Recent Streetsblog SF posts about Bicycling

Peter Bagain, owner of a deli just north of the intersection, pointing at the dried blood still on the street. Photo: Streetsblog/Rudick

What Happened to the Term “Allegedly” When it Comes to Cyclists?

By Roger Rudick | Sep 28, 2017 | 134 Comments

Tuesday morning at around 11, a cyclist collided with a motor vehicle that was heading north on Guerrero at the intersection with 24th. Peter Bagain, the owner of Jump Start Coffee and Groceries, across from where the collision occurred, “heard what sounded like two cars hitting each other.” He ran outside and saw the aftermath. “I […]

Drop offs and pickups almost continually block the bike lanes on Valencia during the peak hour. Photo: Streetsblog.

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Supervisor Shocked to Hear Uber and Lyft Violate Bike and Transit Lanes

By Roger Rudick | Sep 26, 2017 | 94 Comments

Some two-thirds of citations for driving in transit lanes and bike lanes, failing to yield to pedestrians, and other motor vehicle violations, are issued to Transportation Network Company (TNC) cars such as Uber and Lyft--this according to a study from the police department of violations in downtown San Francisco.

Policy makers say they want protected bike lanes to be the new normal, but street-level workers aren't getting the memo, as seen at MacArthur BART. Photo: Streetsblog/Rudick

The Cultural Lag on Safety at DOTs

By Roger Rudick | Sep 22, 2017 | 1 Comment

Will protected bike lane policy directives ever get absorbed by street-level crews?

A protected intersection in Chicago. Photo: Chicago Department of Transportation (Bike Program)/Brian Almdale

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SPUR Talk: Protected Bike Lanes Must Become the New Normal

By Roger Rudick | Sep 19, 2017 | 23 Comments

Urban planners, at least when it comes to bikeway design, are still trying to undo the damage caused by vehicular cyclists in the 1970s and 80s, explained Bill Schultheiss, a traffic engineer who specializes in bike design and a member of the Bicycle Technical Committee and the Pedestrian Task Force of the National Committee on Uniform […]

Riders heading north on Valencia enjoy relative safety--at least for one block--thanks to the latest protest. All photos Streetsblog/Rudick unless otherwise indicated

Push Continues to Fix Valencia

By Roger Rudick | Sep 15, 2017 | 9 Comments

Yesterday evening, some thirty bicycle advocates in yellow t-shirts again cordoned off a section of Valencia Street’s Uber drop-off zone (also known as the bike lane) in the Mission, between 18th and 19th. The protest was very similar to past efforts, which you can read about here and here. As with the past two protests, […]

Despite promises, it looks as if Caltrain still plans to decrease space for bikes on its future electric trains.

Advocates Protest Rollback in Caltrain Bike Capacity

By Roger Rudick | Sep 14, 2017 | 45 Comments

BIKES ONBoard is trying to put the brakes on Caltrain's plans to reduce the number of bike spaces on its trains

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