Recent Streetsblog SF posts about Bicycle Parking

Getting More Out of San Francisco’s Carved-up Curbs

By Michael Rhodes | Jul 14, 2009 | 21 Comments

Could cantilevered racks help San Francisco get more out of vacant curbside street space? http://www.flickr.com/photos/bike/ / CC BY-SA 2.0 In a city strapped for bike parking and sidewalk space, there is an abundance of one commodity: small strips of curb that seem to be of use to no one. As the lifting of the bike […]

When Old Parking Meter Poles Go, So Often Does Bike Parking

By Matthew Roth | Jul 1, 2009 | 5 Comments

Toronto’s Post and Ring solution for bicycle parking on old parking meter poles. Photo: David Baker When Oakland installed its first pay-and-display parking kiosks in early 2007, parking managers ordered employees to remove the heads of the approximately 5,000 single-space meters they were replacing. Just like other cities transitioning from using single-space parking meters to […]

Expanded Downtown Berkeley BART Bike Station Moving Forward

By Michael Rhodes | Jun 12, 2009 | 4 Comments

Bike station expansion supporters celebrate in the Berkeley City Hall lobby last December following the City Council’s decision to prioritize the bike station expansion. Photo: EBBC Berkeley and East Bay bicycle commuters will have many more bicycle parking options with the opening of a new storefront bicycle station near Downtown Berkeley BART later this year. […]

First Bike to School Day in San Francisco a Success

By Matthew Roth | May 28, 2009 | 9 Comments

A very happy bike-riding student at Monroe Elementary School in the Excelsior. Flickr photo: Marc Caswell All morning I’ve been asking myself (and some others) why kids riding bicycles to school is a pressworthy event. Don’t kids always ride bikes to school or have we become so car-dependent that even this sancrosanct part of being […]

Streetfilms: Luxe Bike Parking in Chicago

By Brad Aaron | May 21, 2009 | No Comments

Continuing the Streetfilms tour of envy-inspiring bike parking garages, Clarence Eckerson files this report from the McDonald’s Cycling Center in Chicago’s Millennium Park, operated by Bike and Roll on behalf of the city. Says Clarence: It’s enough to make bike commuters in many cities drool. The center boasts state-of-the-art showering facilities, secure bicycle parking for […]

Caltrain Drops Bicycle Surcharge Idea and Is Bringing Back Tags

By Bryan Goebel | May 21, 2009 | 3 Comments

Caltrain destination tags. Photo by Shirley Johnson. Caltrain has dropped an idea to make bicyclists pay a $1 surcharge to help solve its budget deficit. In an email this afternoon, Mark Simon, the special assistant to the Caltrain CEO, wrote "a bicycle surcharge will not be part of the budget proposals for the coming fiscal […]

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