Recent Streetsblog SF posts about Bicycle Culture

For a City of Panhandles! Copenhagenize it!

By Chris Carlsson | May 19, 2009 | 14 Comments

Mona Caron’s rendition of 24th and Folsom after we’ve made a few basic changes. (Thanks to Mona Caron for this image, originally published in the Bay Guardian in 2006.) We’ve been waiting for years now to see some physical changes to accommodate the huge increase in daily bicycling. We did get an odd set of […]

Bike to Work Day Draws Record Crowds of Cyclists

By Matthew Roth and Bryan Goebel | May 14, 2009 | 5 Comments

Leah Shahum addresses hundreds in the crowd at City Hall San Francisco’s annual Bike to Work Day drew a record 200,000 bicyclists this morning, according to early estimates, making it the most successful bike to work day since it began 15 years ago. Crowds of cyclists took advantage of the SFBC Energizer Stations to get […]

Around the Bay on Bike to Work Day

By Matthew Roth | May 13, 2009 | No Comments

Flickr photo: kate at yr own risk With excitement building over the anticipated lifting of the Bicycle Injunction this summer, and hope that crews will soon begin work on priority street improvements throughout the bicycle network, advocates in San Francisco are expecting record numbers for the 15th annual Bike to Work Day tomorrow. The SFBC […]

Hal Grades Your Bike Locking 3: The Final Warning!

By Clarence Eckerson Jr. | May 12, 2009 | No Comments

It’s Bike Month – which means there are scads of neophytes out there nationwide giving cycling a try. Oh goody! But, oh baddy – it also means more improper locking – and we all know there are predators just licking their chops at the thought of stealing all or part of your bike. So we […]

The Real Numbers on Golden Gate Bridge Bicycle Crashes

By Pam MacLean | May 6, 2009 | 16 Comments

Flickr photo: -kÇ- The Golden Gate Bridge draws thousands of tourists who walk and cycle on the span for its vistas of the city and the sunsets. Its sidewalks are also a major commute route for hundreds by daily bicycle commuters. And that means sometimes bicycles and pedestrians collide. Local news hounds have jumped to […]

Moralism vs. Utopianism–of Red Lights, Helmets, Bike Lanes and…

By Chris Carlsson | Apr 23, 2009 | 40 Comments

Flickr photo: Dear Knucklehead The Oregon Legislature has flushed an effort to bring the Idaho rolling stop law to that state. It’s a bit of a surprise, given both the simple and proven efficacy of allowing cyclists to make rolling stops, as well as Oregon’s big reputation as a bastion of cycling sanity. I’ve been […]

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