Recent Streetsblog SF posts about Community, Advocacy and Labor

Parking-Protected Bike Lanes Partially Back in Oakland’s Telegraph Ave Plan

By Melanie Curry | Nov 26, 2014 | 16 Comments

If all goes according to plan, Oakland could get its first parking-protected bike lanes on Telegraph Avenue next spring. The final draft of the Telegraph plan was released this week, and previously-dropped parking-protected bike lanes were re-introduced in downtown Oakland, between 20th and 29th streets. Buffered bike lanes are planned on the block south of […]

Safe Streets Advocates: “Enough is Enough” — Time to End Traffic Violence

By Aaron Bialick | Nov 10, 2014 | 9 Comments

The recent spate of drivers killing or maiming pedestrians has both City Hall leaders and SF agencies running out of excuses for their snail’s-pace implementation of measures that would make city streets safer. At a rally on Friday, a coalition of safe streets advocates chanted, “Enough is enough.” The 28 people killed in crashes on […]

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Tomorrow: Rally for Vision Zero Action After Spate of Traffic Violence

By Aaron Bialick | Nov 6, 2014 | 1 Comment

A coalition of street safety advocates will hold a rally on the steps of City Hall tomorrow morning at 10 a.m., calling upon city leaders and agencies to step up the action on Vision Zero. The event will also serve as a memorial to victims of traffic violence. Just in the last two weeks, six people […]

Commentary: Why SF Housing Props G and K Matter for Smart Growth

By Bob Allen, Fernando Martí, Peter Cohen and Tom Radulovich | Oct 29, 2014 | 43 Comments

Editor’s note: This is a guest op-ed authored by Urban Habitat, the Council of Community Housing Organizations, and Livable City tying sustainable transportation to two housing policy measures that will be put to voters on Tuesday. It does not necessarily reflect the views of Streetsblog. Smart Growth at a Crossroads: It’s time to stand up for […]

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SFBC: Golden Gate Bridge Bike/Ped Toll “Out of Sync With Bay Area Values”

By Aaron Bialick | Oct 23, 2014 | 15 Comments

A toll for people walking and biking across the Golden Gate Bridge will be considered for study tomorrow by the Golden Gate Bridge Highway and Transportation District’s Board of Directors. The SF Bicycle Coalition is calling on sustainable transportation advocates to oppose the fee, calling it an tired idea that would discourage walking and biking. […]

CalBike Looks Back at the Year in Progress for Bicycling in California

By Ryan Price | Oct 21, 2014 | No Comments

Editor’s note: Here’s the California Bicycle Coalition’s (CalBike) post-session wrap-up of its efforts to promote bicycling through state legislation, authored by CalBike’s Ryan Price. It was originally posted on CalBike’s website. We edited it slightly for length. California is poised to become one of the most bike-innovative states in the nation. The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) got […]

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