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Bike to Work Day at City Hall: Lots of Pro-Bike Talk, Few Real Commitments

By Aaron Bialick | May 9, 2013 | 30 Comments

Elected officials and thousands of commuters took to two wheels for the 19th annual Bike to Work Day, welcomed by the new protected bike lane on Oak Street and the city’s first bicycle counter on Market Street. As in the past few years, the mayor and city supervisors gathered on the steps of City Hall to […]

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Oak Street Protected Bike Lane Still Held Up by Paint Shop Renovation

By Aaron Bialick | May 1, 2013 | 6 Comments

The protected bike lane on Oak Street may not be constructed until some time after May 19, when the permit for renovation work on the Kelly-Moore paint shop on the corner of Oak and Divisadero Street ends, according to planners from the SF Muncipal Transportation Agency. Because the permit allows the paint shop to occupy […]

Tonight: Tell the SFMTA to Put Protected Bike Lanes on the Table for Polk

By Aaron Bialick | Apr 30, 2013 | 93 Comments

The second open house on the Polk Street safety improvements is tonight. While the agency has said protected bike lanes are not on the table for most of Polk, don’t be discouraged from showing up. This is your chance to tell the SFMTA you support protected bike lanes along the entire street. As we’ve seen, Supervisor David […]

SFMTA Drops Protected Bike Lane Proposals for Most of Polk Street

By Aaron Bialick | Apr 29, 2013 | 129 Comments

The SF Municipal Transportation Agency has taken protected bike lanes off the table for 14 of 20 blocks of Polk Street under its latest design options [PDF]. The agency, it seems, has backed down from making bicycling on Polk safe enough for a broader range of San Franciscans, in order to placate merchants who have vociferously […]

Bike to School Day Grows Into Bike to School Week

By Aaron Bialick | Apr 22, 2013 | No Comments

It’s Bike to School Week. That’s right — the burgeoning event is no longer confined to a single day. Over 2,500 kids and adults at 52 schools are expected to participate, up from 40 schools last year, according to the SF Bicycle Coalition, which coordinates the event. SFBC Communications Director Kristin Smith said organizers expanded […]

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Bicycle Traffic Counter Could Come to Market Street by Bike to Work Day

By Aaron Bialick | Apr 17, 2013 | 4 Comments

San Francisco will get its first bicycle traffic counter within the next month. The SF Municipal Transportation Agency Board of Directors sealed the deal yesterday on a bike counter for Market Street between Ninth and Tenth Streets. Bike counters, which have been installed on major cycling streets in cities like Copenhagen, Portland, Seattle, and Montreal, help […]

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