Recent Streetsblog SF posts about Bicycling

If You’re Requiring Parking by Transit Stations, You’re Doing It Wrong

By Angie Schmitt | Mar 29, 2016 | No Comments

The city of Waterloo, Ontario, is in the process of building a new 12-mile light rail line called Ion Rapid Transit. Now the most pressing question is how to make it a success. Mike Boos at TriTag says the transit line should have no trouble meeting ridership forecasts, with bus routes along the corridor already carrying nearly as many passengers as initially […]

Mission Street Transit Lanes: What About the Bikes?

By Roger Rudick | Mar 24, 2016 | 113 Comments

Earlier this week, the SFMTA sent out a release with a progress report on the “Red Lane” paint (actually, a thermoplastic adhesive) they are applying, clearly marking lanes for Muni Streetcars and buses (and taxis): Early signs indicate success. Preliminary data shows transit-only lane violations dropping by more than 50 percent on some segments of […]

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Milestone Reached in Bay Area Bike Share Expansion

By Roger Rudick | Mar 23, 2016 | 7 Comments

Back in January, Streetsblog brought you news of a major expansion of the Bay Area’s Bike Share system, growing the network from 700 to 7,000 bikes. Motivate, the company that manages the system, held a series of meetings to get input on good locations for the share stations. Today Motivate, along with the Metropolitan Transportation […]

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SF Mayor’s Veto of Increased Transportation Sustainability Fee Stands

By Roger Rudick | Mar 22, 2016 | 23 Comments

Supervisor John Avalos, backed by safe streets and transit advocates, and Supervisors David Campos and Jane Kim, made a push today to override Mayor Lee’s veto of a proposed increase in the Transportation Sustainability Fee (TSF) on large commercial developments. But the override only got six votes rather than the eight required. The proposal would […]

Five Eclectic Questions for Streetfighter Janette Sadik-Khan

By Clarence Eckerson Jr. | Mar 21, 2016 | No Comments

Right before former New York City Transportation Commissioner Janette Sadik-Khan set off on a multi-city book tour for Streetfight (along with co-author Seth Solomonow), I was able to get a few minutes to ask her five eclectic questions in Washington Square Park. Want to know the story behind the appearance of hundreds of cheap lawn chairs on opening day in car-free Times […]

Five Strategies for Equitable Active Transportation Planning and Advocacy

By Naomi Doerner | Mar 21, 2016 | No Comments

Cross-posted from the Alliance for Biking and Walking. It started as a lively discussion on the Bike Equity Network — a listserv for mobility and equity advocates working within walk/bike advocacy and planning — related to a Washington Post article that examined the notion of bike lanes as symbols of gentrification. The online conversation that […]

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