Recent Streetsblog SF posts about Separated Bike Path

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Fell/Oak Bikeways Go to SFMTA Board, Could Be Partially Done This Year

By Aaron Bialick | Oct 4, 2012 | 32 Comments

The plan for protected bike lanes on Fell and Oak Streets could be completed by the end of this year — at least partially. The project is scheduled to go up for final approval by the SF Municipal Transportation Agency Board of Directors on October 16, and if it passes, all but the concrete work […]

San Francisco’s State of Cycling: Is It Falling Behind?

By Aaron Bialick | Sep 19, 2012 | 42 Comments

The SF Municipal Transportation Agency released its four-year State of Cycling Report [PDF] this week. While the findings in the report may not be new to those keeping an eye on the growth of bicycling in San Francisco — which has jumped 71 percent from 2006 to 2011 — bike advocates say it highlights the […]

SFMTA Unveils Fell and Oak Bikeway Designs, Pushes Timeline to Spring 2013

By Aaron Bialick | Apr 2, 2012 | 56 Comments

The SFMTA revealed the design [PDF] for protected bike lanes on three blocks of Fell and Oak Streets at an open house on Saturday. The plan would create a safer connection from the Panhandle to the Wiggle by installing a one-way buffered bike lane on each street, partially separated from motor traffic by planters. The proposal […]

Safety Improvements for Eastern Cesar Chavez Face Key Decision on Friday

By Aaron Bialick | Feb 27, 2012 | 5 Comments

Safety enhancements for Eastern Cesar Chavez Street are coming together after staff from the SFMTA and the SF Planning Department presented project plans at an open house last week. The near-term improvements include buffered bike lanes with soft-hit posts, while the long-term vision would add a two-way protected bikeway and wider sidewalks. One piece of the […]

SFMTA Delays Fell and Oak Bikeways to Spring 2013 to Create More Parking

By Aaron Bialick | Jan 20, 2012 | 122 Comments

Separated bikeways on Fell and Oak Streets won’t come until spring 2013 at the earliest, nearly a year later than originally proposed, the SFMTA told Streetsblog today. SFMTA planner Dustin White said the delay largely comes from opposition from some car owners to the removal of curbside parking, which is leading staff to create more […]

Laguna Honda Separated Bikeway, Raised Crosswalk Installed on West Side

By Aaron Bialick | Feb 14, 2011 | 30 Comments

The SFMTA installed separation improvements on the Laguna Honda Boulevard bike lanes and added a raised pedestrian crossing on St. Francis Circle last week, tacking on a pair of safety features for vulnerable street users in two western neighborhoods of San Francisco that are notorious for high volume, high-speed car traffic. The bike lanes on Laguna […]

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