Recent Streetsblog SF posts about Community, Advocacy and Labor

SF Has to Pick Up the Pace on Downtown Protected Bike Lanes

By Aaron Bialick | | 19 Comments
Bicycling in San Francisco is getting better since the bicycle injunction was lifted in 2010, and concrete progress on projects like the critical Fell and Oak Street bikeway is very encouraging. But this week also made bicyclists in SF painfully aware that as the SF Municipal Transportation Agency gets closer to completing the projects in its […]

Planners Refine Ped Upgrades, Protected Bike Lane Designs for Second Street

By Aaron Bialick | | 3 Comments
The developing plan to overhaul Second Street with protected bike lanes and pedestrian safety upgrades took another step forward yesterday when staff from the SF Municipal Transportation Agency, the Department of Public Works, and the Planning Department presented more refined design options to the public. Under the proposal, the entire one-mile length of Second Street would be […]

Sunday Streets to Expand With Neighborhood-Oriented “Play Streets for All”

By Aaron Bialick | | 10 Comments
San Francisco’s Sunday Streets will continue to grow next year with a new program designed to bring more neighborhood-oriented car-free street events to places that lack park space. “Play Streets For All,” a collaboration between Livable City, the SF Municipal Transportation Agency, and public health organizations, will introduce a smaller-scale version of Sunday Streets, making it easier […]

The Fell Street Separated Bike Lane Has Arrived

By Aaron Bialick | | 35 Comments
The basic striping for a separated bike lane on Fell Street now links the Wiggle to the Panhandle, a milestone in the years-long campaign to make one of San Francisco’s most important bicycle routes more appealing to all. Crews from the SF Municipal Transportation Agency yesterday striped the 5-foot buffer separating the bike lane from […]
Show More Stories