Recent Streetsblog SF posts about Market Street

Bike Advocates to SFMTA: Time to Fill the Gaps on Lower Market Street

By Bryan Goebel | Sep 30, 2010 | 19 Comments

Nearly five months after the SFMTA installed the green protected bike lanes on Market Street, which most agree has been a successful trial, bike advocates are urging the agency to finish the job and plug in the gaps from 8th Street to Octavia Boulevard. “I heard from [SFMTA CEO] Nat Ford Market Street is a […]

Advocates: CityPlace EIR Highlights Need for Level of Service Reform

By Bryan Goebel | Sep 16, 2010 | 25 Comments

At the heart of the San Francisco Planning Department’s 328-page Draft Environmental Impact Report (DEIR) for CityPlace, sustainable transportation advocates have pinpointed one glaring flaw. In assessing the impacts of new off-street retail parking, the environmental analysis [pdf] concludes that building a 167-space garage will have the same effect on traffic as building no garage […]

Better Market Street Project Announces Citizen Advisory Committee

By Matthew Roth | Aug 19, 2010 | 1 Comment

Mayor Newsom and Blick’s Edward Ogorzaly. Photo: Mayor’s Press Office. On the same day San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom announced yet another intervention along central Market Street aimed at rejuvenating the beleaguered section between 5th and Van Ness, the Department of Public Works (DPW) announced it was convening a citizens advisory committee (CAC) to help […]

SFMTA: Market Street Traffic Pilot is Meeting Its Objectives

By Michael Rhodes | Jun 7, 2010 | 30 Comments

The Market Street traffic diversion pilot only got better for people on bikes when the SFMTA striped bright green bike lanes. Not all drivers are complying with the required turns, though. Photo: Michael Rhodes It appears the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency has come to similar conclusions to Streetsblog’s in its review of the pilot […]

SFMTA Installs More Safe-Hit Posts on Market Street Bike Lane

By Michael Rhodes | Apr 1, 2010 | 19 Comments

New soft-hit post on Market Street near 10th Street. Photo: Michael Rhodes Riding a bicycle down Market Street may not be a completely hassle-free experience just yet, but new safe-hit posts installed on the bike lane today between Gough Street and 8th Street are a big hit with bicycle riders. Crews from the San Francisco […]

Eyes on the Street: Market and 10th Get New Bike Lane Design

By Matthew Roth | Mar 11, 2010 | 9 Comments

Photos: Matthew Roth After experimenting with one configuration for soft-hit posts for a few weeks along Market Street approaching 10th Street, the MTA has changed the configuration to give cyclists more room in approaching the intersection. The new soft hit posts extend from just before the intersection at 11th Street and Market up to 10th […]

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