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Upper Market Street Gets First Phase of Safety Upgrades

By Aaron Bialick | Aug 20, 2015 | 19 Comments

The SFMTA has completed its first wave of safety upgrades on Upper Market Street. The changes include painted sidewalk extensions (a.k.a. “safety zones”), high-visibility crosswalks, and signs prohibiting drivers from turning right at red lights. SFMTA officials and Supervisor Scott Wiener held a press conference today to mark the completion of the improvements between Octavia […]

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SFMTA Approves 2nd Street Protected Bike Lane Redesign, Ponders Car Bans

By Aaron Bialick | Aug 19, 2015 | 35 Comments

The SFMTA Board of Directors yesterday unanimously approved a redesign of Second Street which will remove traffic lanes and add safety upgrades like raised, protected bike lanes and sidewalk extensions. After years of delay, SFMTA Board members and some attendees at the meeting said it may not go far enough, and that the agency should consider car restrictions […]

McAllister Street Set to Get Two Traffic Circles Instead of Signals

By Aaron Bialick | Jul 23, 2015 | 54 Comments

McAllister Street, a popular bike route where SFMTA’s Muni Forward planners want to speed up the 5-Fulton, would have stop signs replaced by traffic circles at two intersections under the agency’s latest proposal. Under the plan [PDF], which must be approved by the SFMTA Board of Directors, McAllister would become the first street to get traffic circles […]

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As Long as Speed Is King, People Will Get Hurt at Oak, Fell, and Masonic

By Aaron Bialick | Jul 10, 2015 | 98 Comments

There’s no mystery to why drivers continue to run people over where Masonic Avenue crosses the Panhandle, at Oak and Fell Streets. The three streets are designed like residential freeways, yet the city has no plans to remove traffic lanes to slow speeds and reduce injuries. On Wednesday, a driver hit two joggers at Oak and Masonic […]

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Safer San Jose Avenue Advocates Fend Off Attacks From Angry Motorists

By Aaron Bialick | Jul 7, 2015 | 37 Comments

The redesign of San Jose Avenue took a step forward a month ago when Caltrans removed a traffic lane on a Highway 280 off-ramp leading on to San Jose, a.k.a. the Bernal Cut. The plan is the result of decades of neighborhood advocacy for safer streets, but it is running into opposition from motorists who won’t stand for the road diet. Supporters […]

SFMTA Retracts Report of 651% Jump in Bike Traffic on San Jose Avenue

By Aaron Bialick | Jun 22, 2015 | 31 Comments

The SFMTA has retracted its report last week of a 651 percent jump in bicycling on northbound San Jose Avenue after a traffic lane was removed to widen the bike lane. The actual increase in morning peak-hour bike counts was 14 percent, said SFMTA spokesperson Ben Jose. In the evening peak hour, the reported 221 percent was actually […]

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