Recent Streetsblog SF posts about The Wiggle

SFPD Still Targeting Bike Commuters Rolling Stop Signs on the Wiggle

By Aaron Bialick | Oct 22, 2013 | 96 Comments

Bicycle commuters on the Wiggle continue to be confronted by SFPD officers posted at intersections issuing warnings and tickets for what police deem to be dangerous violations of stop sign laws. Police claim they’re obligated to respond to complaints from neighbors who apparently see the behavior as a threat to public safety. But there have been […]

New Options Arise for Greener, Calmer Streets on the Wiggle

By Aaron Bialick | Sep 26, 2013 | 18 Comments

Plans to create calmer, greener streets on the Wiggle came into clearer focus Tuesday after the SFMTA presented more refined proposals for raised crosswalks and intersections, bulb-outs with greenery, traffic circles, traffic diverters, and other safety improvements. The proposed treatments [PDF] are aimed at improving stormwater drainage while also calming motor and bicycle traffic. One […]

As SFMTA Looks to Calm Traffic on Scott, Parking Warriors Get Loud

By Aaron Bialick | Sep 3, 2013 | 111 Comments

The SFMTA held a public meeting last week about how to calm traffic on three blocks of Scott Street along the Wiggle. On the table are design features that would signal drivers to slow down and possibly prevent them from using the street as a cut-through route. Even though planners say the project may remove few, if any, […]

City Sets Out to Create Safer, Greener Streets on the Wiggle

By Aaron Bialick | Jun 12, 2013 | 42 Comments

The Wiggle could be transformed into a greener, more bicycle- and pedestrian-friendly route in the coming years thanks to a new planning effort launched by the SFMTA and the SF Public Utilities Commission. At an open house community meeting yesterday, planners shopped potential treatments like traffic diverters, traffic circles, bulb-outs, and raised crosswalks that could […]

Eyes on the Street: Oak Street Protected Bike Lane Ready to Ride

By Aaron Bialick | May 8, 2013 | 22 Comments

The Oak Street protected bike lane was opened to bicycle traffic today — the SFMTA finished striping and bike traffic signals just in time to welcome commuters on Bike to Work Day tomorrow, according to the agency’s Livable Streets Facebook page. Crews got the job done at an impressive pace once it became a top […]

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Oak Street Protected Bike Lane Still Held Up by Paint Shop Renovation

By Aaron Bialick | May 1, 2013 | 6 Comments

The protected bike lane on Oak Street may not be constructed until some time after May 19, when the permit for renovation work on the Kelly-Moore paint shop on the corner of Oak and Divisadero Street ends, according to planners from the SF Muncipal Transportation Agency. Because the permit allows the paint shop to occupy […]

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