Recent Streetsblog SF posts about Bike Lanes

Alameda’s Second Parking-Protected Bikeway Takes Shape on Shoreline Drive

By Aaron Bialick | Feb 17, 2015 | 14 Comments

The East Bay’s island city of Alameda has laid down its second parking-protected bikeway along Shoreline Drive. The paint has barely dried on the 1.8-mile, two-way bikeway, but Alamedans are already using it. The city is adding finishing touches before a ribbon cutting set for March 7. Bike East Bay Education Coordinator Robert Prinz, a former […]

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City College Property Could Make Room for Buffered Bike Lane on Ocean Ave

By Aaron Bialick | Feb 13, 2015 | 13 Comments

A proposed solution has surfaced for one of the most frightening gaps in the Ocean Avenue bike lane at Balboa Park Station, where the existing bike lane disappears and throws uphill bike commuters in front of a high-speed freeway off-ramp. City College of SF has proposed opening up the edge of its main campus property, […]

Fell and Oak Safety Features to Finally Be Installed By April

By Aaron Bialick | Feb 9, 2015 | 28 Comments

The final pieces of the protected bike lanes and pedestrian safety upgrades on three blocks of Fell and Oak Streets are now due to be finished by April, according to the Department of Public Works. Assuming this timetable holds up, construction of the project will conclude two years after the originally promised date in spring […]

Will the SFMTA Board Demand Complete Protected Bike Lanes on Polk Street?

By Aaron Bialick | Feb 6, 2015 | 44 Comments

The watered-down re-design of Polk Street is expected to go up for approval by the SFMTA Board of Directors in March. But support seems stronger than ever for a bolder plan that includes protected bike lanes along the whole length of the corridor, as many residents and merchants call for safety to be a higher priority […]

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Eyes on the Street: Embarcadero Bike Lane Gets Greater Priority at Battery

By Aaron Bialick | Feb 4, 2015 | 7 Comments

The southbound Embarcadero bike lane was re-aligned and painted green this week to smooth out a tricky junction where people on bikes have to merge with right-turning drivers between Sansome and Battery Streets. Previously, the bike lane disappeared on that block, and people biking were left to battle it out with fast-moving drivers. SFMTA Livable Streets […]

Coming to 13th Street: SF’s First Downtown Parking-Protected Bike Lane

By Aaron Bialick | Jan 29, 2015 | 34 Comments

San Francisco may get its first downtown parking-protected bike lane on 13th Street this spring. The SFMTA will be taking comments on the plans at a hearing tomorrow morning. The bike lane would be installed only in the westbound direction of 13th underneath the Central Freeway, from Bryant to Folsom Streets. It would complement the existing […]

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