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Mayor Lee Won’t Say Saving Lives Is More Important Than Car Parking
Mayor Ed Lee shocked safe streets advocates when he told Streetsblog two weeks ago, "We shouldn’t promote bicycle safety over pedestrian safety over cars and parking" on Polk Street. "I think they’re all going to be important."
March 12, 2015
SFMTA to Study Safety Upgrades for the Richmond’s North-South Bike Routes
The SFMTA plans to study safer walking and biking routes on five of the Richmond District's north-south streets, which connect the Presidio and Golden Gate Park.
March 11, 2015
Painted Bulb-Outs Arrive at Howard Street — Are More Coming Soon?
One year and four months after SF's first painted curb extensions came to Sixth Street, the SFMTA has implemented its second set at three intersections on Howard Street, in tandem with a wider and greener bike lane.
March 9, 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
Planning Dept Releases Design Guide for “Living Alleys” Around Hayes Valley
The SF Planning Department released a design guide this week for "living alleys" [PDF], providing a template to transform SF's narrow, low-traffic streets into places to gather and play.
February 27, 2015
Widening El Camino Real in Menlo Park Won’t Cut Traffic, But Bike Lanes Will
Redesigning El Camino Real to squeeze in more cars will cause more cars to squeeze into El Camino Real, warned the consultant working on a redesign of the street in downtown Menlo Park last week. But creating a safe street for people to get around without a car can actually cut traffic.
February 25, 2015
Should SF Streets Go Car-Free to Make Room for Nightlife?
Polk, Valencia, Castro, Broadway -- when bar patrons crowd these streets at night, should they go car-free?
February 24, 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
One Year Into Vision Zero, Advocates Call for Bolder Action From City Hall
A year after City Hall officials first pledged to embrace Vision Zero, safe streets advocates have released a report [PDF] reviewing the state of efforts to end traffic fatalities by 2024. City officials simultaneously released a "Vision Zero Strategy" [PDF] for the next two years. Both documents were released in conjunction with a new program requiring video training for city truck drivers on safe urban driving, announced at a press conference yesterday.
February 11, 2015