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Proposed East Bay Bike-Share Sites Announced
Note: This story has been corrected since it was originally posted. Thank you to sharp-eyed readers.
April 25, 2016
Eyes on the Street: Telegraph Avenue Gets Green Paint
Telegraph Avenue in Oakland is finally getting its long-awaited separated bike lanes.
April 20, 2016
Plans and Programs Committee Crunches Numbers on Street Improvements
This morning in City Hall, SF County Supervisors London Breed, Mark Farrell, John Avalos, Aaron Peskin, and Katy Tang heard updates on bike and transit projects from the SF County Transportation Authority, SFMTA and Bay Area Bike Share (they also heard a bit from the usual public-meeting gadflies, but that goes without saying).
April 19, 2016
Planning for the Future of San Francisco’s Hub Neighborhood
About a hundred planners, developers, neighbors, and interested citizens crowded into a conference room at One South Van Ness yesterday evening for a presentation from the San Francisco Planning Department on their plans for the area immediately around the intersection of Market and Van Ness, also known as the Hub.
April 14, 2016
How to Get Vision Zero Working: a Talk with Walk SF’s Nicole Ferrara
A little less than a week ago, Walk San Francisco held its fourth annual "Walk to Work Day" events. The idea is to get people more aware of the health benefits of walking. From Walk SF's promotion:
April 13, 2016
Do Paint and Lights Really Make Folsom at Essex Intersection Safe?
SFMTA announced this weekend that it has finished installing a new phased signal and lane markings to make it easier for cyclists to cross the intersection at Folsom at Essex. From the SFMTA release:
April 11, 2016
Photographic Proof That America Can Make Streets for People Instead of Cars
Need some inspiration to make your city's streets safer and more inviting?
April 6, 2016
Pedestrian Safety Still Starved for Funding in San Mateo County
On March 3, the San Mateo County Transportation Authority (SMCTA) awarded $4.9 million to ten pedestrian and bicycle safety projects - $1 million less than the agency awarded two years ago. Agency staff had revised up the amount of funding for this year's Pedestrian and Bicycle Program to $5.7 million in February, but explained in the Board's March 3 report [PDF] that they had "corrected an error in calculation of the prior estimate."
April 4, 2016
Eyes on the Street: First Phase of Second Street Makeover
As the photo shows, SFMTA is making some quick improvements to the 2nd Street bike lanes. This is a temporary fix, intended to be replaced once a full-blown makeover starts this fall.
April 1, 2016
Crash on Valencia Displays Failings of Safety Compromises and Half Measures
Yesterday, Streetsblog reader Adam Long was riding along Valencia when he heard screeching brakes and commotion behind him. He had his camera on his helmet and, although he didn't catch the actual collision, it's pretty easy to see what happened from the video he put together and submitted to Streetsblog's tips line:
March 31, 2016