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Section of Arguello Blvd in the Presidio Widened for Sidewalk, Bike Lanes
City officials held a press conference yesterday to tout the widening of Arguello Boulevard in the Presidio to add sidewalks and bike lanes. Previously, the short stretch of road had only shoulders for people to walk and bike on, squeezing between guard rails and motor traffic. It's one of the first projects to be funded by a local $10 vehicle registration fee increase which city voters passed under Prop AA in 2010.
March 13, 2014
Eyes on the Street: Polk’s Contra-Flow Protected Bike Lane Shaping Up
Exciting news on the protected bike lane front. The contra-flow protected bike lane on the south end of Polk Street is taking shape. By Bike to Work Day on May 8, the project is expected to provide a direct bike connection from Market Street to City Hall.
March 6, 2014
San Mateo County Bike/Ped Safety Projects Starved for Funding
Despite growing demand for better walking and biking infrastructure in San Mateo County, active transportation grants from the City/County Association of Governments of San Mateo County (C/CAG) cover only a fraction of the projects that cities want to build, leaving many residents without the sidewalks, bike lanes, and other basic ingredients they need to safely navigate their streets.
March 3, 2014
Eyes on the Street: Holloway Bike Lane Connects SFSU, City College
The SFMTA has installed bike lanes and speed bumps on Holloway Avenue between Beverly Street and Ashton Avenue, a stretch that serves as the main bicycling route connecting SF State University to City College's Ocean Campus and Balboa Park Station.
February 18, 2014
SFMTA’s Draft List for the Next Generation of Bikeways
The SFMTA has released a draft list of the 68 street segments it's looking to include in the next wave of improvements to the city's bicycle network [PDF]. The SF Bicycle Coalition mapped out the list and is asking its members to weigh in on a survey about which streets should take top priority.
February 12, 2014
Road Diet, Buffered Bike Lane Finally Coming to Northbound Bernal Cut
A road diet and buffered bike lane are finally coming to San Jose Avenue north of 280, a.k.a. the Bernal Cut, where neighbors have fought for traffic calming for years.
February 4, 2014
Gov’s Report to Caltrans: Get Out of the Way of Protected Bike Lanes
Caltrans needs to stop focusing so much on moving cars and let cities build safer street designs with protected bike lanes, says a new report commissioned by Governor Jerry Brown and CA Transportation Secretary Brian Kelly.
January 31, 2014
Long-Delayed Polk Contra-Flow Protected Bike Lane Jumpstarted by DPW
In a surprising development, the Department of Public Works broke ground today on a contra-flow, protected bike lane on the two southernmost blocks of Polk Street, from Market to Grove Streets (at City Hall), which are currently one-way southbound. By Bike to Work Day, two of the city's busiest bicycling streets are expected to be linked with the first bike lane in San Francisco to be protected with a landscaped median, against the flow of motor traffic.
January 31, 2014
Cesar Chavez: A Traffic Sewer Transformed Into a Safer Street
Western Cesar Chavez Street has been transformed after decades as a dangerous motor vehicle speedway that divided the Mission and Bernal Heights neighborhoods. City officials cut the ribbon today on a redesign of the street, nearly nine years after residents began pushing for safety improvements.
January 29, 2014
Survey Shows Polk Neighbors Want Safer Streets First, Not Parking
Updated 6:09 p.m. with comment from MPNA.
January 28, 2014