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New Bike Lanes in Sunnyvale Could Be Just the Beginning for El Camino Real
To build a bike network, you've gotta start somewhere, and on El Camino Real, it started in Sunnyvale last month. The first bike lanes on El Camino Real are six feet wide, striped along the curb with no protection from traffic, running half a mile from Sunnyvale Avenue to Fair Oaks Avenue/Remington Drive, near the city’s downtown.
February 18, 2015
Alameda’s Second Parking-Protected Bikeway Takes Shape on Shoreline Drive
The East Bay's island city of Alameda has laid down its second parking-protected bikeway along Shoreline Drive.
February 17, 2015
City College Property Could Make Room for Buffered Bike Lane on Ocean Ave
A proposed solution has surfaced for one of the most frightening gaps in the Ocean Avenue bike lane at Balboa Park Station, where the existing bike lane disappears and throws uphill bike commuters in front of a high-speed freeway off-ramp. City College of SF has proposed opening up the edge of its main campus property, currently occupied by a retaining wall and undeveloped land, to make room for the bike lane extension, sidewalk extensions, and landscaped medians.
February 13, 2015
Fell and Oak Safety Features to Finally Be Installed By April
The final pieces of the protected bike lanes and pedestrian safety upgrades on three blocks of Fell and Oak Streets are now due to be finished by April, according to the Department of Public Works. Assuming this timetable holds up, construction of the project will conclude two years after the originally promised date in spring 2013.
February 9, 2015
Will the SFMTA Board Demand Complete Protected Bike Lanes on Polk Street?
The watered-down re-design of Polk Street is expected to go up for approval by the SFMTA Board of Directors in March. But support seems stronger than ever for a bolder plan that includes protected bike lanes along the whole length of the corridor, as many residents and merchants call for safety to be a higher priority than car parking.
February 6, 2015
Eyes on the Street: Embarcadero Bike Lane Gets Greater Priority at Battery
The southbound Embarcadero bike lane was re-aligned and painted green this week to smooth out a tricky junction where people on bikes have to merge with right-turning drivers between Sansome and Battery Streets.
February 4, 2015
Coming to 13th Street: SF’s First Downtown Parking-Protected Bike Lane
San Francisco may get its first downtown parking-protected bike lane on 13th Street this spring. The SFMTA will be taking comments on the plans at a hearing tomorrow morning.
January 29, 2015
Redwood City Set to Approve 4-to-3 Lane Road Diet on Farm Hill Boulevard
After rejecting the idea as too ambitious in 2012, Redwood City transportation officials last week recommended a road diet on Farm Hill Boulevard as a one-year pilot project.
January 23, 2015
Polk Street Redesign Delayed a Year, Interim Measures Coming in Spring
The already watered-down redesign of Polk Street, with a protected bike lane only on one segment, will begin construction in Spring 2016 -- a full year behind the original schedule. The SFMTA announced that final approval of the project is approaching with a preliminary hearing next Friday, January 30, followed by a vote at the SFMTA Board of Directors in February or March.
January 21, 2015
Designs From Dutch Burbs Should Unite Vehicular Cyclists and Bike Lane Fans
This is the second in a two-post series about Dutch suburbs.
January 21, 2015