Recent Streetsblog SF posts about Bike Lanes

First Polk, Now Geary: Half-Measures Won’t Fix the Problems on SF Streets

By Aaron Bialick | Aug 6, 2013 | 78 Comments

For those who dream of better transportation options on San Francisco’s streets, which were engineered in the 20th century to maximize space for cars at the expense of safety and efficient transit, the lack of city leadership on two recent major re-design projects has been troubling. The concessions offered by city planners and politicians will […]

Yes, We Can Fit Protected Bike Lanes and Two Transit Lanes on Potrero

By Aaron Bialick | Aug 2, 2013 | 56 Comments

After listening to city planners say there’s no practical way to redesign Potrero Avenue with protected bike lanes and two transit lanes, Josh Handel didn’t buy it. Handel shared a plan in the Streetsblog comments that includes protected bike lanes and two transit lanes wide enough to fit buses comfortably (unlike those in the city […]

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Some Residents Urge City to Make Bolder Safety Upgrades on Potrero

By Aaron Bialick | Jul 31, 2013 | 73 Comments

The city’s latest proposal to improve safety and transit service on Potrero Avenue is slightly different than earlier versions of the plan. While the redesign would expand pedestrian space, some residents at a public meeting yesterday pointed out that it could do much more to make the street safer for biking and walking. Staff from the Department […]

SFMTA Installs Bike Lanes With Road Diet on Section of Outer Sloat

By Aaron Bialick | Jul 30, 2013 | 68 Comments

The SFMTA installed bike lanes on outer Sloat Boulevard last week, re-purposing two of the street’s six traffic lanes between the Great Highway and Skyline Boulevard next to the San Francisco Zoo. This one-mile redesign was one of the latter projects to be installed as part of the SF Bike Plan. There’s still a gap […]

Tonight: Tell the SFMTA What You Think About Its Proposal for a Safer Polk

By Aaron Bialick | Jul 25, 2013 | No Comments

Thanks to Lisa Ratner for shooting this video on Polk last Friday. This evening’s open house community meeting is your chance to tell the SFMTA what you think of its proposal for Polk Street, which, according to Supervisor David Chiu and SFMTA planners, will make the street safe enough for a broad range of San Franciscans to bike on. […]

Cyclist Injured on Polk Street Block Where Merchants Fought Protected Lane

By Aaron Bialick | Jul 22, 2013 | 130 Comments

On Friday at about 5 p.m., I came across a crash scene on Polk Street at Pine. A bicycle rider had been struck by a driver and thrown into another car, and he was being hauled away in a stretcher. As it happened, I was pedaling up Polk to meet with Lisa Ratner, a videographer, […]

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