Recent Streetsblog SF posts about Market Street

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On the Horizon: A Car-Free Market Street With Raised, Protected Bike Lanes

By Aaron Bialick | Jun 21, 2012 | 12 Comments

Note: The Better Market Street Project will hold two public workshops on July 17 and 21, where you can provide feedback on the proposed concepts. The future of lower Market Street seems more likely than ever to be unencumbered by cars, freeing up space for effective transit and raised, protected bicycle lanes. The latest update [PDF] on the […]

Is the Signal Timing Dangerous at the New Market/Church/14th Crosswalk?

By Aaron Bialick | Feb 10, 2012 | 25 Comments

The SFMTA opened a new crosswalk this week along Market Street across the three-way intersection with 14th and Church Streets, eliminating the need for people to cross in a longer two-step phase. The crosswalk, which comes as part of the ongoing Church and Duboce Track Improvement Project, was installed along with a new right-turn vehicle signal […]

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Planners Turn to World’s Best Streets for Inspiration on Market

By Aaron Bialick | Jan 20, 2012 | 3 Comments

A new set of reports released yesterday by the Better Market Street Project, a coordinated effort between San Francisco city agencies and urban designers, presents ideas for optimizing the mobility, safety and overall experience on lower Market Street when it is rebuilt in 2015. While the authors didn’t explicitly recommend the growingly popular idea of a car-free […]

Amateur Film Offers a Glimpse of San Francisco Streets in 1955

By Aaron Bialick | Jan 4, 2012 | 23 Comments

This piece by noted amateur filmmaker Tullio Pellgrini features a windshield-bound tour of some of the city’s most famous sights in 1955, but it also offers a peek into the changes some of our major streets have undergone since the earlier days of the motor age. Some differences are striking, like the additional vehicle lanes […]

Growing Momentum for a Car-Free Market Street Ahead of 2015 Repaving

By Bryan Goebel | Sep 14, 2011 | 15 Comments

An unprecedented planning effort is currently underway to redesign Market Street, and transform it into a grand car-free thoroughfare in 2015, when it’s scheduled to be repaved. But why should we have to wait that long for a car-free Market Street? There is a growing momentum to do more aggressive trials that would inform the […]

Continental Crosswalks and Sharrows Striped at Market and Sixth Streets

By Aaron Bialick | Jun 27, 2011 | 8 Comments

The SF Municipal Transportation Agency (SFMTA) highlighted crosswalks and added sharrows at the intersection of Market and Sixth streets last week. The improvements should improve pedestrian visibility and help drivers comply with the mandatory right turn put in place last year. “It’s an excellent first step in improving this dangerous intersection,” said Walk SF Executive […]

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