Recent Streetsblog SF posts about Pavement Quality

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DPW, SFMTA Finally Streamlining Construction of Safer Intersections

By Aaron Bialick | Feb 11, 2014 | 12 Comments

Poor coordination between city agencies has led to many a missed opportunity to build pedestrian safety measures when crews are already digging into a street corner for maintenance purposes. With the Department of Public Works ramping up its street re-paving work thanks to the Prop B Street Improvement Bond and upgrading many corner curb ramps […]

Eyes on the Street: Why Agencies Need to Warn Bike Riders of Construction

By Aaron Bialick | Nov 18, 2013 | 16 Comments

When street pavement gets torn up during construction, people on bicycles need fair warning, or else they’ll be in danger. Daniel Erat sent in the above video he filmed on his bike commute on Golden Gate Avenue. At the Steiner Street intersection, he and another rider hit a patch of roadway where the asphalt had […]

The Difference Some Sleek New Paint and Pavement Makes on Market Street

By Aaron Bialick | Jun 10, 2013 | 21 Comments

It’s remarkable how much more dignified bicycling on mid-Market Street feels with the fresh coat of smooth asphalt and green paint that crews put in over the weekend. The bike lane’s transformation from something like an abandoned trench to a green carpet is almost as refreshing as when it was first painted green (in fact, […]

DPW to Re-Pave a Major Stretch of Market Street This Weekend

By Aaron Bialick | Jun 5, 2013 | 6 Comments

The outer lanes of Market Street will be re-paved between Van Ness Avenue and Sixth Street this weekend, the Department of Public Works announced today. The work is scheduled to start on Friday at 7 p.m. and finish within 24 hours. “This will be a major improvement to the city’s most important bicycling street,” said SF […]

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DPW Begins Pavement Fixes on Market Street

By Aaron Bialick | Sep 12, 2012 | 6 Comments

The SF Department of Public Works began making major pavement improvements along lower Market Street this week. The awful state of Market’s pavement has for years made the street a labyrinth for bike commuters, who must often swerve to avoid potholes while looking out for motor vehicles and trolley tracks. Nonetheless, Market has become San Francisco’s busiest […]

DPW Repaves First 25 Blocks Using Prop B Bond

By Aaron Bialick | Jul 5, 2012 | 9 Comments

Twenty-five blocks of SF’s pothole-ridden streets have been repaved using the $248 million street improvements bond approved by voters last November, the SF Department of Public Works announced this week. The repaving, which began in April, should make the streets safer for all users — particularly bicycle riders, who face the greatest danger from cracks […]

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