Recent Streetsblog SF posts about Bike Lanes

Western Cesar Chavez Streetscape Project to Be Completed in Summer 2013

By Aaron Bialick | Nov 8, 2011 | 15 Comments

Construction on the Cesar Chavez Sewer and Streetscape Improvement Project will be completed a few months behind schedule in summer 2013, according to the SF Department of Public Works. DPW’s Kris Opbroek said the streetscape portion will begin in the spring as completion of the sewer work moves west. When finished, the project will transform Cesar Chavez […]

JFK Bikeway Gets Final Approval From Rec and Parks Commission

By Aaron Bialick | Oct 21, 2011 | 17 Comments

San Francisco bicycle advocates are celebrating a major milestone after the city’s first parking-protected bike lane cleared its final hurdle yesterday. The San Francisco Recreation and Parks Commission approved the John F. Kennedy Drive bikeway, which will be installed in Golden Gate Park this December. “The new, dedicated bikeways coming on JFK Drive will be […]

SFMTA Hearing: Eastern Cesar Chavez Bike Lanes, 12 Bike Corrals Approved

By Aaron Bialick | Oct 14, 2011 | 21 Comments

SFMTA hearing officers today approved a plan to replace car parking on Eastern Cesar Chavez Street with buffered bicycle lanes. A previous iteration of the plan was dropped in June after industrial businesses in the area pressured City Hall because they objected to losing traffic lanes for trucks. The new redesign would add buffered bike […]

SFMTA Tries New Bike Lane Treatments to Keep Cyclists Clear of Door Zone

By Bryan Goebel | Aug 30, 2011 | 54 Comments

The door zone is one of the biggest urban threats to bicyclists. Conventional bike lanes that squeeze bicyclists between the door zone and automobile traffic leave little room for error, but the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency is piloting a series of projects designed to encourage bicyclists to steer clear of the door zone. On […]

SFMTA Refining Design for JFK Drive Cycle Track in Golden Gate Park

By Aaron Bialick | Jun 14, 2011 | 20 Comments

When traffic engineers from the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency (SFMTA) invited the public to weigh in on the design of Golden Gate Park’s first separated bikeway on John F. Kennedy (JFK) Drive last night, the discussion wasn’t dominated by complaints about losing car parking. Instead, the room was filled with citizens eager to see JFK […]

San Francisco’s First Bike Lane Was Striped 40 Years Ago This Week

By Bryan Goebel | May 27, 2011 | 13 Comments

On May 23, 1971, while 2,000 runners were racing to the finish in the 60th annual Bay to Breakers (the first year women were allowed), a diverse group of neighbors, most of them on bicycles, gathered on Lake Street to celebrate a first for San Francisco: freshly striped bike lanes. Neighbors had been demanding traffic […]

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