Recent Streetsblog SF posts about Bike Theft

Hal Grades Your Bike Locking 2014

By Clarence Eckerson Jr. | May 6, 2014 | No Comments

It’s hard to believe, but it’s been nearly five years since we last went traipsing around SoHo grading people’s bike locking with Hal Ruzal from Bicycle Habitat. So it was time for the next chapter with the mechanic who wears pink-purple socks, admonishing you about how to lock your wheels, frame, and seat correctly. The process is […]

Eyes on the Street: Bike Thief Hit With Ice Cube, Nabbed on Bike Lane

By Aaron Bialick | Aug 20, 2013 | 30 Comments

Last night at about 11:30 p.m., Jessica Kuo came across “a man handcuffed with his face planted against the bike lane” at Market and Valencia Streets in the left-turn bike junction. She reported: A friend who lived in an apartment a block away actually saw the guy steal the bike, and right as he biked away, my […]

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Civic Center Bike Station Delayed Another Year, Riders Left Crossing Fingers

By Aaron Bialick | Aug 9, 2013 | 5 Comments

The bike station that was supposed to be installed at Civic Center Station in June won’t come for at least another year, according to BART Bike Program Manager Steve Beroldo. No word yet on what’s caused the delay, but Beroldo said the station hasn’t even been fully designed yet (it’s at “95 percent”). BART does […]

Are SFPD and BART Police Starting to Take Bike Theft Seriously?

By Aaron Bialick | Jan 11, 2013 | 3 Comments

BART police had some welcome news for Bay Area cyclists this week: An undercover sting led to the arrest of an alleged thief in possession of ten bikes and more than 100 bike parts. It’s a nice follow-up to the SFPD’s arrest last July of a thief who had 114 stolen bicycles. Stories of successful […]

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Bike Station Coming to Civic Center BART/Muni Station Next Summer

By Aaron Bialick | Nov 5, 2012 | 14 Comments

BART and Muni Metro riders who bike to Civic Center Station would have less reason to worry about getting their wheels stolen if a planned bike station is installed next June, potentially adding a sectioned-off parking area and a fix-it-yourself repair station. The bike station, which is currently being designed, would add 150 to 175 bike […]

What Do You Do When Bike Thieves Get Hip to the Game?

By Matthew Roth | Sep 28, 2010 | 36 Comments

My work routinely requires me to travel to San Francisco City Hall to cover hearings and I would estimate I’m there on average between one and two times a week. I almost always ride my bicycle and in the course of nearly two years writing for Streetsblog, I’ve never had a problem locking up on […]

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