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Cutting Down a Protected Bike Lane on Portola: An Improvement for Whom?

By Aaron Bialick | Aug 23, 2012 | 19 Comments

A section of the post-separated bike lanes on Portola Drive was removed last week and replaced with a design which the SF Municipal Transportation Agency says should be safer and easier for people on bikes to navigate. But at least one commuter who uses the lanes said the change is anything but safe. The section […]

Two-Way Protected Bikeway on Cargo Way Nearly Complete

By Aaron Bialick | Aug 20, 2012 | 12 Comments

San Francisco’s first on-street, two-way protected bikeway is nearly complete, featuring bicycle traffic signals and green intersection bike markings. The bikeway, which is separated from motor vehicles by a fence and concrete median, provides a safer connection from Bayview and Hunter’s Point to Third Street and the north-south bike lanes on Illinois Street. “It’s exciting to […]

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Bikes on BART, Day 1: All Signs Point to a Smooth Morning Commute

By Aaron Bialick | Aug 3, 2012 | 23 Comments

With bikes let loose on this morning’s rush hour BART commute, all signs indicate that things went as smoothly — if not better — than usual. Our most recent search on the Twittersphere turns up not a single complaint, and reps from the East Bay and San Francisco Bicycle Coalitions, as well as BART, are reporting […]

Contra-Flow Bike Lane May Finally Come to Polk Street Next Summer

By Aaron Bialick | Jul 26, 2012 | 9 Comments

A long-awaited bicycle connection linking Market Street to northbound Polk Street is on the horizon. The two southernmost blocks of Polk, which currently only allow southbound traffic, could get a protected contra-flow bike lane by this time next year. The project, which would add a northbound bike lane separated by a concrete median [PDF], was […]

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As SFMTA Adds Finishing Touches, JFK Bike Lanes Remain Awesome

By Aaron Bialick | Jul 25, 2012 | 36 Comments

Three months after San Francisco’s first parking-protected bike lanes were striped on John F. Kennedy Drive in Golden Gate Park, the street continues to thrive as a calmer, safer place all users. The flocks of people using the lanes this summer appear to include more families than ever, and by and large, drivers and pedestrians […]

Bikes Are Not Cars: Why California Needs an “Idaho Stop” Law

By Aaron Bialick | Jul 20, 2012 | 72 Comments

If you follow just about any major media coverage of street etiquette and safety, by now you’ve probably seen a piece vilifying people on bikes for “running” stop signs. But hop on a bike yourself, and you’ll start to see why safely rolling and yielding at stop signs makes sense. The stop sign law in […]

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