Recent Streetsblog SF posts about Bicycling

Folsom's protected bike lane quietly started construction this weekend, seen here at Folsom near 6th. All photos Streetsblog/Rudick unless otherwise indicated.

Eyes on the Street: Folsom Protected Bike Lanes Start Construction

By Roger Rudick | Oct 30, 2017 | 4 Comments

Streetsblog tipsters riding on Folsom through SoMa had some good news to report: the parking protected bike lanes, part of the short term improvements planned for this street, are now under construction. Readers will recall that this is the latest in a series of projects to improve bike and pedestrian safety infrastructure in SoMa. The […]

Chance to Improve Freeway Undercrossings in San Francisco

By Roger Rudick | Oct 26, 2017 | 7 Comments

It just got easier for San Francisco to do something productive with land under and next to freeways. With the governor’s signature secured, Assembly Bill No. 857, is now law. That means the space under and next to freeways that pass through San Francisco will be offered on a “right of first refusal” basis by […]

Peter Lemieux, who handles SF sales for Dero, a company that builds bike racks. next to an installation in SF. Photo: Streetsblog/Rudick

Picking the Right Bike Parking

By Roger Rudick | Oct 25, 2017 | 2 Comments

Install wall-mounted bike racks that protrude too far from the wall in the wrong way, and a blind person might walk into a bike. That was just one of many factors to consider when figuring out what kind of bike rack to use and how and where to install it, explained Peter Lemieux, who does […]

A rear-bikecam shot of the SUV of a motorist who punishment passed, honked, and shouted at Streetsblog's editor back in 2017. Photo: Streetsblog/Rudick

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Open Letter to Our State Legislators: We Need a Strong Bike Harassment Law

By Roger Rudick | Oct 23, 2017 | 37 Comments

While I was riding my bike to an Oakland Department of Transportation press event a couple of weeks ago, a driver in a black SUV came up behind and tailgated me. There were two lanes, and ample room to change lanes to pass–there was also a red light ahead of me and I was keeping […]

Paul Avenue. This bike lane was installed only a few months ago, but because local residents complained about the loss of parking to Supervisor Malia Cohen, SFMTA is entertaining calls to remove it. Photo: David Froehlich

City Prepares to Remove Paul Avenue Bike Lane

By Roger Rudick | Oct 20, 2017 | 20 Comments

Streetsblog tipster Chris Waddling brought this to our attention: apparently a new bike lane in the Bayview District may soon get removed. “Supervisor Cohen is seriously considering bowing to people demanding that new bike lanes on Paul Ave be removed a mere months after they went in,” wrote Waddling, in an email to Streetsblog. “There […]

The officer's damaged bike, from a KTVU report.

SF Bicycle Cop Struck, Severely Injured, Outside Opera Plaza Garage

By Roger Rudick | Oct 19, 2017 | 21 Comments

Officer Elia Lewin-Tankel of the Tenderloin police station was critically injured while riding his bicycle beat yesterday afternoon. He was struck by a motorist on Turk Street, near the corner of Turk and Van Ness, outside the Opera Plaza garage. A suspect is in custody, although SFPD Detectives were still canvassing for witnesses this afternoon […]

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