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State Assembly Undermines Bill to Let California Cities Build Safer Bikeways
On Monday, the State Assembly Transportation Committee passed a watered down version of AB 819, the bill aimed at freeing California planners to install next-generation bikeway designs that other American cities are using to improve street safety and make cycling a more accessible mode of transportation.
January 11, 2012
New Bill Could Free CA Planners to Use More Innovative Bikeway Designs
Physically protected bikeways have been implemented with great success in cities like New York, Chicago, and Washington, DC. But in California, where such facilities are still considered "experimental" by Caltrans, outdated state standards make it difficult for transportation planners to implement them.
January 6, 2012
Oakland Officials and Advocates Celebrate 18 New Miles of Bikeways in 2011
Oakland stripes its 18th mile of bikeways for 2011, celebrating its busiest and bike-friendliest year to date.
December 19, 2011
Engineers Unveil Designs for Bike/Ped Path on Bay Bridge West Span
The long-sought addition of bicycle and pedestrian access across the length of the San Francisco Bay Bridge is one step closer to fruition. Last night, engineers presented the first design proposals for a pathway for bicyclists, pedestrians and maintenance crews to the west span, but they say the funding and technical challenges that lie ahead mean the project is still in its infancy.
December 14, 2011
Beyond Pavement: What the Streets Bond Will Buy
When San Franciscans voted to fix crumbling streets by approving Proposition B, they also approved nearly $90 million for pedestrian, bike, and transit projects. It will give certain Muni lines the power to change traffic signals, and pay for sidewalk improvements and bike lanes.
November 23, 2011
Eyes on the Street: SFMTA Stripes the McCoppin Hub Bikeway
New markings are on the ground delineating the short two-way bikeway linking the Market and Octavia intersection to Valencia Street and the future site of the McCoppin Hub plaza.
November 8, 2011
SFMTA Allows Taxis to Block Bike Lanes
The San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency (SFMTA) is officially allowing taxi drivers to block bicycle lanes.
October 25, 2011
Funding Approved for Masonic EIR and Cargo Way Protected Bikeway
The Masonic Avenue Streetscape Project took another step forward today after the board of the San Francisco County Transportation Authority approved funding to conduct an environmental impact report (EIR). The board also gave the green light to funds to construct the city's first on-street two-way protected bike lane on Cargo Way in Hunter's Point.
October 25, 2011
JFK Bikeway Gets Final Approval From Rec and Parks Commission
San Francisco bicycle advocates are celebrating a major milestone after the city's first parking-protected bike lane cleared its final hurdle yesterday. The San Francisco Recreation and Parks Commission approved the John F. Kennedy Drive bikeway, which will be installed in Golden Gate Park this December.
October 21, 2011
SFMTA Hearing: Eastern Cesar Chavez Bike Lanes, 12 Bike Corrals Approved
SFMTA hearing officers today approved a plan to replace car parking on Eastern Cesar Chavez Street with buffered bicycle lanes. A previous iteration of the plan was dropped in June after industrial businesses in the area pressured City Hall because they objected to losing traffic lanes for trucks.
October 14, 2011