Recent Streetsblog SF posts about Community, Advocacy and Labor

Eyes on the Street: Oakland’s Newest Bike Lanes

By Matthew Roth | Aug 7, 2009 | 1 Comment

Photos: WOBO Cyclists in Oakland’s Lakeshore district are celebrating a hard-fought new bike lane that runs along Harrison and Oakland Avenues south of I-580. Jen Jackson, Vice Chair and co-founder of Walk Oakland Bike Oakland (WOBO), helped spearhead the initiative, and was thrilled: WOBO is very excited about this important new addition to Oakland’s bike […]

Bicyclist Injured in Hit-and-Run ‘Grateful’ Following Suspect’s Arrest

By Bryan Goebel | Aug 6, 2009 | 33 Comments

Andrew Bennett on his Xtracycle with his two sons. Andrew Bennett, the 42-year-old bicyclist who was run down with his 4-year-old son on a tandem extension bicycle by a driver who ran a red light last month on 18th Street at Valencia, expressed deep gratitude to the SFPD for making the case a priority, and […]

Arrest Made in Hit-and-Run of Bicyclist and Young Son on Valencia Street

By Bryan Goebel | Aug 6, 2009 | 29 Comments

Andrew Bennett and his 4-year-old son, Robby. San Francisco police have confirmed to Streetsblog that a 16-year-old Santa Rosa girl has been arrested in the hit-and-run crash that left a bicyclist and his young son injured on Valencia Street early last month. SFPD Lt. Douglas Groshong said he could not release any more details but […]

Demand for Trial Plazas Increases as Lower Potrero Design is Revealed

By Matthew Roth | Aug 4, 2009 | 3 Comments

Conceptual rendering of Lower Potrero trial plaza at 16th Street and 8th Street. View from 16th Street, Axis Cafe on right, Wolfe Cafe on left, under billboard. Image: Rebar Art Collective. When the 17th Street and Castro Street trial Pavement to Parks plaza was implemented in San Francisco, Mayor Gavin Newsom said at the press […]

Can SF Improve Upon New York’s Bicycle Access Bill?

By Dave Snyder | Aug 3, 2009 | 4 Comments

Flickr photo: kate at yr own risk Now that the New York City Council has approved a Bicycle Access Bill requiring commercial buildings to allow bicyclists entry, the San Francisco Bicycle Coalition is ready to push for a San Francisco version of the requirement "by the end of the year." New York’s bill, which is […]

Eyes on the Street: When Will the Bike Box Reappear on Scott Street?

By Bryan Goebel | Jul 23, 2009 | 3 Comments

A bicyclist waits in what remains of the bike box at Scott/Oak. Photos by Bryan Goebel. If you’ve pedaled through The Wiggle in the last few weeks — as thousands of bicyclists do on a daily basis — you’ve probably noticed the disappearance of what was a rare San Francisco bike box on Scott Street […]

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