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Bike to School Day Grows Into Bike to School Week

By Aaron Bialick | | No Comments
It’s Bike to School Week. That’s right — the burgeoning event is no longer confined to a single day. Over 2,500 kids and adults at 52 schools are expected to participate, up from 40 schools last year, according to the SF Bicycle Coalition, which coordinates the event. SFBC Communications Director Kristin Smith said organizers expanded […]

Bicycle Traffic Counter Could Come to Market Street by Bike to Work Day

By Aaron Bialick | | 4 Comments
San Francisco will get its first bicycle traffic counter within the next month. The SF Municipal Transportation Agency Board of Directors sealed the deal yesterday on a bike counter for Market Street between Ninth and Tenth Streets. Bike counters, which have been installed on major cycling streets in cities like Copenhagen, Portland, Seattle, and Montreal, help […]

Mayor Lee on Walk to Work Day: We Won’t Let Ped Strategy Sit on the Shelf

By Aaron Bialick | | 15 Comments
On Walk to Work Day, touted as the first official event of its kind in the nation, city officials strolled to a press conference on the steps of City Hall, where Mayor Ed Lee promised to implement the city’s Pedestrian Strategy [PDF]. Since the Draft Pedestrian Strategy was released in January, providing a rough guide for […]
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