Recent Streetsblog SF posts about Eyes on the Street

Eyes on the Street: Muni Paints More Downtown Transit Lanes Red

By Aaron Bialick | Jan 26, 2015 | 7 Comments

The SFMTA is rolling out more red paint on transit lanes to keep cars out of Muni’s way. The agency is currently coloring the two-block bus-only lane on Clay Street in the Financial District, which is expected to be done tomorrow. This Muni Forward project, aimed at speeding up the 1-California and 41-Union lines, is also set […]

Eyes on the Street: First Block of Muni’s Red Carpet Rolled Out on Market

By Aaron Bialick | Jul 28, 2014 | 24 Comments

The first segment of Market Street’s transit-only lanes was colored red this weekend, on the eastbound side between Fifth and Sixth Streets. As we reported last week, the SFMTA is planning to roll out the “red carpet” for Muni riders on the existing bus lanes, between Fifth and 12th Streets. Riders on Muni’s F, 6, 9, […]

Eyes on the Street: No, Philz Coffee Is Not a Drive-Thru

By Aaron Bialick | Jun 17, 2014 | 33 Comments

A driver crashed into Philz Coffee at Fourth and Berry Streets near the Caltrain Station on Saturday night at about 9:10 p.m., as Bay City News reported. No one was injured, but the highly-popular cafe was reportedly closed until Monday, and an assistant manager told BCN “the area where the glass shattered is boarded off” […]

Eyes on the Street: Geary’s Bus Lane, Wiggle’s Curbs Get Red Paint

By Aaron Bialick | Apr 22, 2014 | 11 Comments

Updated 4/23 2:45 p.m. with corrected project timelines for the painted bus lanes. The SFMTA started adding the red carpet treatment to Geary Street’s bus-only lane, and started painting curbs red to daylight, or improve visibility at, corners along the Wiggle. The Geary/O’Farrell Street couplet, between Powell and Gough Streets, is the second of three […]

Eyes on the Street: SFPD Tickets Illegal U-Turners in the Castro

By Aaron Bialick | Feb 21, 2014 | 45 Comments

Here’s another sign that the SFPD is continuing to make good on its pledge to increase enforcement against reckless driving. This update comes from Bryan Goebel, Streetsblog SF’s founding editor, who lives in the Castro. He said he’s noticed a recent uptick in enforcement in his neighborhood against illegal u-turns. Illegal turns are on the SFPD’s […]

Eyes on the Street: Bike Thief Hit With Ice Cube, Nabbed on Bike Lane

By Aaron Bialick | Aug 20, 2013 | 30 Comments

Last night at about 11:30 p.m., Jessica Kuo came across “a man handcuffed with his face planted against the bike lane” at Market and Valencia Streets in the left-turn bike junction. She reported: A friend who lived in an apartment a block away actually saw the guy steal the bike, and right as he biked away, my […]

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