Bicycling

By side-stepping reductions in car use, San Francisco falls short on climate change

Lots of news items on this Friday. First, the smoky conditions show no signs of abating, so another reminder to use a mask and be careful out there. Along those lines:

After a contentious vote, board approves a bike share location near but not at train station

The smoke from the Butte County fires is horrible, but the "normal" pollution we tolerate does even more damage to our health

State transportation agency has opened an on-ramp-style bridge by an elementary school

The Embarcadero will have two-way, protected bike lanes on the water side of the street--in four years. The new designs were presented to the public Thursday evening, on the second level of the Ferry Building.

Although still no funding source has been identified to build it

The Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC) and the Association of Bay Area Governments (ABAG) announced late yesterday the selection of six "transformative transportation projects" and six "transformative operational strategies" as finalists in its Horizon initiative. The contest solicited long-range ideas for improving mobility in the Bay Area by 2050.

New book explains how the Netherlands set the benchmark for all others when it comes to safe streets and people-first city planning