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Record-breaking 10,000 People Biked to Work in Alameda County Today

By Ruth Miller | May 12, 2011 | 6 Comments

Bike to Work Day is underway in Alameda County, and this year’s riders already broke last year’s record by 12.3 percent. The Cities of Emeryville and Berkeley saw the largest increases, with 15 and 14 percent increases respectively. At one point, a quarter of street traffic at Sproul Plaza in the heart of Downtown Berkeley […]

On Bike to Work Day, Electeds Unite in Support of Future Bikeways

By Aaron Bialick | May 12, 2011 | 5 Comments

In the strongest showing of political support ever for bicycling in San Francisco, Mayor Ed Lee, ten of the eleven members of the Board of Supervisors, and a range of city officials pedaled to City Hall with advocates and thousands of commuters on the 17th Annual Bike to Work Day. Commuters pedaling along the city’s […]

Get Ready for Bike to Work Day 2011

By Bryan Goebel | May 11, 2011 | 8 Comments

One of my favorite things about Bike to Work Day as an everyday bicyclist is picking my free tote bag at one of the convenient energizer stations. In San Francisco, 6,000 bags are ready to be handed out tomorrow by SFBC volunteers, 50 of whom spent a recent day stuffing them with all those resourceful […]

Drunk Driver Accused of Killing Pedestrian on Masonic Ave Appears in Court

By Bryan Goebel | May 10, 2011 | No Comments

A 23-year-old San Francisco man accused of killing a pedestrian crossing Masonic Avenue at Turk Street early Friday morning while driving intoxicated made his first court appearance today but did not enter a plea. Jose Jimenez, a San Francisco County Sheriff’s cadet, held his head down and wept as he was escorted into the courtroom […]

Oakland Hopes to Approve City’s First Parklet by September

By Ruth Miller | May 10, 2011 | 12 Comments

As early as this September, Oakland residents won’t have to look west with parklet envy anymore.

How Many Deaths Will It Take to Fix Masonic Avenue?

By Bryan Goebel | May 6, 2011 | 19 Comments

An alleged drunk driver traveling more than double the speed limit on southbound Masonic Avenue at Turk Street struck and killed 61-year-old James Hudson of San Francisco in the crosswalk early this morning. The driver then continued his destructive path for another 13 blocks, according to police, damaging four parked cars along the way before […]

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