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SFMTA Approves 2nd Street Protected Bike Lane Redesign, Ponders Car Bans
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 to prevent private autos from clogging the street.
August 19, 2015
McAllister Street Set to Get Two Traffic Circles Instead of Signals
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.
July 23, 2015
As Long as Speed Is King, People Will Get Hurt at Oak, Fell, and Masonic
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.
July 10, 2015
Safer San Jose Avenue Advocates Fend Off Attacks From Angry Motorists
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.
July 7, 2015
SFMTA Retracts Report of 651% Jump in Bike Traffic on San Jose Avenue
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.
June 22, 2015
[Corrected] San Jose Ave Bike Traffic Jumps; More Traffic Calming Goes In
Update 6/22: The SFMTA has retracted its report of a 651 percent increase in bike traffic on northbound San Jose Avenue in morning peak hours, which was featured in an earlier version of this article.
June 17, 2015
Tomorrow: Support Car Restrictions for a Safer Market, Which Uber Opposes
You can email public comments on the "Safer Market Street" car restrictions to the SFMTA board at MTABoard@sfmta.com.
June 15, 2015
Fisherman’s Wharf Parking-Free Street Revamp Boosts Sales, Will Expand
Two years after the city gave Fisherman's Wharf a people-friendly redesign on two blocks of Jefferson Street, business is booming. Despite merchants' fears that removing all car parking on the blocks would hurt their sales, they now say it had the opposite effect.
June 12, 2015
Sup. Christensen: Make the Stockton Tunnel Better for Walking and Biking
D3 Supervisor Julie Christensen wants to make the Stockton Tunnel more comfortable to walk and bike through. She announced today that she procured at least $100,000 in the city budget for a study of improvements in the next fiscal year.
June 11, 2015
Wiggle Safety Upgrades Delayed Over Turn Bans to Reduce Thru Traffic
Improvements that would make the Wiggle calmer and safer have been delayed after continued driver protests against three left turn bans on Divisadero Street proposed as part of the project. Approval of the project was removed from the SFMTA Board of Directors' Tuesday agenda and postponed until June.
May 13, 2015