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Record-Breaking Bike Traffic on Market Street Neared 100,000 in July
Record-breaking bicycle traffic on Market Street nearly broke the 100,000 threshold in July, according to the bike counter on SF's most heavily-pedaled thoroughfare. Last month, 99,461 people were counted in the bike lane on eastbound Market at Ninth Street, topping the previous record of 97,302 in March.
August 13, 2015
Avalos Proposes Ordinance Urging SFPD to Let Cyclists Yield at Stop Signs
Supervisor John Avalos plans to introduce a policy urging the SFPD to let people on bikes treat stop signs as yield signs. It could legitimize the safe, practical maneuver already practiced by the vast majority of people on bikes, which is legal in Idaho.
August 12, 2015
It Just Works: Davis Quietly Debuts America’s First Protected Intersection
Michael Andersen blogs for The Green Lane Project, a PeopleForBikes program that helps U.S. cities build better bike lanes to create low-stress streets.
August 11, 2015
Tomorrow: Weigh in on SFPD’s Bike Crackdown With Captain Sanford
SFPD Park Station's monthly community meeting tomorrow evening is your chance to weigh in on the ongoing harassment of bike commuters led by new captain John Sanford.
August 10, 2015
Help Streetsblog Shine a Light on SFPD’s Bike Crackdown — Submit Your Video
Streetsblog needs you and your devices to provide eyes and ears on the Wiggle, Page Street, and wherever the SFPD is lurking to ticket bicycle riders who harmlessly roll stop signs.
August 7, 2015
I Put My Foot Down at a Stop Sign and Nearly Got Run Over
I was extra law-abiding yesterday as I biked down Page Street: I put my foot down at every stop sign. As a result, an Uber driver nearly ran me over, specifically because I had come to a complete stop.
August 6, 2015
SFPD Park Station Begins Pointless Harassment of Bike Commuters
Here's Sanford's response to Rea's complaints:
August 5, 2015
Full Bike Compliance With the Stop Sign Law: An Effective Spectacle
Countless bike commuters queued up for over a block yesterday to make a completely legal left turn on the Wiggle. As predicted, the demonstration showed the absurdity of how full compliance with the impractical stop sign law -- which makes no distinction between bikes and cars -- would actually play out.
July 30, 2015
Mayor Lee on Bike Demo: “I Won’t Bend to Interests Who Disregard Safety”
Contrasting with Supervisor London Breed's sensible position on the demonstration planned in response to the SFPD's impending bike crackdown, we bring you a dispatch from the hidebound side of City Hall -- Room 200.
July 29, 2015
Sup. Breed Backs Idaho’s Common-Sense Law: Let Bikes Yield at Stop Signs
Updated at 1:04 p.m. with comments from Dave Snyder of the California Bicycle Coalition.
July 29, 2015