Recent Streetsblog SF posts about Cesar Chavez

DUI Driver Arrested for Killing Man on Potrero Avenue Near Highway 101

By Aaron Bialick | Sep 24, 2012 | 3 Comments

Details updated 5:30 p.m. A man was killed by an allegedly drunk pickup truck driver early Friday morning at 12:39 a.m. near a vehicle ramp connecting southbound Potrero Avenue to Bayshore Boulevard over Cesar Chavez Street, according to SFPD spokesperson Michael Andraychak. The driver, 25-year-old Caitlin Rea of San Francisco, was arrested for driving under […]

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Bike Lane Progress on JFK, Bayshore, Cesar Chavez, and Cargo Way

By Aaron Bialick | Apr 6, 2012 | 27 Comments

Bike network expansions are going in at a rapid clip so far this spring. In Golden Gate Park, parking-protected bike lanes on John F. Kennedy Drive are mostly finished on the stretch in front of the Conservatory of Flowers, and drivers already seem to be picking up on the new parking arrangement. Progress on new […]

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Crews Installing Bike Lanes, Two-Way Bikeway on C. Chavez and Cargo Way

By Aaron Bialick | Mar 21, 2012 | 15 Comments

Two bike corridors connecting the city’s southeastern neighborhoods should be safer after crews finish constructing buffered bike lanes on eastern Cesar Chavez Street and a two-way protected bikeway on Cargo Way. Bike commuters are already enjoying more room on a section of eastern Cesar Chavez, where car parking has been cleared and preliminary striping put on […]

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Safer Bike Lanes at Cesar Chavez and Evans Approved at SFMTA Hearing

By Aaron Bialick | Mar 2, 2012 | 13 Comments

An SFMTA panel approved a safer bike lane plan for the intersection of Cesar Chavez and Evans Streets for recommendation to the agency’s Board of Directors today, marking a key milestone for short-term improvements on the street’s eastern section. The plan, which was chosen over an alternative that would have forced bicyclists to merge with trucks, […]

Safety Improvements for Eastern Cesar Chavez Face Key Decision on Friday

By Aaron Bialick | Feb 27, 2012 | 5 Comments

Safety enhancements for Eastern Cesar Chavez Street are coming together after staff from the SFMTA and the SF Planning Department presented project plans at an open house last week. The near-term improvements include buffered bike lanes with soft-hit posts, while the long-term vision would add a two-way protected bikeway and wider sidewalks. One piece of the […]

Commentary: Caltrans Pulls the Rug Out From a Block of Cesar Chavez

By Fran Taylor | Feb 9, 2012 | 1 Comment

Snowballs are piling up in hell. I’m about to defend car parking. The rug has been pulled out from under those living on the nastiest block on Cesar Chavez between Hampshire and York, closest to the 101 highway ramps. With only a belated chance to weigh in on changes to the design that never underwent the public scrutiny […]

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