Preview: Silicon Valley Bicycle Coalition to Hold Bike Summit August 8
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The SVBC Summit agenda includes a talk by Tamika Butler, former head of the L.A. County Bicycle Coalition.
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At Long Last, Berkeley Gets an Updated Bike Plan
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At close to midnight last night, the Berkeley City Council unanimously approved the Berkeley Bike Plan, which seeks to build a network of safe, connected bikeways throughout the city to encourage more people to ride bikes.
SPUR Talk: Dancing on the Grave of “Level of Service”
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Wednesday evening, SPUR, the San Francisco Bay Area Planning and Urban Research Association, sponsored a talk entitled “Reconsidering Transportation to Create Better Urban Spaces” at their new downtown Oakland location. The talk focused on the history and damage done by the almost mindless adherence over the years to Level of Service (LOS) on urban spaces […]
Berkeley Advocates Win Agreement for Long-Delayed Bike Lanes
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At a packed meeting last night, the Berkeley City Council approved a project to bring a long-delayed bike lane to Fulton Street, the site of a recent collision that seriously injured a cyclist. The section of road where the crash occurred is where a bike lane disappears, forcing bicyclists to merge into traffic. The city’s […]
San Francisco Bicycle Coalition Faces Contested Board Election
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UPDATE: This post has been edited to clarify a point about the SFBC board’s actions. Please see note at end. For the first time in its history, the San Francisco Bicycle Coalition, which has grown to become one of the city’s most active and effective advocacy organizations, is facing a contested election for its board. […]
WalkSF to Commemorate Road Victims this Sunday
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On November 4, a car slammed into two young boys on their way to school. They were in a crosswalk at the intersection of Bay Street and Buchanan. The boys were hit with so much force that they were reportedly flung to the opposite side of the street. Both were taken to the hospital with […]