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Commentary: Making Valencia Better for Business

Curbside protected bike lanes with curbside parklets deliver on much-needed economic benefits for merchants while ensuring safety for all

May 8, 2024

SFMTA Data Shows Cyclists Stopped Riding Valencia Because of Center Running Bike Lane

Initial data of the "pilot" shows a 50 percent drop in usage of Valencia

January 3, 2024

SFMTA Officially Begins its Valencia Experiment on Humans

Valencia's center running lanes have been open and used by cyclists, scooterists, and others for months now, but only today will the agency start to count the damage they cause

August 2, 2023

Guest Commentary: New Hope for Valencia Street

Don't let demagogues and political opportunists wreck this opportunity

December 18, 2023

Cutting Through the Newest Misinformation on Valencia’s Center-Running Bike Lane

Plus other recent developments in the ongoing center-running bike lane drama

February 22, 2024

Commentary: Let’s Talk About the Real “Fatal Flaw” on Valencia

How many people have to die before professional advocates stop endorsing the Valencia Street "experiment" on people?

September 28, 2023

SFMTA Publishes First Valencia Report

But there's no clear indication of whether or not the center-running lane is actually safer

February 17, 2024

Valencia Merchants Don’t Like Center-Running Lane Either

One of the big sells of the center-running lane on Valencia is it was supposed to be more palatable to merchants. Turns out it isn't.

November 22, 2023

Motorist Kills Pedestrian on Valencia

While distracted/inattentive driving was a primary factor, the non-intuitive and dangerous center-running design almost certainly contributed

September 21, 2023

Commentary: The Bicycle Coalition Needs to Shift Gears on Valencia

The org's credibility is on the line along with the lives and limbs of people walking and biking

July 18, 2023

Open Letter: to Those who Object to Our Valencia Coverage

Streetsblog publisher responds to letters questioning the quality and integrity of our reporting and editorials on the Center Running lane

October 18, 2023

Another Scooterist Sent to Hospital by Valencia Center-Running Bike Lane

Plus SFMTA Citizens' Advisory Council officially asks for its removal

October 27, 2023

Streetsblog Publisher Responds to Complaints about Story on SFMTA Cycling Numbers on Valencia

The post in question was based on SFMTA's own numbers obtained via a public records request

January 5, 2024

SFMTA Opens Possibility of Building Protected Bike Lanes on Valencia

The proverbial chickens are coming home to roost on Valencia

December 14, 2023

Valencia Merchants to SFMTA: We Want Curbside Protected Bike Lanes

Valencia merchants association strengthens support for getting rid of the failed center-running bike lane and replacing it as soon as possible with curbside protected lanes

May 6, 2024

Commentary: Don’t Bike on Valencia

I don't know how else to put it: if you ride a bike, stay away from the street. Take BART, the bus, walk... do what you must, but don't ride a bike on Valencia Street because it's unsafe

June 29, 2023

SFMTA’s Own Video Punks Valencia Center-Running Bike Lane

Video indicates SFMTA officials think they just need to educate people on how to use it

November 7, 2023

Valencia Merchants Stage Protest in Center-Running Bike Lane

Remember when this bike lane was pitched as being more acceptable for small business owners?

December 6, 2023

Advocates Punk SFMTA’s Valencia Bike Lane Clusterf*ck

The bike lane is so bad you just have to laugh

July 21, 2023

Commentary: Remove the Valencia Center-Running Bike Lane Before More People are Hurt

SFMTA needs to rip this dangerous facility out and put in the approved Dutch-style, side-running bike lanes immediately

June 21, 2023

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December 7, 2023

Commentary: the Bay Area Needs its Own “Arroyo Fest”

What San Francisco and Oakland can learn from Los Angeles... yes, Los Angeles

November 30, 2023

Weekend Roundup: Close the Marin Gap, SFBC Poll

...and Fell bike lane made permanent

June 23, 2023

Streetsblog SF Relies on Reader Donations. Won’t you Contribute?

Unbeknownst to Streetsblog S.F. readers, editor Roger Rudick was a guest of the government of the Netherlands at a reception hosted by that country’s prime minister. He was invited because of his work highlighting the successes of Dutch transportation planning and attempts to bring it to the Bay Area.

December 13, 2023