Recent Streetsblog SF posts about Bike Lanes

Moralism vs. Utopianism–of Red Lights, Helmets, Bike Lanes and…

By Chris Carlsson | Apr 23, 2009 | 40 Comments

Flickr photo: Dear Knucklehead The Oregon Legislature has flushed an effort to bring the Idaho rolling stop law to that state. It’s a bit of a surprise, given both the simple and proven efficacy of allowing cyclists to make rolling stops, as well as Oregon’s big reputation as a bastion of cycling sanity. I’ve been […]

Over the Pond

By Chris Carlsson | Apr 13, 2009 | 5 Comments

⁞Cyclists disappear in bus lane while a pedestrian bolts across the street in South London. Editor’s note: While changes appear to be in the works in London on the public space realm (check out our latest Streetfilm posted today), Chris Carlsson got a slightly different take when he visited there last week. I’m on a […]

MTC to Award $1.3 Million for Bay Bridge West Span Bike Path Study

By Matthew Roth | Apr 8, 2009 | 22 Comments

A simulation of a pedestrian and bicycle path on the Bay Bridge, from a 2001 Caltrans study The Bay Area Toll Authority (BATA), a division of the MTC, is expected to approve a $1.3 million contract with TY Lin International consulting to prepare a Project Study Report (PSR) that would analyze the feasibility of adding […]

GM and Segway Unveil La-Z-Boy on Wheels

By Matthew Roth | Apr 7, 2009 | 10 Comments

A revolutionary personal mobility device. Hint: it’s NOT the couple in the foreground I’d be laughing right now if I could just stop crying. I thought billions in taxpayer money and Wagoner’s presidential dismissal were supposed to mark the end of General Motors’ bad plans, and I naively hoped the company would replace Dummers with […]

Eyes on the Street: When Repaving Becomes a Hazard

By Bryan Goebel | Apr 7, 2009 | 4 Comments

Photos by Bryan Goebel If you’ve pedaled along Howard Street in SoMa lately, you’ve no doubt noticed the shoddy paving between 6th and 8th Streets. A DPW contractor repaved the street as part of a sewer main replacement project but in several areas left a two inch shelf in the middle of the bike lane, […]

News From New York: The ABC’s of Trial Plazas and Complete Streets

By Matthew Roth | Apr 2, 2009 | 8 Comments

The trial plaza at Madison Square When we wrote about the trial pedestrian plaza on 17th Street and Market Street that DPW expects to start this May, the story generated numerous doubts about how the city would create a successful public space out of a busy street abutting a gas station. As commenter Josh said, […]

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