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SFMTA Unveils 6th St. Proposal With Road Diet, Bike Lanes, Wider Sidewalks
SFMTA unveiled a proposal last week to redesign northern Sixth Street by trimming traffic lanes from four to two, widening sidewalks, and adding unprotected, green-painted bike lanes. Intersections on the stretch between Market and Howard Streets could also get features like raised crosswalks, speed tables (like speed bumps, but wider), and textured pavement to tame driving speeds.
November 25, 2013
For Cheng Jin Lai, Bicycling Was a Necessary Means to an Active Life
Safe streets advocates, family, and friends of Cheng Jin Lai gathered yesterday for a memorial service of the 78-year-old man who was killed by a Muni driver on October 18 while making a trip on his bicycle at the crash-prone intersection of Bryant, Division, and 11th Streets.
November 15, 2013
SF’s First Painted Sidewalk Extensions Come to Sixth Street
A deadly stretch of Sixth Street received the city's first painted sidewalk extensions last week, created using low-cost, temporary materials to help make pedestrians more visible. The SFMTA implemented the pilot project between Market and Harrison Streets -- four blocks dense with residential hotels and shops -- to help curb injuries while the agency develops plans for a road diet.
November 12, 2013
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
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
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
SFPD Faults Trucker in Le Moullac’s Death, Apologizes for Ernst’s Behavior
San Francisco police have determined that the truck driver who killed Amelie Le Moullac on her bike this month was at fault for the crash, after footage of the incident was found by the SF Bicycle Coalition. SFPD Chief Greg Suhr has also apologized in statements to the press for the behavior of Sergeant Richard Ernst, who stopped by at a rally and memorial held in Le Moullac's honor to harass bicycle advocates and blame victims killed on bicycles this year for their own deaths.
August 30, 2013