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Santa Clara OKs Road Diet, Bike Lanes on “Ludicrously Overbuilt” Tasman Dr.
Santa Clara's City Council unanimously approved a road diet last week on the city's 1.5-mile section of Tasman Drive. Tasman, east of Great America Parkway, will have two of its six traffic lanes re-purposed for wide buffered bike lanes and permanent median fences to protect Valley Transportation Authority (VTA)'s light-rail tracks. West of Great American Parkway, where Tasman was has four lanes, only striped bike lanes would be added.
April 29, 2015
Correction: Initial Upgrades on Polk Don’t Include Separate Bike Signals
Streetsblog erroneously reported last month that four Polk Street intersections would get signals to separate bike traffic from turning drivers by May. The signals are not in fact part of the first round of improvements on Polk.
April 23, 2015
Why Townsend Street Needs Protected Bike Lanes at 4th and King Station
Anyone who uses Townsend Street's eastbound bike lane to commute to Caltrain is sure to run into a litany of obstacles: Taxis, shuttles, private autos, and Muni buses obliterate the poor bike lane in the fight for curb space. (Much of the curb is reserved as a taxi stand.)
April 13, 2015
Eyes on the Street: Polk’s Extended, Unprotected Bike Lane Blocked By Cars
This week the SFMTA extended the southbound bike lane on Polk Street from Post up to Union Street. The stripes are in, and the bike lane symbols are still being stenciled.
March 27, 2015
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