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Cyclist Killed at Alemany Boulevard and Silver Avenue
Hoodline is reporting that a cyclist was killed yesterday at around 5:30 p.m. in a collision with a car at the intersection of Silver and Alemany Boulevard. The San Francisco Bicycle Coalition says the victim's name was Moises Chavez, a 51-year-old man. "Our hearts are heavy this morning and our thoughts are with family and friends of the victim," they wrote on their Twitter feed.
June 21, 2017
A Talk with the Head of Oakland’s DOT
Streetsblog caught up with Russo on Friday near his office in downtown Oakland to talk about how he's settling in, what he thinks of the strides Oakland has made so far, and how he will shepherd the department towards a safer, more equitable and more sustainable future.
June 19, 2017
If Ride-Hails are the Future, Why so Much Parking at One Oak?
The San Francisco County Transportation Authority (CTA) released the results yesterday of what it calls "the first comprehensive estimate of the volume, frequency and coverage of ride-hailing trips by Uber and Lyft in San Francisco."
June 14, 2017
What Happened to West Portal’s Lonely Little Bike Lockers?
Four BikeLink electronic bike lockers used to live in the back corner of the Ulloa Street parking lot, 140 paces from Muni's West Portal Station. But now they're gone.
June 9, 2017
Bikes for the Poor, Bikes on Trains, Biking to Google: Golden Wheel Winners Tell their Stories
Like taking your bike on BART and Caltrain? Thank Shirley Johnson, the BIKES ONBoard group she helped form, and the San Francisco Bicycle Coalition, which helped support her work.
June 8, 2017
San Mateo Bike Share Update: City Readies to Double Fleet to 100 Bikes
The City of San Mateo will double its Bay Bikes bike share fleet to 100 bikes by October.
June 7, 2017
Dutch Transportation and Planning Official Reflects on SF Infrastructure
As Streetsblog readers are surely aware, when it comes to public transit, pedestrian safety, and above all good bicycle infrastructure, the Dutch are the global champions.
June 6, 2017
Bike Coalition Preps for Next Round of SoMa Fight
There are now four design options for a San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency (SFMTA)'s project to add parking-protected bike lanes, possible transit lanes, and wider sidewalks on Howard and Folsom Streets in SoMa. All four of these designs are pretty darned good. All four have pretty good protected bike lanes.
June 5, 2017
Guest Editorial: Sorry Dick, but Bicycles are Part of Marin’s Transportation Solution
Dick Spotswood of the Marin Independent Journal was correct when he recently stated that adding highway lanes won’t fix our traffic problems. A common adage in transportation circles compares building more lanes to doctors counseling obese patients to simply loosen their belts.
June 1, 2017
Valencia Human-Protected Bike Lane Protest #2
Before everyone heads out for the Memorial Day weekend, Streetsblog wanted to do a quick update on yesterday evening's successful Valencia Street human-protected bike lane protest in the Mission District.
May 26, 2017
