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SFMTA Delays Fell and Oak Bikeways to Spring 2013 to Create More Parking

By Aaron Bialick | Jan 20, 2012 | 122 Comments

Separated bikeways on Fell and Oak Streets won’t come until spring 2013 at the earliest, nearly a year later than originally proposed, the SFMTA told Streetsblog today. SFMTA planner Dustin White said the delay largely comes from opposition from some car owners to the removal of curbside parking, which is leading staff to create more […]

SFMTA Finalizing Fell and Oak Bikeway Design. Will It Be Ready By Summer?

By Aaron Bialick | Jan 18, 2012 | 29 Comments

Planners are narrowing down the final designs for the Fell and Oak bikeway project, and the San Francisco Bicycle Coalition (SFBC) is calling on supporters to ask the mayor and SFMTA Director Ed Reiskin to ensure the project gets on the ground by summer as expected. “The San Francisco Bicycle Coalition urges the SFMTA to implement separated bikeways […]

How Mayor Lee Can Make 2012 a Landmark Year for Bicycling in SF

By Leah Shahum | Jan 9, 2012 | 18 Comments

With Mayor Ed Lee inaugurated yesterday to his first full term, Streetsblog is asking leading advocates and experts to lay out their ideas for how the mayor can move San Francisco’s transportation policy forward. Leah Shahum, executive director of the San Francisco Bicycle Coalition, kicks things off with today’s installment. Before he took the city’s lead […]

Bikeway Update: JFK Drive Coming in January, East Cesar Chavez in March

By Aaron Bialick | Dec 7, 2011 | 10 Comments

Update: An explanation for the delay of the JFK bikeway project was provided by SFMTA staff below. Protected bikeways on John F. Kennedy Drive and eastern Cesar Chavez Street will arrive in January and March respectively, San Francisco transportation planners said this week. The parking-protected bikeway on JFK in Golden Gate Park, previously slated to be installed […]

JFK Bikeway Gets Final Approval From Rec and Parks Commission

By Aaron Bialick | Oct 21, 2011 | 17 Comments

San Francisco bicycle advocates are celebrating a major milestone after the city’s first parking-protected bike lane cleared its final hurdle yesterday. The San Francisco Recreation and Parks Commission approved the John F. Kennedy Drive bikeway, which will be installed in Golden Gate Park this December. “The new, dedicated bikeways coming on JFK Drive will be […]

JFK Bikeway Project Faces One Last Hurdle Before December Arrival

By Aaron Bialick | Oct 7, 2011 | 14 Comments

Anticipation is building for the arrival of San Francisco’s first parking-buffered cycle track along the eastern stretch of John F. Kennedy Drive in Golden Gate Park this December. The project received approval from the Golden Gate Park Concourse Authority on Wednesday, and the final step in its approval will come at a Recreation and Parks […]

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