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Janette Sadik-Khan’s Profiles in Political Courage From the NYC Bike Boom

By Aaron Bialick | Jun 28, 2013 | 1 Comment

In case you haven’t seen it, don’t miss the keynote address from livable streets luminary and New York City Transportation Commissioner Janette Sadik-Khan at the SF Bicycle Coalition’s Golden Wheel Awards last week. Following an intro from Ed Reiskin full of high praise, Sadik-Khan quipped that her next act would be “turning water into wine.” […]

SFCTA Board Approves Funding For Masonic, Second Street, and More

By Aaron Bialick | Jun 26, 2013 | 11 Comments

Federal funding for street redesigns on Masonic Avenue, Second Street, and other improvements was unanimously approved yesterday by the Board of Supervisors, acting as the board of the SF County Transportation Authority. The projects selected to receive a chunk of the regional One Bay Area grant also include a bike/ped path on Mansell Street in […]

SFMTA’s Livable Streets Team Plucks Neal Patel From SFBC

By Aaron Bialick | Jun 12, 2013 | 11 Comments

Neal Patel will be leaving his position as planning director at the SF Bicycle Coalition to join the SF Municipal Transportation Agency’s Livable Streets team, bringing his talents in community outreach to city government. Patel said the details on his position at the SFMTA are still taking shape, but that he’ll be working on pedestrian, bicycle, and […]

New Video Teaches Muni Drivers How to Share the Streets With Cyclists

By Aaron Bialick | Jun 6, 2013 | 7 Comments

The SFMTA and the SF Bicycle Coalition recently teamed up to produce a training video that teaches Muni operators about safe practices when sharing the road with bicycle riders. “Muni drivers help set the tone of the street for everyone, so it is especially important that they have the skills to lead by example,” said SFBC […]

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Watch: Time Lapse of Market Street Bike Traffic on Bike to Work Day

By Aaron Bialick | May 14, 2013 | 7 Comments

The SF Bicycle Coalition has released an awesome time lapse video of over 1,000 people on bikes rolling by the Market Street bicycle counter on the morning of Bike to Work Day. The SFBC’s volunteer photographer Volker Neumann took photos every five seconds with a camera mounted to a nearby telephone pole. Photos and statistics […]

Will the BART Board Take the Sensible Step of Lifting Bike Bans?

By Aaron Bialick | May 14, 2013 | 30 Comments

After a second uneventful trial, it’s as clear as ever that BART is due to lift the ban on bikes during rush hours. The BART Board of Directors, which is set to vote on the policy change next week, held a hearing last week on the results of a one-week trial in March, during which […]

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