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Standing Up to Legal Appeal, SFMTA Moves Ahead With Fell Street Bike Lane

By Aaron Bialick | Nov 14, 2012 | 44 Comments

Opponents of the Fell and Oak Street bikeway and pedestrian improvements filed an appeal last week seeking to delay implementation of street safety measures on the critical three-block stretch linking the Panhandle to the Wiggle, but the legal gambit will not slow down construction of the bike lane on Fell currently underway, the SF Municipal Transportation Agency […]

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To Become a Great Biking City, SF Needs to Stop Crawling and Start Running

By Aaron Bialick | Nov 9, 2012 | 12 Comments

Our Streetfilm from 2010 documented the experience of North American transportation officials and advocates in Copenhagen during the latest Velo-City conference. San Francisco doesn’t have to “reinvent the wheel” to become a bike-friendly place — the city need look no further than peers like Copenhagen, widely considered one of the world’s best cycling cities. So […]

SFMTA Begins Work on Fell Street Protected Bike Lane

By Aaron Bialick | Nov 2, 2012 | 34 Comments

Note: I returned last night from an East Coast vacation and Streetsblog meet-up, and was fortunate enough to avoid the worst of Hurricane Sandy. Best wishes to all of those who are recovering from the storm and the devastation left in its wake. Check out the coverage from my office-exiled colleagues in NYC about how New […]

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SFMTA Board Approves Fell and Oak Bikeways, Work to Begin This Month

By Aaron Bialick | Oct 17, 2012 | 24 Comments

Construction will begin this month on physically separated bike lanes and pedestrian safety improvements on three critical blocks of Fell and Oak Streets after the project was approved unanimously yesterday by the SF Municipal Transportation Agency Board of Directors. “This is such a game-changer,” said SF Bicycle Coalition Executive Director Leah Shahum. “I think when […]

Trial Bikeway on the Embarcadero Next Month Will Be One-Way Only

By Aaron Bialick | Sep 5, 2012 | 18 Comments

We reported last week that the SFMTA is considering testing out a two-way bike lane on the Embarcadero during the next America’s Cup races in October, according to an agency report. However, America’s Cup spokesperson Jane Sullivan tells us that the lane will only serve one-way traffic in the northbound direction, and no trial bike […]

SFMTA May Test Two-Way Bikeways on the Embarcadero

By Aaron Bialick | Aug 29, 2012 | 15 Comments

A two-way protected bikeway along the Embarcadero could get a trial in the coming months. The SF Municipal Transportation Agency is considering implementing a temporary two-way bikeway along the waterfront during the next America’s Cup events in October, according to an agency report. The agency is also developing plans for a more permanent bikeway along […]

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