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San Mateo County Slow to Improve Conditions for Bicyclists and Pedestrians
The wheels are turning slowly in the movement to improve biking and walking conditions in San Mateo County as a lack of cohesive political will leaves little traction for any real changes.
March 21, 2011
Eyes on the Street: SFMTA Crews Remove Sharrows on Sutter/Post Streets
SFMTA crews have removed the sharrows in the center lanes on long stretches of Sutter and Post Streets, eliminating a confusing design that didn't seem to be at all popular with bicyclists. The problem now is there are no amenities for bicyclists on those portions of Bicycle Route 16.
March 17, 2011
A San Francisco Family’s Commute to School is Paved with Smiles
The following story is being republished from the blog of the San Francisco Bicycle Coalition.
March 16, 2011
Church and Duboce Project to Revamp Major Transit and Bike Corridor
The thousands of daily travelers converging at the crowded Church and Duboce transit and bicycle junction can look forward to a host of streetscape improvements to make it safer and more inviting in the next couple of years.
March 10, 2011
Bike Program Managers: We Don’t Just Need Grants, We Need Staff
Editor's note: Matthew Ridgway is a principal at Fehr and Peers, a transportation design and engineering firm that routinely consults on bicycle and pedestrian projects throughout the Bay Area.
March 7, 2011
Ecology of Biking in Quito, Ecuador
I just spent a few days in Quito, Ecuador, a remarkably beautiful city of a couple million sprawling 40 kilometers north-to-south through a series of valleys and plateaus in the Andes, surrounded by snow-capped volcanoes and rugged green mountains. I interviewed Heleana Zambonino from Quito for Streetsblog a while back, and wanted to see for myself the dynamic bicycling scene she described.
March 7, 2011
Streetscast: An Interview with San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee
San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee supports the San Francisco Bicycle Coalition's Connecting the City vision, promises to "very aggressively" carry out Gavin Newsom's executive directive on pedestrian safety, and said he has a commitment from the SFPD to do more aggressive enforcement of drivers in the Tenderloin to make the streets safer for those on foot.
February 23, 2011
Biggest TRB Meeting Ever Highlights Visionary Bicycle Research
If you attended last week’s annual meeting of the Transportation Research Board, you were one of 10,900 people presenting 2,200 papers and 2,500 slide presentations on everything from the conspicuity of pavement markings to complete streets for blind pedestrians.
January 31, 2011
Cal Park Tunnel Opening Ceremony Sees Hundreds of Cyclists
Hundreds of joyous Marin County cyclists pedaled through the Cal Park Hill tunnel Friday afternoon as officials cut the ribbon on a $27 million holiday present that supporters hailed as a national model for green transportation.
December 10, 2010