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SFMTA Allows Taxis to Block Bike Lanes

By Aaron Bialick | Oct 25, 2011 | 105 Comments

The San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency (SFMTA) is officially allowing taxi drivers to block bicycle lanes. A memo [PDF] from Deputy Director of Taxi Services Christiane Hayashi and Accessible Services Manager Annette Williams says the agency is issuing bumper stickers to taxi drivers telling Parking Control Officers not to cite them. John Han of Taxi […]

JFK Bikeway Gets Final Approval From Rec and Parks Commission

By Aaron Bialick | Oct 21, 2011 | 17 Comments

San Francisco bicycle advocates are celebrating a major milestone after the city’s first parking-protected bike lane cleared its final hurdle yesterday. The San Francisco Recreation and Parks Commission approved the John F. Kennedy Drive bikeway, which will be installed in Golden Gate Park this December. “The new, dedicated bikeways coming on JFK Drive will be […]

SFMTA Board Approves Two-Way Haight Street Project

By Aaron Bialick | Oct 19, 2011 | 15 Comments

The San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency (SFMTA) Board of Directors yesterday unanimously gave the green light to a project that will convert the easternmost block of Haight Street to two-way bus operation. When constructed in 2014, the project is expected to improve transit reliability for the roughly 20,000 daily riders on the 6 and 71 […]

JFK Bikeway Project Faces One Last Hurdle Before December Arrival

By Aaron Bialick | Oct 7, 2011 | 14 Comments

Anticipation is building for the arrival of San Francisco’s first parking-buffered cycle track along the eastern stretch of John F. Kennedy Drive in Golden Gate Park this December. The project received approval from the Golden Gate Park Concourse Authority on Wednesday, and the final step in its approval will come at a Recreation and Parks […]

CA Bike Coalition Refutes CHP’s Claims About 3-Foot Passing Law

By Jim Brown | Oct 7, 2011 | 21 Comments

This article is re-published with permission from the California Bicycle Coalition blog. Update: Governor Jerry Brown has vetoed the 3-foot passing bill. His statement can be found here [PDF]. The California Bicycle Coalition has compiled evidence showing that 3-foot-passing laws haven’t had any negative impacts on traffic flows in other states that have enacted these […]

New 15 MPH School Zones Welcome Students on Walk to School Day

By Aaron Bialick | Oct 6, 2011 | 3 Comments

Yesterday marked the first Walk to School Day since San Francisco began installing 15 mph speed limit signs near dozens of schools, and thousands of students were a little safer from speeding cars as they made their way to class. “The new safer speed zones will calm traffic in neighborhoods throughout the city and help […]

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