Recent Streetsblog SF posts about Bicycle Commuting

Bike Traffic Where You Live

By Sarah Goodyear | Oct 2, 2009 | No Comments

Last week we put out a call to readers and members of the Streetsblog Network for photos of bike traffic. We got a ton of great responses, and in the slide show below, you’ll see what our readers are seeing around the country: bikes in action, and in growing numbers. Many thanks to Bike Portland, […]

A San Francisco Bicyclist’s Terrifying Commute Home

By Bryan Goebel | Sep 16, 2009 | 60 Comments

Flickr photo: Jaimie Ho San Francisco bicyclists face daily hostility on the streets from motorists, but a Streetsblog reader’s account of her frightening commute home this week is one that especially stands out, and could potentially amount to hate crime and vehicular assault charges if the assailants are caught. It also serves as a stark […]

Marin County to Install Bicycle Sensors at 31 Intersections

By Pam MacLean | Aug 27, 2009 | 5 Comments

Flickr photo: crook inc Cyclists know all too well the frustration of traffic lights that only change when cars activate a ground sensor, but are not tripped when bicycles arrive. Now Marin County is about to give bike riders a green light. The county will install sensors at 31 intersections (PDF) in 10 cities so […]

Valencia Businesses Hope Customers Keep Shopping During Construction

By Michael Rhodes | Aug 18, 2009 | 14 Comments

At 16th Street and Valencia, the first signs of streetscape improvement work. Photo: Bryan Goebel The Valencia Streetscape Improvement Project will bring major enhancements to Valencia Street that will benefit all of its users. To get there though, bicyclists and businesses will have to weather a nine-month storm of construction, which began three weeks ago. […]

BART Strike Likely To Overwhelm Other Transit Agencies

By Michael Rhodes | Aug 13, 2009 | 25 Comments

Click to enlarge: A map of Muni lines that displaced BART commuters can consider taking during a strike. Photo courtesy SFMTA. A BART strike will leave hundreds of thousands of riders in search of an alternate commute on Monday. Since most of the region’s largest transit agencies are already operating near capacity during peak hours, […]

Bicyclist Injured in Hit-and-Run ‘Grateful’ Following Suspect’s Arrest

By Bryan Goebel | Aug 6, 2009 | 33 Comments

Andrew Bennett on his Xtracycle with his two sons. Andrew Bennett, the 42-year-old bicyclist who was run down with his 4-year-old son on a tandem extension bicycle by a driver who ran a red light last month on 18th Street at Valencia, expressed deep gratitude to the SFPD for making the case a priority, and […]

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