Recent Streetsblog SF posts about Bicycling

SPUR Talk: Dancing on the Grave of “Level of Service”

By Roger Rudick | Jun 2, 2016 | 43 Comments

Wednesday evening, SPUR, the San Francisco Bay Area Planning and Urban Research Association, sponsored a talk entitled “Reconsidering Transportation to Create Better Urban Spaces” at their new downtown Oakland location. The talk focused on the history and damage done by the almost mindless adherence over the years to Level of Service (LOS) on urban spaces […]

SF Budget: Better Muni and Vision Zero…But November Tax Has to Pass

By Roger Rudick | Jun 1, 2016 | 11 Comments

San Francisco Mayor Edwin Lee released his 455-page budget proposal on Tuesday. It includes $9.6 billion in fiscal year 2016-17 for transportation, police officers, and street cleaning, a $700 million increase in funds. The fiscal year runs from July 1 of this year until June 30 of next year. The transportation section runs from pages […]

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Litter and Livable Streets

By Roger Rudick | May 31, 2016 | 16 Comments

A few weeks ago, I found an apartment in the Outer Mission. It had a view of Twin Peaks, plenty of room, and it was in my price range. It is a short bike ride to the great transportation links at Balboa Park Station. It also was a half-block from a stop on the 14-Mission […]

Breaking News: Cyclist Assaulted on Market

By Roger Rudick | May 26, 2016 | 64 Comments

“BBnet3000” posted this video of an assault on a cyclist on Market Street on the Streetsblog website this morning: The video shows a confrontation between a cyclist and a motorist who parked his car in the bike lane on Market at Van Ness. It’s a disturbing incident and unfortunately all too common. Other commenters are […]

A Safer Masonic on the Way

By Roger Rudick | May 26, 2016 | 11 Comments

Wednesday evening some 130 local residents and other interested parties dropped in at the San Francisco Day School to learn about the construction phase of SFMTAs Masonic Avenue Streetscape Project. To quote SFMTA’s own release about the project: With construction starting in June 2016, the Masonic Avenue Streetscape Project is an effort to improve safety for […]

A Different Ride of Silence: Rich City RIDES

By Melanie Curry | May 26, 2016 | No Comments

Last Thursday, May 18, was the day of the International Ride of Silence. In many cities—26 Californian cities, according to the California Bicycle Coalition—bike riders gathered to commemorate bicyclists and pedestrians who have died in traffic crashes. San Francisco was one such city. So was Richmond. But that city’s Ride of Silence was about a […]

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