Recent Streetsblog SF posts about London Breed

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

By Aaron Bialick | | 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 […]

Sup. Breed Backs Idaho’s Common-Sense Law: Let Bikes Yield at Stop Signs

By Aaron Bialick | | 71 Comments
Updated at 1:04 p.m. with comments from Dave Snyder of the California Bicycle Coalition. Supervisor London Breed has come out as the first known elected official in San Francisco to publicly support a sensible change to California traffic law: allowing people on bikes to treat stop signs as yield signs. Breed voiced her position today in today’s […]

Supervisors Pass Breed’s Bill to Loosen Some Parking Mandates

By Aaron Bialick | | 6 Comments
The Board of Supervisors yesterday unanimously passed an ordinance removing some of SF’s 1950s-era parking mandates. The “Parking Flexibility Ordinance,” drafted by Supervisors President London Breed and Livable City, will make it easier for building owners and developers to avoid building car parking when it would impinge on the street environment for walking, bicycling, and transit. It would also […]

Supervisor Breed Calls for Removing Some of SF’s Parking Mandates

By Aaron Bialick | | 5 Comments
Supervisor London Breed has proposed a “Parking Flexibility Ordinance” that would make it easier for building owners and developers not to build car parking when it would impinge on the street environment for walking, bicycling, and transit. It would also count parking spaces against density limits, unless they’re built underground. The ordinance [PDF] was approved by the […]
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