Recent Streetsblog SF posts about Bicycling

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Do Paint and Lights Really Make Folsom at Essex Intersection Safe?

By Roger Rudick | Apr 11, 2016 | 49 Comments

SFMTA announced this weekend that it has finished installing a new phased signal and lane markings to make it easier for cyclists to cross the intersection at Folsom at Essex. From the SFMTA release: Last week, we installed a curbside bike lane and bike signal on eastbound on Folsom, between 2nd and 1st streets. That […]

Photographic Proof That America Can Make Streets for People Instead of Cars

By Angie Schmitt | Apr 6, 2016 | No Comments

Need some inspiration to make your city’s streets safer and more inviting? Here’s a good place to start: URB-I, a collective of urban designers based in São Paulo, has been collecting before and after images of street transformations using Google Street View’s time lapse feature. The stockpile has grown to include 1,000 places around the world, including […]

Pedestrian Safety Still Starved for Funding in San Mateo County

By Andrew Boone | Apr 4, 2016 | 3 Comments

On March 3, the San Mateo County Transportation Authority (SMCTA) awarded $4.9 million to ten pedestrian and bicycle safety projects – $1 million less than the agency awarded two years ago. Agency staff had revised up the amount of funding for this year’s Pedestrian and Bicycle Program to $5.7 million in February, but explained in the Board’s […]

Eyes on the Street: First Phase of Second Street Makeover

By Roger Rudick | Apr 1, 2016 | 9 Comments

As the photo shows, SFMTA is making some quick improvements to the 2nd Street bike lanes. This is a temporary fix, intended to be replaced once a full-blown makeover starts this fall. It was last August that Streetsblog brought you news of the project to rebuild 2nd Street with protected bike lanes, bus boarding islands, […]

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Crash on Valencia Displays Failings of Safety Compromises and Half Measures

By Roger Rudick | Mar 31, 2016 | 28 Comments

Yesterday, Streetsblog reader Adam Long was riding along Valencia when he heard screeching brakes and commotion behind him. He had his camera on his helmet and, although he didn’t catch the actual collision, it’s pretty easy to see what happened from the video he put together and submitted to Streetsblog’s tips line: Once again, the […]

Bike Advisory Committee Works for Better Bicycling in San Francisco

By Roger Rudick | Mar 30, 2016 | 8 Comments

Streetsblog checked in with the dedicated volunteers of the Bicycle Advisory Committee (BAC) on Monday evening at its monthly meeting. The BAC was created by an ordinance back in 1990. The group consists of appointees representing each of the supervisorial districts. It advises San Francisco on matters related to bike safety and infrastructure. The chair […]

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