Recent Streetsblog SF posts about Bike Lanes

Streetfilms: L.A.’s Orange Line Bus Rapid Transit (plus bike path!)

By Clarence Eckerson Jr. | Mar 23, 2009 | 18 Comments

Who would have thought that one of the best Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) systems in the U.S. would be in its most crowded, congested, sprawling city? Well check this out. It’s really fabulous. In October 2005, the Los Angeles County Metro Authority (or Metro) debuted a new 14-mile BRT system in the San Fernando Valley […]

The Clamor for a Better Market Street Grows Louder

By Matthew Roth | Mar 16, 2009 | 11 Comments

A rendering of the 1900 unit Trinity Plaza development at Market and 8th Street As we reported last week, several city agencies have begun to look at ways to improve Market Street when it is repaved, including an inter-agency process spearheaded by DPW and the Planning Department. Yet, we’ve still heard nothing from Mayor Gavin […]

Streetfilm: Making a Better Market Street

By Clarence Eckerson Jr. | Mar 16, 2009 | 8 Comments

Just about everyone who visits San Francisco’s grand Market Street is awed by its hustle and bustle, the myriad modes of transportation, and some of the beautiful architecture the city hosts. But just about everyone also agrees that Market Street has a much bigger potential as a people space that accommodates its users in more […]

Eyes on the Street: Green EV Stripe Becomes Green “Bike Lane”

By Bryan Goebel | Mar 9, 2009 | 4 Comments

A stenciler was at work in front of San Francisco City Hall recently, painting over the green "showcase" stripe for two plug-in electric vehicles (EV) to reflect what the true green vehicle is: the bike. The bike injunction prevents the city from coloring lanes for bicyclists and this is all we get for now. We […]

Love Your Lane: Kirkham Street to the Sea

By Matthew Roth | Mar 3, 2009 | 6 Comments

Riding down Kirkham at 33rd Ave with a view of the ocean Kirkham Street is one of the Big 56 bike lane projects that hasn’t raised many eyebrows. Unlike the looming battle over 2nd Street or 5th Street, the Kirkham lane will be on a relatively quiet residential street that runs east-west from Ocean Beach […]

Sausalito to Study Improving Bike Path

By Tom Murphy | Mar 2, 2009 | 6 Comments

Any cyclist who has dodged cars on the main drag of Sausalito lately will be glad to hear the city has approved a $100,000 to study the safest bike route to the north end of town. The city has hired Alta Planning and Design to recommend options to keep bikes rolling along the two-mile stretch […]

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