Recent Streetsblog SF posts about Bicycle Parking

Downtown Bike Access Ordinance Clears Key Hurdle at Board of Supes

By Aaron Bialick | Mar 6, 2012 | 7 Comments

The San Francisco Board of Supervisors today gave preliminary approval to what advocates call the strongest bicycle access legislation in the country. The ordinance [PDF], which would require downtown building managers to provide secure indoor bicycle parking for employees either on-site or nearby, is expected to receive final approval from the board next week and […]

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Caltrain Approves Increased Fares, Votes to Keep Warm Planet Bikes Open

By Aaron Bialick | Mar 1, 2012 | 13 Comments

The Caltrain Board of Directors today approved an expenditure of $50,000 to support Warm Planet Bikes, according to the agency’s Twitter feed. That influx is expected to keep the bike parking and repair shop open until the agency renews its contract with Warm Planet or another operator in six to eight months. The facility parks up […]

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Caltrain’s Warm Planet Bike Station in Jeopardy

By Aaron Bialick | Jan 25, 2012 | 37 Comments

Warm Planet Bikes has provided more and more Caltrain commuters a secure place to park their bikes at the Fourth and King Street Station in downtown San Francisco in recent years. But the shop could soon shut down without continued support from the public transportation agencies it relies on. Though Caltrain is developing an agreement to support […]

SFMTA Hearing: Eastern Cesar Chavez Bike Lanes, 12 Bike Corrals Approved

By Aaron Bialick | Oct 14, 2011 | 21 Comments

SFMTA hearing officers today approved a plan to replace car parking on Eastern Cesar Chavez Street with buffered bicycle lanes. A previous iteration of the plan was dropped in June after industrial businesses in the area pressured City Hall because they objected to losing traffic lanes for trucks. The new redesign would add buffered bike […]

Supervisor Avalos Introduces Landmark Bicycle Access Legislation

By Bryan Goebel | Sep 21, 2011 | 13 Comments

Groundbreaking legislation introduced by Supervisor and mayoral candidate John Avalos yesterday would allow the thousands of people who pedal to work in San Francisco to bring their bikes into the office. The “Bicycle Access and Safety Ordinance” [pdf] would require the owners and managers of all commercial buildings to allow bikes in the building if […]

Why the SFMTA Doesn’t Install Short-Term Residential Bike Parking

By Bryan Goebel | Aug 16, 2011 | 24 Comments

Earlier this year, I hired one of my favorite bike courier companies to deliver an urgent parcel. When the messenger arrived at my door to pick it up (I work from home), he complained about the lack of bike parking in the neighborhood. He knew who I was and asked, bluntly: “Why doesn’t Streetsblog have […]

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