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Eyes on the Street: Milvia Update
Berkeley replaced sections of concrete-protected bike lane curbs on Milvia with rubber, mountable curbs last week
March 7, 2022
Weekend Roundup: Return of Sunday Streets, Help Quantify Speeding Rates
Here are a few Streetsblog news nuggets to start your weekend.
March 4, 2022
New Film Shows People Benefiting from Great Walkway, J.F.K. Promenade
Filmmakers push back against false narrative that open spaces are for "elites"
March 3, 2022
Rally to Protect J.F.K. Promenade
Some 100 advocates, policy makers, and others gathered on the steps of San Francisco City Hall Tuesday morning to demand an end to attempts to turn the J.F.K. promenade (previously known as J.F.K. Drive) in Golden Gate Park back into a high-traffic thruway.
March 1, 2022
Berkeley Advocate Reflects on Dangerous Streets and her Brush with Death
Planners and government officials need to remember the full costs of traffic violence
February 24, 2022
Still Fighting for Promised Improvements on Valencia
The shit show that is Valencia's bike lane continues. But don't worry, Supervisors Mandelman and Ronen promised to "check in" again with SFMTA.
February 23, 2022
Presidents’ Day Weekend Roundup: the Good, the Bad, and the Ugly Bike Lanes
A mixed bag of new bike lanes and bollards in the Bay Area
February 18, 2022
Ryan Russo Leaving OakDOT
Ryan Russo, Director of Oakland's Department of Transportation, will be leaving this summer.
February 16, 2022
Oakland Ends Slow Streets
The city that pioneered Slow Streets at the start of the pandemic is now cancelling the program. Bike East Bay's Dave Campbell talks about future plans for advocacy to preserve some streets and bring back a more robust version of the program in the future.
February 15, 2022
Celebrating J.F.K. Promenade Forever
Hundreds of supporters of a safer Golden Gate Park showed up Saturday morning to celebrate the proverbial silver lining of the COVID-19 pandemic--eliminating dangerous pass-through traffic on the eastern portion of J.F.K Drive in Golden Gate Park.
February 14, 2022