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CBS 5’s Joe Vazquez Has a Critical Math Problem

By Chris Carlsson | May 7, 2009 | 20 Comments

Critical Mass, March 2009. Photo by Bryan Goebel. I got a call a week ago from the SF Bike Coalition‘s media person. She was looking for someone to talk to Joe Vazquez of CBS 5, a reporter who was going to do a piece on Critical Mass. I declined, having been interviewed far too often […]

Another Bicyclist Injured at Market/Octavia; Driver Not Cited

By Bryan Goebel | Apr 27, 2009 | 51 Comments

Flickr photo: sfbike San Francisco’s most dangerous intersection for bicyclists was the scene of yet another crash this morning, caused by a driver making an illegal right turn onto the freeway on southbound Market Street at Octavia Boulevard. San Francisco Police Sgt. Lyn Tomioka said it happened around 8:25 a.m. The driver called 911 to […]

Sunday Streets Brings Out Throngs of People to Enjoy Car-Free Streets

By Matthew Roth | Apr 27, 2009 | No Comments

Non-human modes of transportation welcome, too. Photo: SFBike Tens of thousands of people came out to enjoy Sunday Streets yesterday, filling the Embarcadero with walking, cycling, skating and general merriment. The mainstream media couldn’t help but cough up superlatives to describe the car-free event, underscoring its importance to the local economy, to encouraging fitness and […]

Great Streets Project Hires Director, Hits the Streets Running

By Matthew Roth | Apr 24, 2009 | 3 Comments

Flickr photo: JaimeAndreu Yesterday marked an important day for livable streets in San Francisco. In coordination with the Castro Street CBD, Supervisor Bevan Dufty, and the Mayor’s Office of Greening, the nascent Great Streets Project (GSP) co-hosted a roundtable discussion about how to start and manage successful public spaces, with particular emphasis on the proposed […]

Moralism vs. Utopianism–of Red Lights, Helmets, Bike Lanes and…

By Chris Carlsson | Apr 23, 2009 | 40 Comments

Flickr photo: Dear Knucklehead The Oregon Legislature has flushed an effort to bring the Idaho rolling stop law to that state. It’s a bit of a surprise, given both the simple and proven efficacy of allowing cyclists to make rolling stops, as well as Oregon’s big reputation as a bastion of cycling sanity. I’ve been […]

Streetscast: Sunday Streets Press Conference

By Bryan Goebel | Apr 16, 2009 | 3 Comments

Leah Shahum with Wade Crowfoot, Nat Ford, David Chiu and Ben Caldwell. Photo by Bryan Goebel. The Mayor’s Director of Climate Change Initiatives, Wade Crowfoot, joined MTA Executive Director Nat Ford, Board of Supervisors President David Chiu, SFBC Executive Director Leah Shahum and many others this morning to formally announce this year’s six Sunday Streets […]

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