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Trial Bikeway on the Embarcadero Next Month Will Be One-Way Only

By Aaron Bialick | Sep 5, 2012 | 18 Comments

We reported last week that the SFMTA is considering testing out a two-way bike lane on the Embarcadero during the next America’s Cup races in October, according to an agency report. However, America’s Cup spokesperson Jane Sullivan tells us that the lane will only serve one-way traffic in the northbound direction, and no trial bike […]

Wheelchair Pedestrian Critically Injured at JFK and 8th Ave. in GG Park

By Aaron Bialick | Aug 30, 2012 | 14 Comments

We should never have to report about a traffic injury in Golden Gate Park, but as long as cars are allowed, there will be stories like this one. A man in a wheelchair was critically injured by a car driver Tuesday evening on John F. Kennedy Drive near 8th Avenue in Golden Gate Park. The crash […]

SFMTA May Test Two-Way Bikeways on the Embarcadero

By Aaron Bialick | Aug 29, 2012 | 15 Comments

A two-way protected bikeway along the Embarcadero could get a trial in the coming months. The SF Municipal Transportation Agency is considering implementing a temporary two-way bikeway along the waterfront during the next America’s Cup events in October, according to an agency report. The agency is also developing plans for a more permanent bikeway along […]

Eyes on the Street: McCoppin Transformation in Progress

By Aaron Bialick | Aug 27, 2012 | 3 Comments

Last summer, we wrote about a package of overdue streetscape improvements planned for the neighborhood around McCoppin Street, which would include a public gathering space called the McCoppin Hub adjacent to the Central Freeway. Work on those projects is finally starting to make some profound changes to the neighborhood. Recently installed planted medians have had a noticeable traffic calming […]

Sunday Streets Returns to Chinatown (But Not North Beach) This Weekend

By Aaron Bialick | Aug 24, 2012 | 4 Comments

Sunday Streets returns to Chinatown this weekend with a car-free route running along Grant Avenue and east toward the Embarcadero. It’ll be Sunday Streets’ second run in Chinatown, following a highly popular event last year, but the route will be different: Rather than running into North Beach all the way to Coit Tower, it’ll turn […]

Two-Way Protected Bikeway on Cargo Way Nearly Complete

By Aaron Bialick | Aug 20, 2012 | 12 Comments

San Francisco’s first on-street, two-way protected bikeway is nearly complete, featuring bicycle traffic signals and green intersection bike markings. The bikeway, which is separated from motor vehicles by a fence and concrete median, provides a safer connection from Bayview and Hunter’s Point to Third Street and the north-south bike lanes on Illinois Street. “It’s exciting to […]

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