Recent Streetsblog SF posts about Market Street

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SFMTA Proposes New Car Restrictions, Extended Bus Lanes on Lower Market

By Aaron Bialick | Oct 10, 2014 | 24 Comments

Last week, the SFMTA presented its proposal to ban private auto drivers from turning onto Market Street, between Third and Eighth Streets. The move would be complemented with extended transit-only lanes, plus a new system of wayfinding signs aimed at keeping drivers off of Market. The new plans, named “Safer Market Street,” would be implemented over nearly a […]

Just a Reminder: There Are a Ton of Bikes on Market Street

By Aaron Bialick | Sep 16, 2014 | 19 Comments

San Franciscans may take it for granted, but to most Americans, the volume of bike traffic on Market Street resembles a Critical Mass ride more than a weekday rush hour. SF’s main thoroughfare regularly sees more than 3,000 people ride by the bike counter on weekdays at Market and Eighth Streets — and that’s just in […]

Eyes on the Street: New Curbs Coming to Market/Valencia Bike Turn

By Aaron Bialick | Aug 26, 2014 | 3 Comments

In case you’re wondering why the left-turn “jug handle” connecting bike commuters on Market to Valencia Street suddenly disappeared behind construction barricades, we’ve got the answer. The “bike bay” is being re-built with granite curbs, replacing the original concrete curbs with materials that better match the rest of Market Street. That’s according to SFMTA Livable Streets […]

Eyes on the Street: First Block of Muni’s Red Carpet Rolled Out on Market

By Aaron Bialick | Jul 28, 2014 | 24 Comments

The first segment of Market Street’s transit-only lanes was colored red this weekend, on the eastbound side between Fifth and Sixth Streets. As we reported last week, the SFMTA is planning to roll out the “red carpet” for Muni riders on the existing bus lanes, between Fifth and 12th Streets. Riders on Muni’s F, 6, 9, […]

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Market Street: Transit Paint Upgrades Coming, but Car Bans Still Missing

By Aaron Bialick | Feb 6, 2014 | 12 Comments

Despite calls for more measures to get cars off of Market Street, and the benefits brought by the forced turns already put in place, the SFMTA still has yet to propose any new restrictions on private autos. The agency does, however, plan to make some paint upgrades to help keep Muni moving this spring or […]

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Streetfilms Captures Bicycle Rush Hour on Market

By Clarence Eckerson Jr. | Aug 1, 2013 | No Comments

Just wanted to drop some fun nuggets in here for fans while I’ve been on vacation in the Bay Area. If you ask me, Market Street in San Francisco continues to do battle with Portland’s Hawthorne Bridge as the busiest bicycling channel in the United States. It’s been three years since my last visit, but […]

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