 10, 2018
Early Reactions as Masonic Makeover Nears Completion
Construction on the $26 million Masonic Avenue Streetscape Improvement Project is almost finished
July 2, 2018
Another Bad Crash as Embarcadero Safety Project Languishes
A hit-and-run driver slammed into a pedicab yesterday on the Embarcadero near Pier 29, sometime before 5 p.m., injuring a family, including two children. From the Fire Department's news feed, the victims sustained "serious injuries" and included a "five and an eight-year-old." It was later clarified that only the pedicab driver sustained life-threatening injuries, according to a report by CBS.
June 28, 2018
