Recent Streetsblog SF posts about Bicycling

Kit Hodge, Arielle Fleisher. Brian Wiedenmeier, Jamie Parks , and Luis Montoya at SPUR's event on the state of bicycling. All photos Streetsblog/Rudick unless otherwise noted.

SPUR Talk: The State of Cycling in San Francisco

By Roger Rudick | Apr 27, 2017 | 4 Comments

San Francisco has made strides in increasing bicycling’s mode share, but its bike infrastructure is still bad. That was the conclusion of yesterday’s state of cycling talk at the San Francisco Bay Area Planning and Urban Research Association. “I had three or four near misses on Market street just getting over here,” said Brian Wiedenmeier, […]

Katherine Roberts at last night's Bike Coalition meeting. Photo: Streetsblog

N-Judah Incident Highlights Need to Examine Muni Bike Ban

By Roger Rudick | Apr 20, 2017 | 81 Comments

Katherine Roberts was biking home to the Haight from a Passover Seder in the Dogpatch at 11:30 on April 11. It was raining heavily. She got to Church and Duboce and slowed to let an outbound N-Judah pass. When she started to pedal again, the wheel of her folding bike slipped and got caught by […]

13th Street where it crosses Folsom. This summer it will finally get eastbound bike lanes. Photos: Streetsblog/Rudick unless otherwise indicated

SFMTA Board Approves Eastbound Protected Bike Lane on 13th

By Roger Rudick | Apr 19, 2017 | 1 Comment

The board of the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency (SFMTA) gave final approval yesterday for a plan to install parking protected bike lanes on the eastbound side of 13th Street in SoMa. “This fills an important gap in our bike network,” said Charles Deffarges, community organizer for the San Francisco Bicycle Coalition (SFBC), during the board […]

Much of Turk, in its current configuration, has three traffic lanes and two parking lanes. Image: Google Street View

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Bike Coalition Says ‘No Way’ as City Backs off Protected Bike Lanes on Turk

By Roger Rudick | Apr 3, 2017 | 138 Comments

The San Francisco Bicycle Coalition (SFBC), for the first time ever, is opposing a bike lane. Protected bike lanes are the proven standard for making streets safer for cyclists of all ages and abilities. However, once again, the city has backed off a protected bike lane project, this time on Turk through the Tenderloin. SFMTA […]

Before: Walking across Highway 101 in East Palo Alto requires crossing wide six-lane intersections, and using a narrow sidewalk on University Avenue’s north side (far left). Photo: Andrew Boone

Bike/Ped Bridge Over 101 In East Palo Alto Could Begin Construction This Summer

By Damien Newton | Mar 29, 2017 | 5 Comments

Despite a handful of small setbacks, East Palo Alto’s dream of providing a safe crossing over the 101 Freeway for people riding bicycles and people walking is nearly a reality. Construction of the “East Palo Alto Highway 101 Ped/Bike Overcrossing,” a 12-foot wide bridge over Highway 101 between Newell Road and Clarke Avenue, could begin […]

Silicon Valley Bike Vision Plan Is a Great Tool for Advocates Everywhere

By Melanie Curry | Mar 24, 2017 | 5 Comments

The Silicon Valley Bike Vision report shows what peninsula cities are doing right, as well as what they could do better to improve conditions for bicyclists and encourage more people to ride. It serves as a vision of what bicycling could be like, and provides a general roadmap on how to get there.

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