Recent Streetsblog SF posts about Walking

Advocates Call on Gov. Brown to Prioritize Biking, Walking in State Budget

By Bryan Goebel | Jan 31, 2013 | 3 Comments

This article is cross-posted from the blog of former Streetsblog SF editor Bryan Goebel, who’s aiming to launch a new website “devoted to sustained coverage of biking, walking and transit issues in Sacramento, both at the Capitol and locally.” You can also follow Bryan on Twitter. A proposal in Governor Jerry Brown’s budget that would change how the administration doles […]

How Do You Share the Wiggle?

By Aaron Bialick | Oct 18, 2012 | 11 Comments

With a growing number of new bike commuters on the Wiggle — and more on the way with the imminent arrival of separated bike lanes on Fell and Oak Streets — the route is a kind of petri dish for a maturing culture of respect between people walking, bicycling, and driving. In a new video, […]

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Wayfinding Signs: A Nice Touch for the Developing “Green Connections” Plan

By Aaron Bialick | Sep 27, 2012 | 15 Comments

City planners continue developing a vision for a network of lush, pleasant streets prioritized for walking and biking between the city’s parks and waterfronts. Staff from the SF Planning Department plans to present its draft network [PDF] for the “Green Connections” project at an open house next Wednesday, October 3, and the public is invited to weigh […]

SFMTA Promotes Walking and Biking as Solution to Muni Shutdown

By Aaron Bialick | May 24, 2012 | 6 Comments

As the SFMTA braces for the nine-day shutdown of Muni’s N-Judah line and other detours starting tomorrow, the agency has been encouraging the tens of thousands of riders whose commutes will be disrupted to bike and walk to work as a way to avoid the anticipated Muni havoc. The agency has even teamed up with […]

SFMTA Completes Implementation of 15-MPH Zones at 181 Schools

By Aaron Bialick | May 14, 2012 | 8 Comments

San Francisco became the first major city in California to implement all of its planned 15-MPH school zones, the SFMTA announced today. With proper enforcement, the measure promises make the streets surrounding 181 schools safer and more inviting for students and parents walking and biking. “This is a big step forward for everyone who walks in […]

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SFMTA Brings Humane, Two-Way Traffic Back to Ellis and Eddy

By Aaron Bialick | Apr 24, 2012 | 7 Comments

The SFMTA began converting several blocks of Ellis and Eddy to two-way streets in the Tenderloin last week. The conversion is expected to calm motor traffic on the former multi-lane, one-way arterial streets designed to rush car traffic through one of the city’s densest neighborhoods. “Converting one-way streets to two-way is a proven way to slow traffic, […]

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