Recent Streetsblog SF posts about Traffic Calming

Eyes on the Street: McCoppin Transformation in Progress

By Aaron Bialick | | 3 Comments
Last summer, we wrote about a package of overdue streetscape improvements planned for the neighborhood around McCoppin Street, which would include a public gathering space called the McCoppin Hub adjacent to the Central Freeway. Work on those projects is finally starting to make some profound changes to the neighborhood. Recently installed planted medians have had a noticeable traffic calming […]

Which Street Improvements Will Prop B Fund? Preliminary List Emerges

By Aaron Bialick | | 9 Comments
A list of pedestrian, bicycle, and transit projects that could be boosted by the voter-approved Prop B Street Improvement Bond is making its way through the city legislature, revealing how the $50 million dedicated to streetscape improvements may be divvied up. The projects — which would add safety improvements like pedestrian bulb-outs and islands, crosswalks, […]

8th St. Buffered Bike Lane a Step Up, But When Will SoMa Really Feel Safe?

By Aaron Bialick | | 24 Comments
A new buffered bike lane was striped on 8th Street last week, re-purposing a traffic lane for bicycles on one of SoMa’s fast, one-way motorways. The new configuration, which removes bicyclists from the door zone and provides a much wider lane, is an improvement over the four speed-inducing traffic lanes and skinny bike lane that […]
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