Recent Streetsblog SF posts about Bicycling

Liz Rogers, with her two dogs, told SFMTA she wants better stop signs and stop sign enforcement. Photo: Streetsblog/Rudick

SFMTA Starts ‘Pop Up’ Outreach for Sunset Neighborway

By Roger Rudick | Jun 28, 2017 | 5 Comments

There’s a problem with trying to do a pop-up meeting on the corner of 20th Avenue and the Ulloa in the Sunset District–and that problem is wind. Yesterday, at 4, SFMTA’s Emilio Balingit and Dan Provence came to that corner of Larsen Park to set up a pop-up outreach tent and table as part of […]

A cyclist trying to thread his way through the intersection of San Jose and Dolores. Photo: Dan Crosby

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What About Bike Safety During Paving and Construction Projects?

By Roger Rudick | Jun 27, 2017 | 6 Comments

Streetsblog tipster Dan Crosby brought this to our attention: due to road work on San Jose, the intersections with Guerrero and Dolores are even more confusing and dangerous for people on bikes. From Crosby’s email to Streetsblog: There’s been some major (and much-needed) repaving work done recently on San Jose and Guerrero, between Cesar Chavez and […]

One of the new bike racks at 16th and Mission BART. Photo: Streetsblog/Rudick

BART’s New Green Machine Bike Racks

By Roger Rudick | Jun 23, 2017 | 18 Comments

BART has launched a pilot project at 16th Street/Mission and Pleasant Hill stations of a new type of bike storage security device. They’re called “Bike Keep” racks, but Streetsblog prefers to call them the “Green Machines.” Register to use them here. From the BART release on the new rack/Clipper-activated locking devices: A new generation of […]

Some police tape and some surgical gloves were all that marked where a man was hit fatally yesterday. Photo: Streetsblog/Rudick

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Cyclist Killed at Alemany Boulevard and Silver Avenue

By Roger Rudick | Jun 21, 2017 | 7 Comments

Hoodline is reporting that a cyclist was killed yesterday at around 5:30 p.m. in a collision with a car at the intersection of Silver and Alemany Boulevard. The San Francisco Bicycle Coalition says the victim’s name was Moises Chavez, a 51-year-old man. “Our hearts are heavy this morning and our thoughts are with family and friends […]

Russo with his trusty steed. Photo: Streetsblog/Rudick

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A Talk with the Head of Oakland’s DOT

By Roger Rudick | Jun 19, 2017 | 3 Comments

Streetsblog caught up with Russo on Friday near his office in downtown Oakland to talk about how he's settling in, what he thinks of the strides Oakland has made so far, and how he will shepherd the department towards a safer, more equitable and more sustainable future.

A rendering of One Oak. Image: Bldsf.com

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If Ride-Hails are the Future, Why so Much Parking at One Oak?

By Roger Rudick | Jun 14, 2017 | 6 Comments

The San Francisco County Transportation Authority (CTA) released the results yesterday of what it calls “the first comprehensive estimate of the volume, frequency and coverage of ride-hailing trips by Uber and Lyft in San Francisco.” Some highlights from the CTA report: On a typical weekday, Transportation Network Companies (TNCs) make more than 170,000 vehicle trips […]

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