Recent Streetsblog SF posts about Bike Lanes

Eyes on the Street: Market Street Bikeway a Favorite SFPD Parking Spot

By Aaron Bialick | Sep 12, 2012 | 39 Comments

Just as one problem improves for bike commuters on Market Street, another arises. Some San Francisco police officers have apparently grown fond of parking their cruisers in the westbound protected bike lane on Market at Polk/Tenth Street, next to Fox Plaza. Back in May I snapped the above photo of a cruiser forcing a platoon of bike commuters […]

C.W. Nevius’ Fact-Free “Concerns” About Bike Lanes

By Aaron Bialick | Sep 11, 2012 | 10 Comments

Chronicle columnist C.W. Nevius took another shot at stoking some bicycle controversy today with his latest fact-free piece sharing his “concerns” that bike lanes “may be on [a] crash course” with cars. “Bikes and automobiles are still crashing into each other,” as Chuck breaks it to us. “Part of the problem is simply sharing the street. But […]

Safety Improvements Coming to Ortega Street in Outer Sunset

By Aaron Bialick | Sep 6, 2012 | 2 Comments

Safety improvements are coming to Ortega Street in the Outer Sunset to calm the street for students and parents walking and biking to AP Giannini Middle School and Sunset Elementary School, as well as the stretch next to the Sunset Reservoir. The plan, approved by the SF Municipal Transportation Agency Board of Directors this week, would […]

Trial Bikeway on the Embarcadero Next Month Will Be One-Way Only

By Aaron Bialick | Sep 5, 2012 | 18 Comments

We reported last week that the SFMTA is considering testing out a two-way bike lane on the Embarcadero during the next America’s Cup races in October, according to an agency report. However, America’s Cup spokesperson Jane Sullivan tells us that the lane will only serve one-way traffic in the northbound direction, and no trial bike […]

New State Bill Would Streamline CEQA Reviews for Bike Lanes

By Aaron Bialick | Aug 29, 2012 | 10 Comments

More good bike news from the California legislature this week: The extensive and costly environmental reviews required for on-street bike lanes would be streamlined under a bill approved unanimously by the State Assembly on Monday. The bill, AB 2245, would relieve planners of needing to conduct environmental impact reports (EIRs) for bike lane projects, which […]

SFMTA May Test Two-Way Bikeways on the Embarcadero

By Aaron Bialick | Aug 29, 2012 | 15 Comments

A two-way protected bikeway along the Embarcadero could get a trial in the coming months. The SF Municipal Transportation Agency is considering implementing a temporary two-way bikeway along the waterfront during the next America’s Cup events in October, according to an agency report. The agency is also developing plans for a more permanent bikeway along […]

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