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Bikeway on Mission Instead of Market: Does Anybody Think It’s a Good Idea?

By Aaron Bialick | Jun 18, 2013 | 52 Comments

Updated at 9 p.m. with street configuration diagram at bottom. Two public meetings on Better Market Street will be held on July 17 and 20, and a webinar will be held on July 18. The idea of building protected bike lanes on downtown Mission Street instead of Market Street, as proposed by the Department of Public […]

Central SoMa Plan Envisions Transitways and Safer Streets for SoMa

By Aaron Bialick | Jun 13, 2013 | 5 Comments

The Central Subway is coming, like it or not, and that means Fourth Street will get Muni Metro service starting in 2019. With that in mind, the SF Planning Department recently released the draft Central SoMa Plan (formerly known as the Central SoMa Plan), which sets the stage for upzoned transit-oriented development near new stations and […]

The Difference Some Sleek New Paint and Pavement Makes on Market Street

By Aaron Bialick | Jun 10, 2013 | 21 Comments

It’s remarkable how much more dignified bicycling on mid-Market Street feels with the fresh coat of smooth asphalt and green paint that crews put in over the weekend. The bike lane’s transformation from something like an abandoned trench to a green carpet is almost as refreshing as when it was first painted green (in fact, […]

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Mission’s People-Friendly Block on Bartlett Faces Fire Code, Parking Hurdles

By Aaron Bialick | May 30, 2013 | 29 Comments

One day each week, the block of Bartlett Street between 21st and 22nd Streets bustles for a few hours when it’s transformed into the Mission Community Market. On all the other days, however, it mostly serves as a parking lot. The Planning Department and organizers from the Community Market held a packed public meeting yesterday […]

Details on 2nd Street Protected Bike Lanes, Ped Upgrades Come Into Focus

By Aaron Bialick | May 28, 2013 | 56 Comments

The plan for raised, parking-protected bike lanes and pedestrian safety improvements on Second Street is shaping up after the Department of Public Works presented new details [PDF] last week. When completed in September 2016, the project is expected to transform Second into a far safer corridor with protected bike lanes, wider sidewalks, pedestrian bulb-outs, more […]

Man on Bike Killed by Garbage Truck Driver at 16th and South Van Ness

By Aaron Bialick | May 23, 2013 | 128 Comments

A Recology garbage truck driver ran over and killed a man on a bike at 16th Street and South Van Ness Avenue this morning at about 6:45 a.m., according to the SF Chronicle: A witness said the truck, which was paralleling the male bicyclist on eastbound 16th, tried to make a right turn onto southbound […]

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