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One Year Later: Assaulted Cyclist Reflects
Last year, Streetsblog brought you the story of Anthony Ryan, a middle-aged art instructor who teaches at several San Francisco colleges. He was on his way home one evening from a job at San Francisco State, around 9 p.m. this time last year, when he suddenly found himself in mortal danger at the hands of a motorist who was determined to harm him. You can review the details here.
May 6, 2016
SF Bicycle Coalition’s “Bike Talks” Series
Monday evening, the San Francisco Bicycle Coalition held the second of its first three scheduled "Bike Talks," a series it plans to continue to foster discussion and help shape its advocacy.
May 3, 2016
Steal a Bike from this Guy?
San Francisco native Ramon Solis was working out with his class at Quantum Martial Arts on 20th Street and Mission on Wednesday night when he heard a loud grinding sound coming from the street. "I am deaf in one ear but I still heard an angle grinder. It was 7 pm so it was too late to be a public works project," he recounted. He ran to the window and saw a guy hunched over his expensive racing bike, which was locked to a rack outside. Sparks were flying.
April 29, 2016
San Francisco Needs to Get Out of the Car Storage Business
Marco Salsiccia is a blind resident of the Sunset District. Last month, while stepping off an L-Taraval train at a stop without a boarding island, he got his cane stuck in the wheel well of a car as it illegally passed the train. His cane snapped in two. The motorist stopped briefly and then took off. Salsiccia emailed his San Francisco Supervisor Katy Tang about the incident:
April 28, 2016
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