Recent Streetsblog SF posts about Bike Lanes

JFK Drive Bikeway Street Plans Released. Construction Coming Next Week?

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Update: These orange bollards spotted in the parking lanes on JFK near Transverse Drive are a promising sign.  Construction on the JFK Drive bikeway in Golden Gate Park should begin next week, the SFMTA tells Streetsblog. The agency recently posted street plans [PDF] on the project website, showing how the geometry of the city’s first […]

New Bill Could Free CA Planners to Use More Innovative Bikeway Designs

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Physically protected bikeways have been implemented with great success in cities like New York, Chicago, and Washington, DC. But in California, where such facilities are still considered “experimental” by Caltrans, outdated state standards make it difficult for transportation planners to implement them. That could change under a state bill called AB 819, which would give […]