Recent Streetsblog SF posts about Community, Advocacy and Labor

Dangerous Rincon Hill Intersection Finally Getting the City’s Attention

By Bryan Goebel | Jun 13, 2011 | 23 Comments

On December 10, 2004, Katy Liddell had just stepped off the N-Judah with a sack of cleaning supplies and was walking to her Portside apartment at Harrison and Main in Rincon Hill, when she noticed a cadre of emergency vehicles surrounding the intersection. As Liddell drew closer, she saw something that horrified her. “I saw […]

Bike Advocates to Bring Huckleberry Bicycle Shop to Mid-Market Street

By Aaron Bialick | Jun 10, 2011 | 6 Comments

Venturing into the Mid-Market area this fall, Huckleberry Bicycles aspires to go well beyond selling bikes. As co-owners Brian Smith, Jonas Jackel, and Zack Stender launch the first full-service bike shop to open on Market Street, they aim to bridge more everyday riders with bicycle advocacy and provide a much-needed service along the busiest bicycling street west of the Mississippi. […]

Marin Cycling Booster Shifts Gears After 13 Years

By Tom Murphy | Jun 7, 2011 | 4 Comments

Deb Hubsmith, a cycling zealot whose political savvy blazed many North Bay bike paths over the past 13 years, will step down as advocacy director for the Marin County Bicycle Coalition to focus on the national Safe Routes to School program she founded. Hubsmith will remain an advisor to the Marin coalition while handing off […]

Supes Committee Approves Lower Car Parking Maximums in SoMa

By Aaron Bialick | Jun 7, 2011 | 3 Comments

As developers bring more residents and employees to the South of Market (SoMa) district, the number of parking lots and garages they build for automobiles will largely determine how much the new tenants and commuters will drive. But even in a downtown area like SoMa, developers are bound by antiquated planning codes to provide a […]

Dangerous Street Designs Threaten Oakland’s Communities of Color, Seniors

By Ruth Miller | May 26, 2011 | 5 Comments

Oakland's pedestrian fatalities are centered in neighborhoods of color, around freeways and arterials designed to quickly move cars at the cost of safety.

Eyes on the Street: “Green-backed” Sharrows Installed on Market Street

By Bryan Goebel | May 25, 2011 | 12 Comments

SFMTA crews are continuing the “green branding” of Market Street, installing “green-backed” sharrows for people who ride bikes across several different intersections headed eastbound between Octavia Boulevard and 10th Street. Fifteen green shared lane markings have appeared on eastbound Market at Van Ness Avenue and 10th Street, with another 5 expected to go in soon […]

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