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San Francisco Celebrates a Very Political Bike to Work Day 2018
San Francisco's 24th Bike to Work day did not start out well for District Six Supervisor and Mayoral Candidate Jane Kim. She woke up this morning and discovered her faithful steed had a flat tire. But she got it fixed in time to join a Bike to Work Day Commuter Convoy for a ride on some of the city's newest protected bike infrastructure. "I got to ride on protected bike lanes on Folsom, 7th and Turk," she said after the ride, at a rally on the steps of City Hall. "It's an incredible way to get to work."
May 10, 2018
Peladeau Park Brings Emeryville Closer to Having a Contiguous Bike Network
Central to its "Bike to Work Day" festivities tomorrow, the City of Emeryville is officially opening Peladeau Park, another small segment of its developing safe-cycling network
May 9, 2018
Protesting the Hold up on Howard
Bike safety advocate Devon Warner just replaced Kate Slattery's ghost bike, at the corner of 7th and Howard, for the third time.
May 3, 2018
Advocates and City Luminaries Celebrate Gap Closure on Richmond-Ohlone Greenway
There's the Richmond Greenway. There's the Ohlone Greenway in El Cerrito. And then there was the gap between the two.
April 27, 2018
Eyes on the Street: New Green Paint at Emeryville Public Market
The changes bring a dramatic difference in feel to Shellmound Street; what had been a vehicle through-way now has a walkable, pedestrian-oriented scale.
April 25, 2018
Advocates Release Questionnaire Results and Endorsements for June Election
The San Francisco Transit Riders (SFTR) released the results of its "Ride the Vote" survey yesterday. It reveals the stated positions of the mayoral candidates and District 8 candidates on local and regional transit issues.
April 25, 2018
Ford GoBike Adds Electrics
Motivate, operator of Ford GoBike, the Bay Area's official bike-share system, added 250 electric assist bikes to the fleet today. The new black bikes were rolled out during an event this morning at Proxy in Hayes Valley.
April 24, 2018
Uber Acquiring Jump
The deal hasn't officially closed, but in all likelihood it will soon be possible for the driver of an Uber car to park in a bike lane and endanger the rider of an Uber bike.
April 9, 2018
Bike Safety Advocates Fume over City’s Scooter Priorities
Ubers in the bike lanes, sub-standard bike infra, hit-and-runs, broken pavement--but SFMTA cracks down on scooter rentals
April 3, 2018
Editorial: Arizona Uber Robo-Car Death Highlights Backwards Approach of Regulators
If robot cars were about safety, the computers would be making sure humans drive right.
March 20, 2018