Recent Streetsblog SF posts about Bike Lanes

Parking-Protected Bike Lanes, Ped Safety Upgrades Coming to Division at 9th

By Aaron Bialick | | 11 Comments
Bike lanes on the block of Division Street between 9th and 10th Streets will get some much-needed protection this fall. Earlier this week the SFMTA Board of Directors approved a design that will put people on bikes between the curb and parked cars. The massive 9th and Division intersection will also get safety improvements like large painted curb […]

[Corrected] San Jose Ave Bike Traffic Jumps; More Traffic Calming Goes In

By Aaron Bialick | | 11 Comments
Update 6/22: The SFMTA has retracted its report of a 651 percent increase in bike traffic on northbound San Jose Avenue in morning peak hours, which was featured in an earlier version of this article. Evening bike traffic increased by 62 percent on northbound San Jose Avenue after a traffic lane was removed and the bike lane […]

Santa Clara OKs Road Diet, Bike Lanes on “Ludicrously Overbuilt” Tasman Dr.

By Andrew Boone | | 8 Comments
Santa Clara’s City Council unanimously approved a road diet last week on the city’s 1.5-mile section of Tasman Drive. Tasman, east of Great America Parkway, will have two of its six traffic lanes re-purposed for wide buffered bike lanes and permanent median fences to protect Valley Transportation Authority (VTA)’s light-rail tracks. West of Great American Parkway, where Tasman was […]

Correction: Initial Upgrades on Polk Don’t Include Separate Bike Signals

By Aaron Bialick | | No Comments
Streetsblog erroneously reported last month that four Polk Street intersections would get signals to separate bike traffic from turning drivers by May. The signals are not in fact part of the first round of improvements on Polk. I misinterpreted an announcement from the SFMTA that the initial upgrades would include “dedicated and separate space for southbound cyclists and […]

Why Townsend Street Needs Protected Bike Lanes at 4th and King Station

By Aaron Bialick | | 81 Comments
Anyone who uses Townsend Street’s eastbound bike lane to commute to Caltrain is sure to run into a litany of obstacles: Taxis, shuttles, private autos, and Muni buses obliterate the poor bike lane in the fight for curb space. (Much of the curb is reserved as a taxi stand.) Sam McCandlish sent in this video, filmed by a friend of his, showing […]
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