Recent Streetsblog SF posts about Community, Advocacy and Labor

SF’s Biggest Bike to School Day Yet Marks a Growing Trend Among Students

By Aaron Bialick | Apr 12, 2012 | 19 Comments

Kids at 40 schools this morning participated in San Francisco’s biggest Bike to School Day yet. The level of participation, in the event’s fourth year, reflects steady growth in levels of biking and walking to schools throughout the year. San Francisco Bicycle Coalition (SFBC) Executive Director Leah Shahum said an enthusiastic group of more than […]

Ped Action Plan Ready Soon. Will SF Commit to Building Ped Infrastructure?

By Aaron Bialick | Apr 11, 2012 | 17 Comments

More than a year after the mayor’s Pedestrian Task Force began meeting to develop San Francisco’s Pedestrian Action Plan, the SFMTA said the agency expects to finalize the document by late summer. Unclear, however, is whether the plan will include a measurable commitment to implementing physical pedestrian safety infrastructure. To meet the targets set in […]

Advocates: Despite Bike-Ped Death, Cars Still Greatest Danger to Peds

By Aaron Bialick | Apr 9, 2012 | 73 Comments

In the midst of a wave of media attention around the recent bicycle-pedestrian death in the Castro, walking and bicycling advocates today re-affirmed the greatest dangers facing pedestrians on San Francisco’s streets: high-speed roads and dangerous driving behavior. In a KQED radio forum this morning, Walk SF Executive Director Elizabeth Stampe, SF Bicycle Coalition (SFBC) Executive Director Leah Shahum, […]

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Bike Lane Progress on JFK, Bayshore, Cesar Chavez, and Cargo Way

By Aaron Bialick | Apr 6, 2012 | 27 Comments

Bike network expansions are going in at a rapid clip so far this spring. In Golden Gate Park, parking-protected bike lanes on John F. Kennedy Drive are mostly finished on the stretch in front of the Conservatory of Flowers, and drivers already seem to be picking up on the new parking arrangement. Progress on new […]

Tomorrow: Walk SF Wants to Hear About Your Walk to Work Day

By Aaron Bialick | Apr 5, 2012 | 2 Comments

It’s Walk to Work Day in San Francisco tomorrow and in recognition of the occasion, Walk SF is asking San Franciscans to post about their walking commute on Facebook and Twitter. Participants will not only enter to win a prize from Walk SF, but they’ll be supporting good advocacy. GJEL Attorneys will donate $25 to […]

SFMTA Unveils Fell and Oak Bikeway Designs, Pushes Timeline to Spring 2013

By Aaron Bialick | Apr 2, 2012 | 56 Comments

The SFMTA revealed the design [PDF] for protected bike lanes on three blocks of Fell and Oak Streets at an open house on Saturday. The plan would create a safer connection from the Panhandle to the Wiggle by installing a one-way buffered bike lane on each street, partially separated from motor traffic by planters. The proposal […]

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