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South Bay Cities Build Region’s First Separated Bike Lanes
New on-street bike lanes separated from auto traffic are nearing completion in Palo Alto and Menlo Park, and a handful of neighboring cities have plans to install them too. Separated bike infrastructure gained traction among local planners after Caltrans approved Class IV Separated Bikeway design standards [PDF] in December 2015. The first protected intersections were built last year in a handful of North American cities.
September 1, 2016
New Federal Guide Will Show More Cities the Way on Protected Bike Lanes
Michael Andersen blogs for The Green Lane Project, a PeopleForBikes program that helps U.S. cities build better bike lanes to create low-stress streets.
May 20, 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
Parking-Protected Bike Lanes Partially Back in Oakland’s Telegraph Ave Plan
If all goes according to plan, Oakland could get its first parking-protected bike lanes on Telegraph Avenue next spring.
November 26, 2014
Gov’s Report to Caltrans: Get Out of the Way of Protected Bike Lanes
Caltrans needs to stop focusing so much on moving cars and let cities build safer street designs with protected bike lanes, says a new report commissioned by Governor Jerry Brown and CA Transportation Secretary Brian Kelly.
January 31, 2014
SFBC: City Commits to Pilot Redesign of Folsom With Separated Bikeways
Hi everyone, greetings from New York. Aaron is currently away on a well-deserved break from running Streetsblog SF. He'll be back next week delivering the livable streets news. In the meantime, consider this post an open thread about this development:
September 6, 2013
New Renderings, Details on Car-Free Areas From “Better Market Street”
The vision for Market Street (and potentially Mission) is becoming clearer with the release of new renderings of streets and plazas at public workshops for the "Better Market Street" project this week.
July 18, 2013
SFMTA, Chiu Stand By Unprotected Bike Lane Proposal for Polk Street
Updated 5:16 p.m. with corrections on the number of blocks.
July 17, 2013
Central SoMa Plan Envisions Transitways and Safer Streets for SoMa
The Central Subway is coming, like it or not, and that means Fourth Street will get Muni Metro service starting in 2019. With that in mind, the SF Planning Department recently released the draft Central SoMa Plan (formerly known as the Central SoMa Plan), which sets the stage for upzoned transit-oriented development near new stations and street improvements to accommodate a growing population in a rapidly changing section of SoMa.
June 13, 2013
SFMTA Report: JFK Protected Bike Lanes Have Calmed Park Traffic
John F. Kennedy Drive in Golden Gate Park is a bit calmer since it was reconfigured for San Francisco's first parking-protected bike lane -- and a majority of people like the change, according to a preliminary report [PDF] recently released by the SF Municipal Transportation Agency.
November 27, 2012