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SFMTA Shops Folsom Buffered Bike Lane at Crowded Community Meeting
The SFMTA's proposal to widen the Folsom Street bike lane with a buffer zone and remove a general traffic lane drew significant turnout at a community meeting in SoMa yesterday evening. The project, set to be installed by the end of the year, seems to have strong support from residents and livable streets advocates as a short-term measure to make Folsom safer.
October 24, 2013
Man on Bike Killed by Muni Bus Driver at Bryant and Division
A man riding a bike was killed by a Muni bus driver this morning at the intersection of Bryant, Division and 11th Streets on the southwest end of SoMa, according to media reports.
October 18, 2013
Eyes on the Street: New Bike Lanes, Road Diet on Folsom in the Mission
The Mission's stretch of Folsom Street, between 19th and 24th Streets, just got safer with bike lanes and a road diet striped along with a road-repaving.
October 15, 2013
Swapping Parking for Public Space on Irving: Merchants May Have Warmed Up
Most merchants on central Irving Street in the Sunset may have come around to the idea of turning 12 parking spaces into sidewalk extensions with greenery and stylized seating fixtures.
October 10, 2013
SFMTA to Widen Bike Lane, Remove Traffic Lane on Folsom in SoMa
The SFMTA will re-purpose a general traffic lane to widen and buffer the existing bike lane on Folsom Street between Fourth and 11th Streets by the end of the year, the agency announced today.
October 1, 2013
Eyes on the Street: Bike Lanes on Cesar Chavez, Green Wave on 11th
Two bicycling upgrades were spotted in the eastern neighborhoods this past week: Preliminary striping for bike lanes on western Cesar Chavez Street and a "green wave" on 11th Street in west SoMa.
September 30, 2013
Temporary Bikeway Provides Glimpse of Bike-Friendly Embarcadero
KTVU: "So far, it seems to be working, and that has critics concerned."
September 17, 2013
Eyes on the Street: More Green-Backed Sharrows on Market Street
The SFMTA continues to paint green-backed sharrows along lower Market Street in the wake of a re-paving by the Department of Public Works. The new markings have been spotted as far east as Fourth Street.
September 11, 2013
SFMTA Still Fleshing Out Details of Pilot Bike Lane Upgrades on Folsom
The SFMTA isn't quite ready to declare that it will expedite protected bike lanes on Folsom Street with a pilot project, but planners say they're fleshing out the details of what near-term safety upgrades on the street could look like.
September 10, 2013
SFBC: City Commits to Pilot Redesign of Folsom With Separated Bikeways
Hi everyone, greetings from New York. Aaron is currently away on a well-deserved break from running Streetsblog SF. He'll be back next week delivering the livable streets news. In the meantime, consider this post an open thread about this development:
September 6, 2013