Recent Streetsblog SF posts about Bike Lanes

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Northbound San Jose Ave Goes on Road Diet, Gains Buffered Bike Lane

By Aaron Bialick | Jun 4, 2014 | 48 Comments

The northbound side of speed-plagued San Jose Avenue north of 280, a.k.a. the Bernal Cut, is getting a road diet and buffered bike lane that matches the geometry of the street’s southbound side. SFMTA crews were out today, re-striping the road and installing plastic posts in the buffer zone. The change is far overdue for neighbors who have pushed […]

Fell Street Bike Lane Still Popular Among Bike Commuters, Parked Trucks

By Aaron Bialick | Jun 3, 2014 | 88 Comments

The more than 1,800 people who use the buffered, curbside bike lane on Fell Street every weekday continue to be faced with a familiar hazard: parked trucks. As we’ve reported, drivers, including SFPD officers, routinely park in the Fell bike lane with impunity. The vast majority of violators appear to be accessing three businesses on Fell between Divisadero […]

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Why SF Should Strive to Replicate the Polk Contra-Flow Protected Bike Lane

By Aaron Bialick | May 16, 2014 | 35 Comments

On the two southernmost blocks of Polk Street, between Market Street and City Hall, the new contra-flow protected bike lane creates a unique street layout for San Francisco. For the first time on a downtown street, people on bikes are accommodated in a way that people in cars are not. Bike traffic goes both ways, while […]

Oakland’s Telegraph Gets “Pop-up” Protected Bike Lane on Bike to Work Day

By Melanie Curry | May 9, 2014 | 8 Comments

Yesterday, on the Bay Area’s 20th Bike to Work Day, Bike East Bay and Walk Oakland Bike Oakland demonstrated what a block of Telegraph Avenue would look and feel like with a parking-protected bike lane. Without help from the city’s Public Works Department (but with city approval), the two advocacy groups created temporary bike infrastructure by painting green […]

Bike to Work Day at City Hall: Who Really Gets the Need for Safer Streets?

By Aaron Bialick | May 8, 2014 | 12 Comments

Another year, another Bike to Work Day press conference at City Hall. As city officials ride to the podium, the event serves as a bellwether of the city’s political commitment to making city streets safe enough for everyone to bicycle, regardless of age or experience. The mayor, most of the supervisors, and the heads of […]

Bike to Work Day: Oakland to Demo Telegraph Protected Bike Lane, Parklet

By Melanie Curry | May 6, 2014 | 4 Comments

A block of Telegraph Avenue in Oakland will get a protected bike lane and parklet for one day — Bike to Work Day, this Thursday. Bike East Bay and Walk Oakland Bike Oakland will set up the demo on the southbound side of Telegraph between 27th and Sycamore Streets, providing a taste of the transformation possible […]

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