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A Troubling Story of SFPD Bias Against Bicycle Riders

By Bryan Goebel | Dec 4, 2009 | 52 Comments

An injured bicyclist is loaded onto a gurney by paramedics on 14th Street and Market Thursday evening after being hit by a driver. Photos by Bryan Goebel. Thursday was a momentous day for the growing and diverse population of people who ride bicycles in San Francisco, though as I’m about to relate to you, the […]

Eyes on the Street: SFPD’s Ingleside Bicycle Beat

By Matthew Roth | Dec 3, 2009 | 4 Comments

Ingleside Station’s bicycle beat. Photos: Matthew Roth Mission Street from Cesar Chavez to Highland Avenue is a vibrant commercial and pedestrian strip, though it also suffers from a good deal of speeding traffic. The strip is also notorious for the noise from motorcycle owners gunning it up the hill and along the long blocks just […]

Will San Francisco Review Its Uneasy Relationship With Pedicabs?

By Matthew Roth | Dec 1, 2009 | 14 Comments

Among the many users of San Francisco’s streets, pedicabs occupy a space somewhere between a bicycle and a motorized taxi cab, though their movements are restricted far beyond other modes, in part because pedicab owners don’t have the budget to lobby city leaders and don’t have an obvious constituency to advocate on their behalf. This […]

SFPD Promises Smarter Approach to Enforcement on Muni

By Michael Rhodes | Nov 23, 2009 | 9 Comments

John Murphy, the SFPD deputy chief in charge of safety operations on Muni. Photo: Michael Rhodes Police enforcement on Muni is getting a major overhaul after years of inconsistent officer deployment. Under a revised Memorandum of Understanding between the Police Department and the Metropolitan Transportation Agency, officers will be required to ride lines that most […]

Dufty Encourages Riders to Speak at Monday Hearing on Muni Safety

By Michael Rhodes | Nov 20, 2009 | No Comments

Flickr photo: Jeremy Brooks Amid growing concerns that Muni hasn’t gotten safer along with the rest of the city, and widespread reports that police officers rarely ride Muni though they’re required to do so, the SFPD and MTA will update the public on Muni security efforts at a Board of Supervisors committee meeting on Monday. […]

SFPD Conducting First Citywide “Operation Safe Muni” Sting Today

By Michael Rhodes | Nov 4, 2009 | 10 Comments

Ingleside Captain David Lazar briefs officers and the media on Operation Safe Muni today. Photo: Michael Rhodes For years, spotting a police officer on Muni has been about as likely as winning the lottery, even though officers are required to ride transit vehicles twice per shift. As a result, fare evasion, tagging, eating, and other […]

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