Recent Streetsblog SF posts about Bicycle Safety

“Give Me 3” Campaign Goes Statewide as Bill Moves Through Senate

By Damien Newton | May 20, 2011 | No Comments

Last summer, a coalition of bicycle groups and the City of Los Angeles joined forces to create the “Give Me 3” public service announcement campaign to encourage drivers to give cyclists a larger berth when passing. Less than a year later, the California Bike Coalition (CBC) has launched its own “Give Me 3” website and […]

SFMTA Crews Begin Striping Alemany Boulevard Buffered Bike Lanes

By Aaron Bialick | May 19, 2011 | 21 Comments

Alemany Boulevard will soon be dramatically safer for cycling as SFMTA crews began striping the city’s newest stretch of buffered bike lanes today. Despite acting as a vital connection between the Glen Park and Bayview neighborhoods, this stretch of Alemany between Rousseau Street and Bayshore Boulevard [pdf] has long been uninviting for people who bike […]

Mayor Lee Proposes $248 Million Bond Measure for Street Improvements

By Aaron Bialick | May 17, 2011 | 10 Comments

San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee proposed a $248 million bond measure today that he hopes will make the city’s neglected streets smoother and safer for all users. “Regular citizens are suffering from our inaction on this,” Lee said at a City hall press conference. He was flanked by backers from the Board of Supervisors along […]

On Bike to Work Day, Electeds Unite in Support of Future Bikeways

By Aaron Bialick | May 12, 2011 | 5 Comments

In the strongest showing of political support ever for bicycling in San Francisco, Mayor Ed Lee, ten of the eleven members of the Board of Supervisors, and a range of city officials pedaled to City Hall with advocates and thousands of commuters on the 17th Annual Bike to Work Day. Commuters pedaling along the city’s […]

Work Begins on Upper Market Street Bike Lane Improvements

By Aaron Bialick | May 3, 2011 | 9 Comments

Preparations for improvements [pdf] to the Upper Market Street bike lanes are underway and when completed will mark a step towards safer passage for travelers by bike at three intersections along the city’s busiest bike corridor, where a vision for a protected bikeway was dropped nearly forty years ago. The extended bike lanes should provide […]

SFMTA Crews Begin Filling in Green Bikeway Gaps on Market Street

By Aaron Bialick | Apr 28, 2011 | 12 Comments

SFMTA crews were spotted installing more green coloring on the Market Street bike lanes today, and say they expect to complete the entire section between Octavia Boulevard and 8th Street in time for Bike to Work Day May 12. A dashed green treatment can now be found on the sections of bike lanes approaching Van […]

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