Recent Streetsblog SF posts about Bicycle Safety

A Reality Check for the DA’s New Traffic Safety Campaign

By Aaron Bialick | Dec 10, 2012 | 37 Comments

For a district attorney who wants to save lives on the streets, using data to target the most dangerous traffic behaviors should be a no-brainer. But the new traffic safety ad campaign announced today by San Francisco DA George Gascón seems to use little application of crash data collected by his own former police department. The three versions of the ad, which […]

In East Palo Alto, Meager Bike/Ped Funding Leads to Half-Baked Safety Fixes

By Bryan Goebel | Dec 5, 2012 | No Comments

East Palo Alto was recently awarded $5 million to build a freeway off-ramp designed a decade ago that even the city’s traffic engineer admits is no longer needed because traffic volumes are down. But as part of the project, the north section of the University Avenue overpass — a treacherous but often necessary route for […]

SFMTA Presents Design Options for a More Livable Polk Street

By Aaron Bialick | Dec 3, 2012 | 8 Comments

Planners at the SF Municipal Transportation Agency this Saturday unveiled options for redesigning Polk Street as a better place for walking, biking, socializing, and transit. The proposed concepts [PDF] show different ways to arrange the limited amount of street space for traffic lanes (which serve buses on Muni’s 19-Polk line), bike lanes, expanded pedestrian areas, […]

SFMTA Report: JFK Protected Bike Lanes Have Calmed Park Traffic

By Aaron Bialick | Nov 27, 2012 | 50 Comments

John F. Kennedy Drive in Golden Gate Park is a bit calmer since it was reconfigured for San Francisco’s first parking-protected bike lane — and a majority of people like the change, according to a preliminary report [PDF] recently released by the SF Municipal Transportation Agency. Since JFK was redesigned, average speeds are down by two […]

SFMTA Extends Howard Bike Lane to Embarcadero But Leaves a Gap

By Aaron Bialick | Nov 19, 2012 | 12 Comments

SoMa’s westbound bike lane on Howard Street was extended east to the Embarcadero last week, creating a link from the waterfront to 11th Street. However, the SF Municipal Transportation Agency apparently left a gap on the block between Main and Beale Streets, where Howard passes the temporary Transbay Terminal. According to tipster Hank Hodes, the SFMTA […]

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SFMTA Adds Markings to Guide Cyclists Across Tracks at 17th and Church

By Aaron Bialick | Nov 16, 2012 | 11 Comments

The SF Municipal Transportation Agency is testing out new street markings to help cyclists safely negotiate hairy intersections where bike routes and rail tracks meet. The SFMTA added guidance markings this week to the intersection of 17th and Church Streets, where the 17th Street bike lane meets Muni’s F-Market and J-Church streetcar lines. Car parking spots near the corners […]

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