Recent Streetsblog SF posts about Bicycling

The protected contra-flow bike lane on Polk provides a critical connection between Market and Grove Streets--a rare example of top-notch protected bike infrastructure in the Bay Area. A new ordinance is needed to make this high quality the baseline for all street reconstructions. Photo: Stan Parkford.

Commentary: Bay Area Needs a “Cycling Safety Ordinance”

By Roger Rudick | Apr 8, 2021 | No Comments

"Why would the city continue anything less than a fully protected bike facility on any street that’s large enough for a bike lane at this point?”

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Walk S.F. Wants Your Help on Three Key Safety Bills

By Roger Rudick | Apr 5, 2021 | No Comments

Write a letter, send an email, sign a petition--your life or the lives of people you care about may depend on it

A rendering of the proposed ball park. Image: MLB

Bike East Bay Calls Foul on Ballpark Bike Access

By Roger Rudick | Mar 31, 2021 | No Comments

Advocates with Bike East Bay are taking developers of the proposed new Oakland A's ballpark to task for a lack of bike access in the project's draft environmental documents.

Pro-Car Supes Go Full Nonsense on Car-Free JFK

By Roger Rudick | Mar 24, 2021 | No Comments

Supervisors Shamman Walton, Ahsha Safaí, and Connie Chan call closing JFK drive in Golden Gate Park to automobiles "segregationist."

Christine Boyle was fatally struck in this crossing by a right-turning truck on Dec. 21, 2020. Image: Google Maps

Livermore Police Remove Fault from Cyclist Killed by Truck Driver

By Roger Rudick | Mar 17, 2021 | No Comments

Livermore Police have decided to lift a statement of fault against Christine Boyle, a cyclist killed at the intersection of Isabel Avenue and the Highway 84 connector on Dec. 21 by a right-turning truck driver.