Recent Streetsblog SF posts about Bicycle Commuting

Transit Incentives Can’t Make Up for Parking Glut at Cathedral Hill CPMC

By Aaron Bialick | Dec 22, 2011 | 15 Comments

Nearly 10,000 additional cars [PDF] are predicted to travel every day to the gigantic Cathedral Hill California Pacific Medical Center (CPMC) at Van Ness and Geary after it opens in 2016. While the city is negotiating how much the institution will pay to help mitigate the impacts those cars will have on Muni and pedestrian and […]

Advocates: Caltrain Needs to Address Challenges for Cyclists at SF Station

By Bryan Goebel | Sep 30, 2011 | 18 Comments

San Francisco police returned to the Caltrain station at 4th, King and Townsend streets this morning to warn bike commuters not to ride on the sidewalk one day after a sting that resulted in a number of citations for people on bikes. Bike advocates complained, however, that Caltrain has known for years the station presents […]

San Francisco Could Require Bicycle Access in Downtown Buildings

By Aaron Bialick | Aug 8, 2011 | 7 Comments

Commercial buildings in downtown San Francisco could be required to provide indoor bicycle parking accommodations under a proposal introduced at last week’s Board of Supervisors meeting. “One of the ways that we can really assure our bikes are safe from theft is to be able to bring them into our buildings,” said Supervisor John Avalos, […]

Two-Way McAllister Provides a Direct Route for 5-Fulton Riders

By Aaron Bialick | Aug 8, 2011 | 12 Comments

Two-way access on the east end of McAllister Street has been restored for Muni buses, bicycles, and commercial vehicles, the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency (SFMTA) announced last week. The conversion, completed last Thursday, provides a more direct route to Market Street for the 5-Fulton Muni line, which has long been forced to detour off […]

The Metamorphosis of Chuck Nevius and Mainstream Acceptance of Cycling

By Aaron Bialick | Jul 29, 2011 | 10 Comments

It’s safe to assume that one year ago few bicycle riders who read the Chronicle would have ever imagined that Chuck Nevius would one day declare: “Bikes are the future. We need to do a better job of dealing with it.” But that’s exactly what happened yesterday. Nevius’ sudden embrace of “the inevitable conclusion” is […]

BART Staff Opposes Rush Hour Bike Access on Rear Cars

By Aaron Bialick | Jul 28, 2011 | 50 Comments

BART staff has shot down a proposal from Director Robert Raburn to allow commuters to bring bicycles aboard the back cars of rush hour trains. In a memo [pdf] to the BART Board, Executive Planning and Budget Manager Carter Mau recommended maintaining the current policy, which prohibits bicycles aboard its most crowded trains during peak […]

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