Richmond San Rafael Bridge

There's no evidence the bike lane contributes to congestion on the bridge

The board of the Bay Conservation and Development Commission (BCDC), part of the Metropolitan Transportation Commission, will hear testimony Thursday/tomorrow May 2 on whether or not to ban anyone not in a motor-vehicle from crossing the Bay between Richmond and San Rafael.

In November 2019, after decades of advocacy, a multiuse path was opened on the Richmond-San Rafael Bridge, connecting Marin and the East Bay for people traveling outside of a motor vehicle for the first time in history. Since then, the bridge path has been used hundreds of thousands of times by people traveling by foot or by bicycle. These have included joggers, walkers, families, recreational riders, commuters, bike tourers, and a surprising number of fishermen on the Marin side.

...and MTC plans to betray its mission, not to mention 40 years of advocacy, on the Richmond-San Rafael Bridge

And they demand an end to the car-brained, disingenuous arguments from people who want the lane removed and the entire bridge turned over to cars

Spoiler alert: cars are the cause of these headaches. MTC staff presents initial findings of bridge bike/ped lane on the Richmond-San Rafael bridge. The Bay Area Council, meanwhile, deceitfully plays the race card in a full-page ad in the San Francisco Chronicle trying to get the lane removed

...and High Speed Rail getting wired up

Nearly four years ago, after decades of advocacy from activists on both sides of the Bay, the bike path on the Richmond-San Rafael Bridge opened to great fanfare. Since then, there have been over 300,000 crossings by bike or on foot.

It's still illegal to ride a bike between Treasure Island and downtown San Francisco on a bridge with ten lanes for motorists. But do tell us again how cyclists are privileged.