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SFMTA to Add Bike Lane Buffer on Howard, Fix at Folsom On-Ramp
The SFMTA plans make upgrades to the Howard and Folsom Street bike lanes, a couplet of one-way bike routes that run through SoMa. A section of Howard will get a three-foot buffer zone added to its bike lane, as well as painted sidewalk bulb-outs. On Folsom, an intersection with the Bay Bridge on-ramp at Essex Street will be re-configured with a new bike traffic signal.
June 26, 2014
SFMTA Adds Two Left Turn Bike Boxes in SoMa
The SFMTA installed left turn bike boxes at two SoMa intersections this week. This type of bike infrastructure, new to SF, debuted at Market and Polk Streets last month with the new contra-flow Polk bike lane.
June 19, 2014
Eyes on the Street: Parked Car Sets House on Fire
Sometimes, internal combustion can become spontaneous combustion.
May 28, 2014
Pedestrian Seriously Injured by N-Judah Train at Judah and 16th Ave
Updated 8:07 p.m. The SFPD issued this statement:
May 21, 2014
SFMTA Considers Restricting Cars on Crooked Lombard Street
The "crookedest street in the world" block of Lombard Street is a world-famous tourist attraction, but the resulting car traffic causes congestion and safety problems and may lead the SFMTA to ban tourists from driving that stretch.
May 19, 2014
Eyes on the Street: Easier Bike Navigation at Market and Buchanan
Doing the Wiggle should be a little easier, thanks to new green-backed sharrows and plastic posts installed by the SFMTA last week. These help bike commuters navigate the entrance to the Duboce bikeway, at Market and Buchanan Streets.
May 5, 2014
Warriors Arena Moving to Mission Bay: A Win for Transit Accessibility?
The Warriors announced this week that the site for the basketball team's proposed arena would be moved from Piers 30-32 on the Embarcadero to Mission Bay, quelling opposition from waterfront development foes. Whether or not the new site will work out for better or worse in terms of accessibility to regional transit, however, is still up for debate.
April 23, 2014
SFMTA to Ban Cars on Kezar, Stanyan, Haight Street for 4/20 This Sunday
The SFMTA announced that cars will be banned on several major streets for the 4/20 gathering on the east end of Golden Gate Park this Sunday.
April 18, 2014
Fifth Street Bike Lane Plans on Hold for Central Subway Construction
Plans for bike lanes on Fifth Street, which would connect Market Street to the Fourth and King Caltrain Station, are on hold at least until the Central Subway is completed in 2019.
April 17, 2014
Chevy: What Better Way to Explore the Divisadero “Microhood” Than by Car?
The marketers at Chevy totally have this urban millennial thing nailed down. The car manufacturer sponsored this promotional video for a Divisadero Microhood Art Walk held last week, along with the website The Bold Italic.
April 11, 2014