Recent Streetsblog SF posts about Bicycle Safety

Streetfilms: Blessing of the Bikes in New York City

By Clarence Eckerson Jr. | Apr 12, 2010 | 3 Comments

This Streetfilms Shortie showcases the 12th Annual Blessing of the Bikes at the Cathedral Church of St. John the Divine in New York City. The annual event is always a hit with cyclists, though turnout this year was bigger than any can remember. In case you don’t put your faith in a higher figure while […]

New Analysis Tracks 40 Years of Changes in How Kids Get to School

By Elana Schor | Apr 9, 2010 | No Comments

(Chart: NCSRS/SRSNP) The percentage of U.S. students between ages five and 14 who walk or bike to school has remained stable over the past 15 years but remains three-quarters below where it stood 40 years ago, according to a new analysis of government data by two groups working on the Safe Routes to School (SRtS) […]

SFBC Starts “Turn ‘Em In” Pothole Campaign

By Matthew Roth | Apr 7, 2010 | 6 Comments

Click image to enlarge: The first of four panels on the new "Turn ‘Em In" pothole campaign. Image: Jonas Madden-Connor and Francois Vigneault. New Panels will be unveiled each Tuesday in April. As any bicycle rider in San Francisco knows, the potholes on the streets can be vicious. Most of us probably get to know […]

A Bicycle Rider’s Troubling Brush with the SFPD in the Mission

By Matthew Roth | Apr 1, 2010 | 41 Comments

Over on Change Your Life, Ride a Bike, Adrienne Johnson writes about a terrifying encounter she had while riding a bicycle when a motorist behaved aggressively and then escalated with threats of violence. The motorist, according to Johnson, was an SFPD officer in an unmarked vehicle. Johnson, a regular contributor of beautiful photos to our […]

San Francisco Planners Proud of Long List of Road Diets

By Matthew Roth | Mar 31, 2010 | 43 Comments

Valencia Street bicycle lane and stencil. Photo:KayVee.INC Although there is no record book for the cities with the most traffic-calmed streets, San Francisco planners believe their city has the most road diets, or roads that have had auto lanes narrowed or removed to calm traffic speeds and provide room for other modes of travel. The […]

Protected Bike Lane on Market Street Keeps Getting Better

By Matthew Roth | Mar 17, 2010 | 25 Comments

The new pavement markings make it much clearer where cyclists and cars are supposed to switch lanes on Market Street near 11th Street. Photos: Matthew Roth The gradually evolving traffic rearrangement on Market Street got a boost yesterday as the MTA re-striped the bicycle and motor vehicle crossing zone at Market and 11th, clarifying how […]

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