OakDOT Wants to Rip Out Protected Bike Lanes on Telegraph
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Five years ago Oakland pioneered protected bike lanes in the Bay Area with an installation in the KONO... now they may rip them out
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Eyes on the Street: Presidio’s “Advisory Bike Lanes”
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The Presidio scores another first in safe-street design in the Bay Area
Upper Market Street Gets First Phase of Safety Upgrades
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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 […]
SFMTA Approves 2nd Street Protected Bike Lane Redesign, Ponders Car Bans
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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
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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 […]
As Long as Speed Is King, People Will Get Hurt at Oak, Fell, and Masonic
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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 […]