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Supes Urge Regional Funding for Complete Street Redesign of Masonic
The plan to overhaul deadly Masonic Avenue with pedestrian safety upgrades and raised, protected bike lanes could get much of its funding from a regional grant program. The Masonic project has received a strong endorsement from three members of the Board of Supervisors, who sent a letter last week to the head of the SF County Transportation Authority, urging the agency to make Masonic a priority as it decides which projects it will recommend to the Metropolitan Transportation Commission for funding.
February 25, 2013
Supervisors London Breed and Norman Yee Talk Transportation Priorities
San Francisco has two new faces on the Board of Supervisors: London Breed, representing District 5, and Norman Yee, representing District 7, both inaugurated last month after winning election in November. At a meeting of the Inner Sunset Park Neighbors last week, Streetsblog asked the two San Francisco natives to talk about their priorities for improving streets and transportation, both in the neighborhoods they represent and throughout the city.
February 20, 2013
Diana Sullivan, 48, Killed on Bike by Cement Truck Driver at Third and King
Updated 3:00 p.m.
February 11, 2013
Advocates Call on Gov. Brown to Prioritize Biking, Walking in State Budget
This article is cross-posted from the blog of former Streetsblog SF editor Bryan Goebel, who's aiming to launch a new website "devoted to sustained coverage of biking, walking and transit issues in Sacramento, both at the Capitol and locally." You can also follow Bryan on Twitter.
January 31, 2013
Camera Enforcement for Illegal Turns at Market/Octavia Gets Green Light
Dangerous, illegal right turns from Market Street onto the freeway at the intersection with Octavia Boulevard -- the location with the most pedestrian and bicycle crashes in the city -- may become less frequent after a long-awaited state decision that allows the city to use camera enforcement. The decision was announced by California Attorney General Kamala Harris last week.
January 7, 2013
Supes Reject Legal Appeal Against Fell/Oak Bikeways and Ped Upgrades
A legal appeal filed against protected bike lanes and pedestrian safety upgrades on three blocks of Fell and Oak Streets was rejected unanimously by the Board of Supervisors yesterday. Construction on the project, currently underway the SF Municipal Transportation Agency beginning with the Fell Street protected bike lane, will not be halted by the appeal.
December 12, 2012
A Reality Check for the DA’s New Traffic Safety Campaign
For a district attorney who wants to save lives on the streets, using data to target the most dangerous traffic behaviors should be a no-brainer.
December 10, 2012
In East Palo Alto, Meager Bike/Ped Funding Leads to Half-Baked Safety Fixes
East Palo Alto was recently awarded $5 million to build a freeway off-ramp designed a decade ago that even the city’s traffic engineer admits is no longer needed because traffic volumes are down. But as part of the project, the north section of the University Avenue overpass -- a treacherous but often necessary route for East Palo Alto residents who bike and walk -- would be widened to expand the skinny sidewalk to twelve feet and add a five-foot bike lane.
December 5, 2012
SFMTA Presents Design Options for a More Livable Polk Street
Planners at the SF Municipal Transportation Agency this Saturday unveiled options for redesigning Polk Street as a better place for walking, biking, socializing, and transit. The proposed concepts [PDF] show different ways to arrange the limited amount of street space for traffic lanes (which serve buses on Muni's 19-Polk line), bike lanes, expanded pedestrian areas, and spots for vehicle loading and parking.
December 3, 2012
SFMTA Report: JFK Protected Bike Lanes Have Calmed Park Traffic
John F. Kennedy Drive in Golden Gate Park is a bit calmer since it was reconfigured for San Francisco's first parking-protected bike lane -- and a majority of people like the change, according to a preliminary report [PDF] recently released by the SF Municipal Transportation Agency.
November 27, 2012