Recent Streetsblog SF posts about Eric Mar

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Majority of Supes Back the “Bike Yield Law” to Be Introduced Tomorrow

By Aaron Bialick | Sep 21, 2015 | 18 Comments

The “Bike Yield Law” proposed by Supervisor John Avalos is poised to be approved by the Board of Supervisors. The ordinance urges the SFPD to let bicycle riders safely treat stop signs as yield signs. Avalos plans to introduce the ordinance tomorrow, and it has support from six supervisors — the majority needed to vote it into law. It’s unclear if it has support from SFPD […]

Mayor, Eight Supervisors Promise to Ride Muni Every Day Until June 22

By Aaron Bialick | Jun 2, 2015 | 12 Comments

The SF Transit Riders Union’s challenge to ride Muni for 22 days kicked off yesterday with late sign-ons from Mayor Ed Lee and Supervisors London Breed and Mark Farrell, who had initially declined to commit. Supervisors Katy Tang and Malia Cohen still declined, and Supervisor Norman Yee has not confirmed a pledge since he tweeted a selfie on Muni after […]

Mayor Lee Won’t Say Saving Lives Is More Important Than Car Parking

By Aaron Bialick | Mar 12, 2015 | 61 Comments

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.” The Vision Zero Coalition sent a letter [PDF] last week asking Lee to clarify his statement, saying it gave “the […]

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SFMTA to Study Safety Upgrades for the Richmond’s North-South Bike Routes

By Aaron Bialick | Mar 11, 2015 | 11 Comments

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. At the behest of D1 Supervisor Eric Mar, the SF County Transportation Authority recently granted $100,000 in Prop K sales tax revenue for the SFMTA to launch the study. Over […]

Supervisor Mar Wants to Study How Lower Speed Limits Could Improve SF

By Aaron Bialick | Jul 1, 2014 | 7 Comments

Supervisor Eric Mar requested a city study last week about how lower speed limits could benefit San Francisco. Although lowering speed limits without implementing physical traffic calming measures isn’t a panacea for safer streets, the measure does hold promise as a first step toward saving lives and implementing Vision Zero. San Francisco would follow in the […]

Biking in SF Nearly Doubled Since 2006; Funding Push Gains Traction

By Aaron Bialick | Dec 12, 2013 | 8 Comments

Despite the slow roll-out of safer streets for bicycling compared to cities like New York and Chicago, San Franciscans are making nearly twice as many trips by bike today as they did in 2006, according to a new count released by the SFMTA. Still, city leaders must significantly increase the paltry amount of transportation funds devoted […]

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