Recent Streetsblog SF posts about Bicycling

Next Week Is Bike to Work and Bike to School Day in San Mateo, Santa Clara Counties

By Damien Newton and Melanie Curry | May 5, 2017 | 1 Comment

Monday starts Bike Week in San Mateo and Santa Clara Counties. And Thursday, May 11, the Silicon Valley Bicycle Coalition (SVBC) brags that "tens of thousands of regular and first-time Bay Area residents will bike to work for the 23rd Annual Bike to Work Day."

Cupertino to Hold “Bike Boulevard” Workshops

By Damien Newton | May 5, 2017 | 1 Comment

The City of Cupertino is best known as the corporate headquarters of a boutique hardware developer called Apple. But if the city moves forward with a plan to add seven “bicycle boulevards” to its bike network, it could also become one of the more bike friendly cities in Silicon Valley. Cupertino will hold a series of […]

Concrete poured. First layer of striping done on the eastbound 13th street bike lane. Photo courtesy of SFBC.

SFMTA Makes Deadline on Mayor’s Executive Directive on Safety

By Roger Rudick | May 4, 2017 | 8 Comments

SFMTA is pouring the last bits of concrete separation and sticking down the last safe-hit posts for a protected bike lane on the eastbound side of 13th Street, from Folsom to Bryant.

At Long Last, Berkeley Gets an Updated Bike Plan

By Melanie Curry | May 3, 2017 | 2 Comments

At close to midnight last night, the Berkeley City Council unanimously approved the Berkeley Bike Plan, which seeks to build a network of safe, connected bikeways throughout the city to encourage more people to ride bikes.

Rene Rivera, Executive Director of Bike East Bay, at the podium before the ribbon cutting for Yerba Buena Island Vista Point. Photo: Streetsblog/Rudick

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Celebrating the Opening of Yerba Buena Island Vista Point to Bikes

By Melanie Curry and Roger Rudick | May 2, 2017 | 18 Comments

Some eighty cycling advocates, lawmakers, and transportation notables assembled this morning for a ride across the eastern span of the Oakland Bay Bridge, which as of today is open seven days a week. Destination: Yerba Buena Island Vista Point, a new park that offers a resting spot with expansive views for pedestrians and cyclists coming […]

A cyclist greeted by a bike lane protected by humans on Golden Gate. All Photos Streetsblog/Rudick

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For Protected Bike Lanes, Protesters Put Their Bodies In the Street

By Roger Rudick | May 1, 2017 | 4 Comments

Cycling advocates created a protected bike lane on Golden Gate with their bodies this morning, near the intersection with Market Street. The demonstration, which lasted through the height of the morning rush hour, was organized by members of SFMTrA, the guerrilla bike-infrastructure group. Some 15 advocates showed up, donned yellow t-shirts and stood, arm to […]

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