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Man on Bike Killed by Muni Bus Driver at Bryant and Division

By Aaron Bialick | Oct 18, 2013 | 14 Comments

A man riding a bike was killed by a Muni bus driver this morning at the intersection of Bryant, Division and 11th Streets on the southwest end of SoMa, according to media reports. From the SF Chronicle: The crash involving a bus on the 27-Bryant line was reported at 8:44 a.m., said Mindy Talmadge, a […]

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Eyes on the Street: New Bike Lanes, Road Diet on Folsom in the Mission

By Aaron Bialick | Oct 15, 2013 | 19 Comments

The Mission’s stretch of Folsom Street, between 19th and 24th Streets, just got safer with bike lanes and a road diet striped along with a road-repaving. Formerly two general traffic lanes in each direction, the street now consists of one bike lane and one general lane on each side, resulting in a calmer environment and […]

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Swapping Parking for Public Space on Irving: Merchants May Have Warmed Up

By Aaron Bialick | Oct 10, 2013 | 4 Comments

Most merchants on central Irving Street in the Sunset may have come around to the idea of turning 12 parking spaces into sidewalk extensions with greenery and stylized seating fixtures. At an open house community meeting last week, the opposition to the proposal seen at the previous meeting in August seemed to have largely dissipated, […]

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SFMTA to Widen Bike Lane, Remove Traffic Lane on Folsom in SoMa

By Aaron Bialick | Oct 1, 2013 | 31 Comments

The SFMTA will re-purpose a general traffic lane to widen and buffer the existing bike lane on Folsom Street between Fourth and 11th Streets by the end of the year, the agency announced today. The pilot project, which comes about six weeks after 24-year-old Amelie Le Moullac was killed on her bike by a truck […]

Eyes on the Street: Bike Lanes on Cesar Chavez, Green Wave on 11th

By Aaron Bialick | Sep 30, 2013 | 33 Comments

Two bicycling upgrades were spotted in the eastern neighborhoods this past week: Preliminary striping for bike lanes on western Cesar Chavez Street and a “green wave” on 11th Street in west SoMa. The unprotected bike lanes being installed on Cesar Chavez are part of the ongoing rehab on the section west of Hampshire Street. A photo […]

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Temporary Bikeway Provides Glimpse of Bike-Friendly Embarcadero

By Aaron Bialick | Sep 17, 2013 | 14 Comments

KTVU: “So far, it seems to be working, and that has critics concerned.” A temporary, two-way bikeway put in place on a short stretch of the Embarcadero last week provided a brief glimpse of what a permanent, safe bike route along the waterfront could look like. The bikeway was a measure to encourage attendees of […]

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