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Maker Faire: A Model for Encouraging Car-Free Transportation to Big Events

By Andrew Boone | May 24, 2013 | 6 Comments

The runaway success of Maker Faire, the annual San Mateo festival that celebrates do-it-yourself technology and crafts, has led organizers to get creative in encouraging attendees to come without a car and avert a traffic mess. Since Maker Faire’s debuted in 2006, organizers have developed a model program for managing traffic demand for the growing number of attendees […]

As Bike to Work Day Booms, Some San Mateo County Cities Lead the Way

By Andrew Boone | May 13, 2013 | 3 Comments

Among the record-breaking 9,000 bike commuters celebrating Bike to Work Day in San Mateo County on Thursday, County Supervisor Dave Pine led a convoy from downtown Redwood City to the Oracle energizer station, crossing Highway 101 using the Ralston Avenue bike-pedestrian bridge in Belmont. “We really have to look at bicycling as a viable and […]

Market Bike Counter: 3,231 Cyclists in a Day — And That’s an Underestimate

By Aaron Bialick | May 10, 2013 | 15 Comments

San Francisco’s first digital bicycle counter was activated on Bike to Work Day yesterday, and the day’s official total was 3,231 cyclists on Market Street. But that’s probably a significant underestimate, since many bike riders on that block choose to ride outside the bike lane where the ground sensors were installed. Many riders seem to prefer to […]

San Mateo County’s “Streets Alive! Parks Alive!” Returns (Mostly In Parks)

By Andrew Boone | May 1, 2013 | No Comments

Editor’s note: Today we welcome Andrew Boone, co-founder of the Peninsula Transportation Alternatives Blog, as our new reporter providing coverage in San Mateo County. In its fourth year, 16 cities in San Mateo County will take part in this weekend’s Streets Alive! Parks Alive!, an event aimed at getting people outdoors with programmed activities. While most […]

SFMTA Delays Ped/Bike Safety Measures on Fell and Oak Yet Again

By Aaron Bialick | Apr 3, 2013 | 21 Comments

The partially completed project to add safety measures like protected bike lanes and pedestrian bulb-outs on three blocks Fell and Oak Streets has once again been delayed by the SF Municipal Transportation Agency. Though the project was originally scheduled to be completed by spring or summer, the agency now says components like the protected bike […]

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