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Personal Garages Become Cafes in the Castro, Thanks to Smarter Zoning

By Aaron Bialick | Aug 21, 2014 | 29 Comments

Three new cafes and restaurants in the Castro have been created in spaces formerly used as personal parking garages. Driveways and dark garage doors on 18th Street have been replaced with storefronts and inviting patios filled with people. A few years ago, this would’ve been illegal. Reveille Coffee Company and Beso, a tapas restaurant, were […]

Prop L Proponent Makes False Accusations Against SFBC, SFMTA About Polk

By Aaron Bialick | Aug 13, 2014 | 46 Comments

Chris Bowman, a Republican proponent of the Prop L “Restore Transportation Balance” ballot measure, aimed false accusations at the SF Bicycle Coalition and pro-bike SFMTA officials in a panel discussion this week. Bowman and Supervisor Scott Wiener were featured at the forum, organized by the Alice B. Toklas LGBT Democratic Club, to discuss Prop L. […]

Leah Shahum to Step Down as SF Bicycle Coalition’s Executive Director

By Aaron Bialick | Aug 12, 2014 | 3 Comments

Leah Shahum announced today that she will step down as executive director of the San Francisco Bicycle Coalition, after 12 years at the helm. “Leah leaves behind a legacy of one of the most bike-friendly big cities in America, and one of the most well-organized and effective membership groups in the country,” said Lawrence Li, the […]

Streetsblog’s Beginnings: Founder Aaron Naparstek to Speak in SF Tuesday

By Aaron Bialick | Jul 11, 2014 | 2 Comments

Streetsblog founding editor Aaron Naparstek will be in SF to serve as the keynote speaker at the SF Bicycle Coalition’s Golden Wheel Awards on Tuesday evening. We thought it’d be a good opportunity to look back on how Streetsblog San Francisco came to be, and get Naparstek’s take on what’s changed in the city since […]

Supervisor Mar Wants to Study How Lower Speed Limits Could Improve SF

By Aaron Bialick | Jul 1, 2014 | 7 Comments

Supervisor Eric Mar requested a city study last week about how lower speed limits could benefit San Francisco. Although lowering speed limits without implementing physical traffic calming measures isn’t a panacea for safer streets, the measure does hold promise as a first step toward saving lives and implementing Vision Zero. San Francisco would follow in the […]

Protected Bike Lanes Bill Passes CA Senate Transportation Committee

By Melanie Curry | Jun 30, 2014 | No Comments

The “Protected Bikeways Act,” A.B. 1193, passed the Senate Transportation and Housing Committee Thursday on a 10-0 vote, despite opposition from some quarters. The bill must still be approved by the full Senate and Governor Jerry Brown. The proposed legislation, introduced by Assemblymember Phil Ting (D-San Francisco), would compel Caltrans to create guidelines for protected bike […]

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