Recent Streetsblog SF posts about Bike Lanes

Fifth Street Bike Lane Plans on Hold for Central Subway Construction

By Aaron Bialick | Apr 17, 2014 | 10 Comments

Plans for bike lanes on Fifth Street, which would connect Market Street to the Fourth and King Caltrain Station, are on hold at least until the Central Subway is completed in 2019. Originally, the 2009 SF Bike Plan called for conventional bike lanes on Fifth, painted between parked cars and moving cars. But during subway […]

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Eyes on the Street: Polk Contra-Flow Bike Lane Nearly Ready to Ride

By Aaron Bialick | Apr 17, 2014 | 27 Comments

Here’s a little change of pace from the bad news this week. The Polk Street contra-flow protected bike lane, connecting Market Street northbound to Grove Street and City Hall, appears almost ready to go. A Department of Public Works spokesperson said the agency is shooting for a tentative opening date of May 2 or 5 and […]

NACTO’s “Cities for Cycling” Road Show Comes to Oakland

By Melanie Curry | Apr 10, 2014 | No Comments

Today and tomorrow, Oakland will host the National Association of City Transportation Officials (NACTO) Cities for Cycling Road Show, which brings experts on NACTO‘s “Urban Street Design Guide” to Oakland to meet with city planners, engineers, and elected officials. The event is an opportunity for Oakland city staff and decision-makers to gather together to discuss […]

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Detailed Polk Street Designs: Plans for Safe Bicycling Still “Lackluster”

By Aaron Bialick | Mar 27, 2014 | 89 Comments

The SFMTA and the Planning Department presented detailed plans for Polk Street at the project’s final open house meeting yesterday. The new aspects include specific locations of bulb-outs, dedicated bicycle signals, left turn prohibitions, loading zones, and new trees and landscaping. Plans to improve bicycle infrastructure are still composed of a mix of protected, buffered, […]

Tonight: Final Open House on a Safer Polk Street

By Aaron Bialick | Mar 26, 2014 | 29 Comments

Tonight is the SFMTA and Planning Department’s final open house on the Polk Street redesign, the last chance to weigh in on the agency’s preferred design before it goes to the SFMTA Board of Directors for approval. As you can see from the above flyer, the parking-obsessed “Save Polk Street” group is still fighting against […]

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Bayshore Blvd Gets Buffered Bike Lanes, But “Alemany Maze” Still a Barrier

By Aaron Bialick | Mar 24, 2014 | 46 Comments

The SFMTA extended the buffered bike lanes on Bayshore Boulevard earlier this month from Silver Avenue south to Paul Avenue, reducing four traffic lanes to two. The street now provides a calmer, safer bicycling link for Bayview residents all the way up to where Bayshore ends, at Cesar Chavez Street and the “Hairball” freeway interchange. The […]

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