Recent Streetsblog SF posts about Separated Bike Path

New Renderings, Details on Car-Free Areas From “Better Market Street”

By Aaron Bialick | Jul 18, 2013 | 45 Comments

The vision for Market Street (and potentially Mission) is becoming clearer with the release of new renderings of streets and plazas at public workshops for the “Better Market Street” project this week. Planners presented renderings of specific stretches of Market, including redesigns for both UN and Hallidie Plaza (where the Powell Station entrance would be […]

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SFMTA, Chiu Stand By Unprotected Bike Lane Proposal for Polk Street

By Aaron Bialick | Jul 17, 2013 | 119 Comments

Updated 5:16 p.m. with corrections on the number of blocks. The SFMTA is moving forward with a plan for Polk Street with a protected bike lane only in one direction of an 11-block stretch. SFMTA planners and Supervisor David Chiu maintain that the plan is sufficient to make the street safe enough to invite a broad range […]

Central SoMa Plan Envisions Transitways and Safer Streets for SoMa

By Aaron Bialick | Jun 13, 2013 | 5 Comments

The Central Subway is coming, like it or not, and that means Fourth Street will get Muni Metro service starting in 2019. With that in mind, the SF Planning Department recently released the draft Central SoMa Plan (formerly known as the Central SoMa Plan), which sets the stage for upzoned transit-oriented development near new stations and […]

SFMTA Report: JFK Protected Bike Lanes Have Calmed Park Traffic

By Aaron Bialick | Nov 27, 2012 | 50 Comments

John F. Kennedy Drive in Golden Gate Park is a bit calmer since it was reconfigured for San Francisco’s first parking-protected bike lane — and a majority of people like the change, according to a preliminary report [PDF] recently released by the SF Municipal Transportation Agency. Since JFK was redesigned, average speeds are down by two […]

Standing Up to Legal Appeal, SFMTA Moves Ahead With Fell Street Bike Lane

By Aaron Bialick | Nov 14, 2012 | 44 Comments

Opponents of the Fell and Oak Street bikeway and pedestrian improvements filed an appeal last week seeking to delay implementation of street safety measures on the critical three-block stretch linking the Panhandle to the Wiggle, but the legal gambit will not slow down construction of the bike lane on Fell currently underway, the SF Municipal Transportation Agency […]

SFMTA Begins Work on Fell Street Protected Bike Lane

By Aaron Bialick | Nov 2, 2012 | 34 Comments

Note: I returned last night from an East Coast vacation and Streetsblog meet-up, and was fortunate enough to avoid the worst of Hurricane Sandy. Best wishes to all of those who are recovering from the storm and the devastation left in its wake. Check out the coverage from my office-exiled colleagues in NYC about how New […]

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