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SFMTA Extends Howard Bike Lane to Embarcadero But Leaves a Gap
SoMa's westbound bike lane on Howard Street was extended east to the Embarcadero last week, creating a link from the waterfront to 11th Street. However, the SF Municipal Transportation Agency apparently left a gap on the block between Main and Beale Streets, where Howard passes the temporary Transbay Terminal. According to tipster Hank Hodes, the SFMTA painted only sharrows there, forcing bike commuters to ride in a lane with motor traffic, even though a continuous bike lane was called for in the SF Bike Plan.
November 19, 2012
SFMTA Adds Markings to Guide Cyclists Across Tracks at 17th and Church
The SF Municipal Transportation Agency is testing out new street markings to help cyclists safely negotiate hairy intersections where bike routes and rail tracks meet.
November 16, 2012
[Updated] Driver Injures Cyclist in Midnight Crash at Market and Octavia
A man riding a bicycle was seriously injured by a driver at Market Street and Octavia Boulevard at about midnight last night, according to police and two witnesses.
November 15, 2012
Eyes on the Street: First Fell Street Bike Lane Markings on the Ground
Crews laid down the first preliminary stripes of the three-block separated bike lane on Fell Street this morning. The SF Municipal Transportation Agency is moving ahead with the safer connection between the Wiggle and the Panhandle, confident that a legal appeal filed against the project will be denied.
November 15, 2012
Standing Up to Legal Appeal, SFMTA Moves Ahead With Fell Street Bike Lane
Opponents of the Fell and Oak Street bikeway and pedestrian improvements filed an appeal last week seeking to delay implementation of street safety measures on the critical three-block stretch linking the Panhandle to the Wiggle, but the legal gambit will not slow down construction of the bike lane on Fell currently underway, the SF Municipal Transportation Agency says.
November 14, 2012
To Become a Great Biking City, SF Needs to Stop Crawling and Start Running
Our Streetfilm from 2010 documented the experience of North American transportation officials and advocates in Copenhagen during the latest Velo-City conference.
November 9, 2012
East Palo Alto Begins Design Process for Bike/Pedestrian Overcrossing
This is part two of our series on the proposed bike and pedestrian overcrossing in East Palo Alto. You can read part one here.
November 5, 2012
Advocates: San Mateo County Needs Full-Time Bike/Ped Coordinator
Margaret Pye has been bike commuting from San Carlos to her job at a law firm in Palo Alto for the past 10 years. Pedaling home on Middlefield Road through Menlo Park and Atherton, there are bike lanes, but when she gets to North Fair Oaks in unincorporated San Mateo County, the bike lanes suddenly end with no signs indicating where bike riders should go.
November 1, 2012
Divided By a Highway, East Palo Alto Looks to Reconnect Its West Side
This is the first in a series of stories on East Palo Alto’s proposed bicycle and pedestrian overcrossing.
October 25, 2012
Protected Bike Lanes Selected as Preferred Option for 2nd Street Project
Following a public process that revealed a strong preference for protected bike lanes, the SF Department of Public Works yesterday announced the selection of the preferred option for the Second Street Improvement Project. And yes, the design includes one-way protected bike lanes on each side of the street. The redesign will extend from Market Street to King Street, connecting downtown San Francisco to the SOMA district.
October 23, 2012