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SFMTA Promotes Walking and Biking as Solution to Muni Shutdown

By Aaron Bialick | May 24, 2012 | 6 Comments

As the SFMTA braces for the nine-day shutdown of Muni’s N-Judah line and other detours starting tomorrow, the agency has been encouraging the tens of thousands of riders whose commutes will be disrupted to bike and walk to work as a way to avoid the anticipated Muni havoc. The agency has even teamed up with […]

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Can BART’s Bike Plan Double Bike-to-Train Ridership in Ten Years?

By Aaron Bialick | May 23, 2012 | 16 Comments

BART is updating its bicycle plan [PDF] and setting a new goal to double the rate of passengers who bike within ten years, largely by expanding secure parking and possibly relaxing its restrictions on bike access to trains and stations. The agency is asking the public to submit comments on the draft plan until May […]

Tell Your State Senator to “Give Me 3” This Thursday

By Damien Newton | May 22, 2012 | No Comments

Senate Bill 1464, the three-foot bike passing bill proposed by California Senator Alan Lowenthal (D-Long Beach), heads back to the Senate on Thursday, May 24 after sailing through committee last week. Buoyed by a strong campaign by the California Bike Coalition (CBC) and TransForm, thousands of supporters have already written letters to their senators urging them to pass the bill. […]

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Overwhelming Support for Fell and Oak Bikeways at SFMTA Hearing

By Aaron Bialick | May 18, 2012 | 58 Comments

Nearly 100 attendees packed a City Hall room this morning for a hearing on the Fell and Oak bikeways, where supporters of the project overwhelmingly outnumbered detractors. Dozens of speakers, young and old, said the project was vital for improving the safety of people who already bike as well as those who will only feel safe […]

Also Tomorrow: Crucial Hearing for the Fell and Oak Bikeways

By Aaron Bialick | May 17, 2012 | 17 Comments

A public hearing tomorrow for the long-awaited protected bike lanes on Fell and Oak Streets could be key in determining how soon the project is approved and completed. Advocates say a strong show of support is critical to ensure the project is approved without delay. Although agency staff won’t make a decision whether to recommend approval of the project […]

Cyclist Assaulted By Driver and Passenger at Scott and Fell on the Wiggle

By Aaron Bialick | May 16, 2012 | 31 Comments

A bicycle commuter was assaulted by a driver and her passenger on Scott Street between Oak and Fell Streets on the Wiggle last week. Dana Kess, 24, of Pacifica and Carmen Struell, 25, of San Francisco were arrested on Tuesday, May 8, for crashing into and beating the 31-year-old San Francisco woman and vandalizing her […]

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