Recent Streetsblog SF posts about Traffic Calming

Columbus Safety Plans Vetted By Community, Opposed By Merchant Leader

By Aaron Bialick | Dec 5, 2013 | 38 Comments

Over two-thirds of the space on Columbus Avenue is devoted primarily to cars, yet only one-third of the people on the street are typically in automobiles. That’s according to a 2010 study of how to improve the design of Columbus, in which residents and transportation planners came to the conclusion that North Beach’s thoroughfare needs […]

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SFMTA Unveils 6th St. Proposal With Road Diet, Bike Lanes, Wider Sidewalks

By Aaron Bialick | Nov 25, 2013 | 59 Comments

SFMTA unveiled a proposal last week to redesign northern Sixth Street by trimming traffic lanes from four to two, widening sidewalks, and adding unprotected, green-painted bike lanes. Intersections on the stretch between Market and Howard Streets could also get features like raised crosswalks, speed tables (like speed bumps, but wider), and textured pavement to tame driving speeds. […]

Packed Meeting About Future of Oakland’s Latham Square Shut Down Early

By Laura McCamy | Nov 22, 2013 | 18 Comments

After public pressure, the City of Oakland held a second community meeting Wednesday about the design of the Latham Square pilot plaza, where a lane of car traffic was reinstated prematurely at the behest of Planning and Building Director Rachel Flynn. Despite a standing room-only crowd of attendees showing up to weigh in, the meeting was […]

NYC DOT Shares Its Five Principles for Designing Safer Streets

By Ben Fried | Nov 21, 2013 | No Comments

Earlier this month, NYC DOT put out a major new report, Making Safer Streets [PDF], that collects before-and-after data from dozens of street redesigns and distills five key principles to reduce traffic injuries. The excitement of election week overshadowed the release, but this is an important document that livable streets supporters will want to bookmark. […]

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SFPUC Unveils New Green Designs for Holloway, Plaza at Mission/Valencia

By Aaron Bialick | Nov 19, 2013 | 8 Comments

The SF Public Utilities Commission unveiled final redesign concepts last week for two projects that would mean more space for pedestrians and stormwater-absorbing greenery. One project will bring traffic-calming bulb-outs and “rain gardens” to the eastern stretch of Holloway Avenue, a major east-west bike route in Ingleside. The other would convert two traffic lanes at […]

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SFMTA: Fell and Oak Bike Lanes Are Yielding Promising Safety Results

By Aaron Bialick | Oct 30, 2013 | 27 Comments

The SFMTA has released some preliminary survey results showing that the three-block bike lanes on Fell and Oak Streets, along with other safety measures, have resulted in calmer motor traffic, an increased sense of safety among bicycle commuters, and a decrease in illegal bicycling behaviors. On Fell and Oak, between Scott and Baker Streets — the connection from the […]

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