Recent Streetsblog SF posts about Bike Lanes

MTA Begins Its First Automated Count of Bicyclists

By Bryan Goebel | Feb 25, 2009 | 14 Comments

Look closely and you can see the diamond-shaped loops containing an automated bicycle counter on Fell Street between Scott and Divisadero. Accurate bicycle and pedestrian counts are too often neglected by traffic engineers but the MTA has begun experimenting with technology that will eventually allow its engineers to gather the most comprehensive data of bicyclists […]

Big Kick-Off for SFBC’s “Big 56” Campaign

By Bryan Goebel | Feb 18, 2009 | 3 Comments

An estimated 170 SFBC members attend the launch of the SFBC’s "Big 56" campaign. Photo: Neal Patel. About 170 people showed up last night at the First Baptist Church for the launch of the San Francisco Bicycle Coalition’s grassroots campaign to rally support for the city’s long-stalled bike plan and get it re-adopted by Bike […]

Loving the Blue Bike Lane in Brisbane

By Bryan Goebel | Feb 13, 2009 | 13 Comments

While all bicycle facility improvements in San Francisco remain at a halt because of a disruptive bike injunction, other Bay Area cities are moving ahead. Take Brisbane. Our reporter, Matthew Roth, snapped this photo of a blue bike lane that was installed near the Brisbane/South San Francisco border in early January. The concept was thought […]

Good Roads?

By Chris Carlsson | Feb 12, 2009 | 1 Comment

I just finished an interesting journey that took me to the World Social Forum at the mouth of the Amazon River system in Belem, Brazil, and then to Los Angeles and finally home, just in time to attend a presentation last night at CounterPULSE of Rick Prelinger’s Lost Landscapes III. The show consists of rare […]

Eyes On the Street: When a Cop Blocks a Bike Lane

By Bryan Goebel | Feb 11, 2009 | 12 Comments

An SFPD motorcycle parked in the bike lane on Market Street between 8th and 9th. San Francisco’s Traffic Code states that a motorcycle officer or the driver of any other emergency vehicle is allowed to park in a bike lane when "engaged in emergency services." California code is a little less clear but Streetsblog tipster […]

DIY Safety Aids No Bike Injunction Can Stop

By Matthew Roth | Feb 10, 2009 | 1 Comment

Until the city certifies its Draft Environmental Impact Report in a few months and Judge Busch lifts the bicycle injunction, we have to get more resourceful about maintaining our safety as cyclists. Mykle Systems Labs has fabricated a speed vest that shows a cyclist’s speed to vehicles that approach from behind. It both increases visibility […]

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