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Judge Will Consider Lifting Bike Injunction at Hearing Next Month

By Michael Rhodes | May 26, 2010 | 21 Comments

Brand new green bike lanes on Market Street, one of the "innovative treatments" Judge Busch allowed under the partial lifting of the bike Injunction. The city hopes to get the green light on its full Bike Plan next month. Photo: Bryan Goebel It’s been nearly four years since a court injunction stopped virtually any bike […]

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Streetfilms: San Francisco Celebrates Bike to Work Day 2010

By John Hamilton | May 13, 2010 | No Comments

San Francisco set a new record for Bike to Work Day this year. Bicyclists accounted for 75 percent of the morning roadway traffic on Market Street, a big increase over last year. Throw in sunny skies, some new shiny green bike lanes, just-installed bike corrals, door zone warnings, and other infrastructure, and you realize there […]

Get Ready to Celebrate Bike to Work Day in the Bay Area

By Bryan Goebel | May 12, 2010 | 12 Comments

Smiling bicyclists enjoy Bike to Work Day 2009. Photo: Bryan Goebel Some bicycle advocates have called 2010 the year of the bike. Across the country, cities are seeing growing numbers of people biking, and in the Bay Area tomorrow, that pedal power will be on vivid display for Bike to Work Day. Last year in […]

SFBC and MTC Debut New SF Bike Mapper

By Matthew Roth | May 11, 2010 | 6 Comments

The SF Bike Mapper with street gradient, Bike to Work Day Commuter Convoy location, and Hayes Valley businesses participating in the "I Bike SF" campaign. Not to be outdone by Google Maps for bicycles or Ride the City, the San Francisco Bicycle Coalition (SFBC), the Bay Area Air Quality Management District, SF Environment and the […]

“I Bike SF” Campaign Encourages Shopping Locally by Bicycle

By Matthew Roth | May 11, 2010 | 9 Comments

Photo: Bike and Roll. In honor of Bike Month this year, Mayor Gavin Newsom, the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency (SFMTA) and local businesses have teamed up with the San Francisco Bicycle Coalition (SFBC) to promote shopping by bicycle in various neighborhoods across the city. As part of the I Bike SF campaign, participating businesses […]

The Great Debate: Balance Bikes vs. Training Wheels

By Regina Hope Sinsky | May 4, 2010 | 11 Comments

Kids Skuuting during Mission Sunday Streets last year. Photo: SF Bike. (This story originally appeared on the San Francisco Bicycle Coalition’s blog) There are two factions in this city as polarized as Republicans and Democrats, and the debate is taking place on playgrounds across San Francisco: training wheels, or balance bikes? For those of you […]

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