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Muni Approves Upgrades for 28-19th Ave With Bus Bulbs, Fewer Stops

By Aaron Bialick | Jul 8, 2015 | 29 Comments

Muni’s 28-19th Avenue will get a speed boost from bus bulbs and stop consolidations approved by the SFMTA Board of Directors yesterday. The upgrades, part of the Muni Forward program, are expected to be constructed starting in the fall of 2016 and completed by 2018. On 19th Avenue, the 28 currently stops on nearly every block, and buses must pull […]

North Beach Meeting on Sidewalk Bulbs Gets Tense; SFMTA to Paint Demos

By Aaron Bialick | Jul 1, 2015 | 13 Comments

A public meeting in North Beach became tense yesterday as residents and firefighters opposed to basic street safety measures continued to assert that sidewalk bulb-outs are dangerous. To appease skeptics, the SFMTA announced that the bulb-outs planned at four intersections on Columbus Avenue will be tested first by installing painted “safety zones” in August. Construction of concrete […]

Safer Path Could Help Untangle the “Alemany Maze” Highway Interchange

By Aaron Bialick | Jun 26, 2015 | 10 Comments

The “Alemany Maze,” the deadly Highway 101 and 280 interchange in the southeast city, could get a safer crossing for walking and biking. Funding to study a walking path and bike lanes through the junction was approved this week by the SF County Transportation Authority Board of Directors, comprised of the Board of Supervisors. The study, […]

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Parking-Protected Bike Lanes, Ped Safety Upgrades Coming to Division at 9th

By Aaron Bialick | Jun 19, 2015 | 11 Comments

Bike lanes on the block of Division Street between 9th and 10th Streets will get some much-needed protection this fall. Earlier this week the SFMTA Board of Directors approved a design that will put people on bikes between the curb and parked cars. The massive 9th and Division intersection will also get safety improvements like large painted curb […]

Memorial for Wilbert Williams Calls on Caltrans to Fix SoMa’s Freeway Ramps

By Aaron Bialick | Jun 16, 2015 | 15 Comments

One year ago yesterday, 62-year-old Wilbert Williams was sleeping in a tent next to a Highway 80 off-ramp at Fifth and Harrison Streets at about 1 a.m. when he was run over and killed by a drunk SUV driver who veered off the road. “That morning, I woke up and got ready to see my […]

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