Recent Streetsblog SF posts about Bicycle Safety

[Updated] Driver Injures Cyclist in Midnight Crash at Market and Octavia

By Aaron Bialick | Nov 15, 2012 | 26 Comments

A man riding a bicycle was seriously injured by a driver at Market Street and Octavia Boulevard at about midnight last night, according to police and two witnesses. The bicyclist was sent to the hospital after the crash at 12:05 a.m., said SFPD spokesperson Michael Andraychak. He said more details won’t be available until the police […]

Eyes on the Street: First Fell Street Bike Lane Markings on the Ground

By Aaron Bialick | Nov 15, 2012 | 12 Comments

Crews laid down the first preliminary stripes of the three-block separated bike lane on Fell Street this morning. The SF Municipal Transportation Agency is moving ahead with the safer connection between the Wiggle and the Panhandle, confident that a legal appeal filed against the project will be denied. As of this afternoon, a few short stretches […]

Standing Up to Legal Appeal, SFMTA Moves Ahead With Fell Street Bike Lane

By Aaron Bialick | Nov 14, 2012 | 44 Comments

Opponents of the Fell and Oak Street bikeway and pedestrian improvements filed an appeal last week seeking to delay implementation of street safety measures on the critical three-block stretch linking the Panhandle to the Wiggle, but the legal gambit will not slow down construction of the bike lane on Fell currently underway, the SF Municipal Transportation Agency […]

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To Become a Great Biking City, SF Needs to Stop Crawling and Start Running

By Aaron Bialick | Nov 9, 2012 | 12 Comments

Our Streetfilm from 2010 documented the experience of North American transportation officials and advocates in Copenhagen during the latest Velo-City conference. San Francisco doesn’t have to “reinvent the wheel” to become a bike-friendly place — the city need look no further than peers like Copenhagen, widely considered one of the world’s best cycling cities. So […]

East Palo Alto Begins Design Process for Bike/Pedestrian Overcrossing

By Bryan Goebel | Nov 5, 2012 | 1 Comment

This is part two of our series on the proposed bike and pedestrian overcrossing in East Palo Alto. You can read part one here. During the public outreach for the proposed bike and pedestrian overcrossing in East Palo Alto, residents made clear to city planners and consultants that their main concern is safety. For decades, […]

Advocates: San Mateo County Needs Full-Time Bike/Ped Coordinator

By Bryan Goebel | Nov 1, 2012 | 1 Comment

Margaret Pye has been bike commuting from San Carlos to her job at a law firm in Palo Alto for the past 10 years. Pedaling home on Middlefield Road through Menlo Park and Atherton, there are bike lanes, but when she gets to North Fair Oaks in unincorporated San Mateo County, the bike lanes suddenly […]

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