Recent Streetsblog SF posts about The Wiggle

Eyes on the Street: SFMTA Striping Ladder Crosswalks on the Wiggle

By Aaron Bialick | May 23, 2012 | 11 Comments

The SFMTA is installing ladder crosswalks at intersections along the Wiggle. By increasing the visibility of the pedestrian right-of-way, the new feel they bring even seems to calm bike and car traffic. The crosswalks should also assuage concerns from those who say the growing number of bicycle commuters on the route makes the intersections less comfortable to […]

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Overwhelming Support for Fell and Oak Bikeways at SFMTA Hearing

By Aaron Bialick | May 18, 2012 | 58 Comments

Nearly 100 attendees packed a City Hall room this morning for a hearing on the Fell and Oak bikeways, where supporters of the project overwhelmingly outnumbered detractors. Dozens of speakers, young and old, said the project was vital for improving the safety of people who already bike as well as those who will only feel safe […]

Green-Backed Sharrows Pleasantly Surprise Riders on the Wiggle

By Aaron Bialick | May 10, 2012 | 10 Comments

Commuters on the Wiggle got a Bike to Work Day surprise this morning: green-backed sharrows guiding bicycle riders through the intersection of Steiner and Waller Streets. The “sharrows were painted VERY early this morning and they are permanent,” says a post on the SFMTA’s Livable Streets Facebook page. Agency staff wrote that more will be added “as […]

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 […]

Nightmare on Oak Street: Couple Harassed While Biking, Blamed By SFPD

By Aaron Bialick | Mar 13, 2012 | 66 Comments

On their ride home from a Valentine’s Day dinner, Ian Long and Johanna Weaver were harassed by an angry driver and allegedly threatened by a police officer who didn’t want to hear their story. Long and Weaver were riding in the right-hand lane of Oak Street along the popular Wiggle bike route around 8 p.m. […]

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Misguided Enforcement Precedes ThinkBike Improvements on the Wiggle

By Aaron Bialick | Jan 31, 2012 | 21 Comments

The Wiggle — the growingly popular, mostly-flat bicycling route connecting SF’s eastern and western neighborhoods — should become more bike-friendly in the next year. After consulting with Dutch bicycle planners, the SFMTA is planning new upgrades to increase the safety and comfort of people walking and biking on the route, including “green-backed” sharrows, zebra-striped crosswalks, […]

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