Recent Streetsblog SF posts about Bicycling

In an effort to speed up buses between the Mission and Mission Bay, plans are in place to make 16th street a transit-priority street--but so far, there's little to show for the effort. Photo: SFMTA

What’s going on with SFMTA’s 16th Street Transit Improvement Project?

By Roger Rudick | Dec 21, 2017 | 13 Comments

The $67.5 million 16th Street improvement project, part of SFMTA’s ‘Muni Forward’ plan to improve bus reliability and run times, is supposedly on schedule and on budget. But there’s decidedly little to see on the street. “My understanding is they were supposed to stripe the transit-only lanes east of Potrero in November,” wrote Rachel Hyden, Executive […]

The same street in 2017. Notice the posts are a different color. Photo:
Leonid Domnitser

Third Street Bridge Detour and the Temporary Berry Bike Lane

By Roger Rudick | Dec 18, 2017 | No Comments

Note: GJEL Accident Attorneys regularly sponsors coverage on Streetsblog San Francisco and Streetsblog California. Unless noted in the story, GJEL Accident Attorneys is not consulted for the content or editorial direction of the sponsored content. Mission Bay commuters are no doubt aware that the Lefty O’Doul drawbridge on Third Street is currently locked in the upright position and, according […]

A parking protected bike lane on Folsom. While these have popped up all over SoMa, North Beach has gotten zip. Photo: Streetsblog/Rudick

Eyes on the Street: Folsom Parking-Protected Bike Lane Gets Greener

By Roger Rudick | Dec 15, 2017 | 23 Comments

For readers who haven’t been on Folsom Street in SoMa in the last few weeks, Streetsblog is happy to report that the new parking-protected bike lane has gotten a lot more green paint since we last reported on it in October. Back then, the lane–the latest of several projects designed to make SoMa safer for […]

Sam Felder's Ghost Bike at Marsh and Bayfront in Menlo Park. Photo: Andrew Boone

MTC ‘Vital Signs’ Data Grim with a Glimmer of Hope

By Roger Rudick | Dec 8, 2017 | 1 Comment

The Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC) released its latest figures on fatality and injury crash rates in the Bay Area late last week. Overall, the news is not good. From an MTC post about the data: There were 455 fatalities and 2,089 injuries from crashes in 2016, representing 43 percent and 25 percent increases from 2010, respectively. […]

More than 70 people stood on the bike lane on Upper Market to demand SFMTA start installing parking protected bike lanes. All photos Streetsblog/Rudick

Protest on Upper Market Highlights Dysfunction on Project Delivery

By Roger Rudick | Dec 5, 2017 | 5 Comments

Yesterday evening, some 70 people came to stand on the edge of Upper Market to protect cyclists traveling between Octavia and Laguna from motorists encroaching on the bike lane. It’s become a familiar sight, following on the heels of similar protests on Valencia, in the Tenderloin, on the Embarcadero, and in other cities. But last […]

Roughly 1,100 people attended this years Winterfest. All photos Streetsblog/Rudick unless indicated

SF Bicycle Coalition Recharges and Looks to the Future at Winterfest

By Roger Rudick | Dec 4, 2017 | No Comments

Around 1,100 people attended and donated at the annual SFBC fundraiser. All photos Streetsblog/Rudick unless indicated

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