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Four Protected Bike Signals Coming to Polk Street By May
Today the SFMTA announced details about the first package of safety upgrades coming to Polk Street in the next few months. They include signals at four intersections that will give southbound bike traffic a separate phase from drivers turning right, making Polk the second street in SF to get the configuration.
March 20, 2015
Eyes on the Street: Idiots Continue to Park in the Oak Street Bike Lane
Looks like some tickets are in order.
March 17, 2015
Eyes on the Street: The Oak Street Bike Lane Is Now Protected
At long last, the Oak Street bike lane has physical protection from motor traffic. Long-awaited concrete planters were completed last week.
March 10, 2015
Howard Bike Lane Gets Wider and Greener — Will Protection Come Soon?
The Howard Street bike lane in SoMa, between Sixth and Tenth Streets, was widened and got some green paint this week. While it's no protected bike lane, we've already heard from bike commuters who say the buffer zone and contrast make the ride a bit more comfortable.
March 6, 2015
Police Ticket Cyclists Who Fail to Navigate Market and Octavia’s Bad Design
Police were seen ticketing people on bikes navigating a poorly-designed junction at the dangerous Market Street and Octavia Boulevard intersection yesterday in the latest "People Behaving Badly" segment from KRON 4's Stanley Roberts.
March 5, 2015
Yielding to Cars-First Merchants, SFMTA Board Approves Polk Plan As Is
The SFMTA Board of Directors voted unanimously yesterday to approve the watered-down plan to redesign Polk Street with a protected bike lane along one side of the street for 10 of 20 blocks.
March 4, 2015
SFMTA Board Approves Watered-Down Polk Plan, May Revisit It Later
The SFMTA Board of Directors voted today to approve the plan to redesign Polk Street with a protected bike lane along one side of the street for 10 of 20 blocks. After a four-hour hearing, the board approved the plan with the condition that SFMTA staff would report on the impacts of the project a year after it's completed, when they will consider extending protected bike lanes along the upper half of the corridor.
March 3, 2015
SFMTA Cuts Block of Polk Bike Lane Fought By Visionless Mayor’s Optometrist
The SFMTA has nixed a block of protected bike lane planned on Polk Street, where merchants including Mayor Ed Lee's optometrist have vocally opposed it to preserve car parking.
February 26, 2015
Eyes on the Street: Construction Begins on Fell and Oak Bike Lane Protection
Crews are at work building the planted concrete islands that will separate the Fell and Oak bike lanes from motor traffic. As we reported earlier this month, the long-delayed project is now supposed to wrap by April. The new construction is a sign that city agencies may make good on that.
February 20, 2015
Market Street Has More Bike Traffic Than You Thought
The Market Street bicycle counter has been undercounting two-wheeled traffic -- and not because of a computer glitch. Starting last month, the counter reported a huge jump in bike commuters. How come? All indications point to a recent tweak to the bike lane that guides more riders over the counter's underground sensor.
February 18, 2015