Recent Streetsblog SF posts about The Mission

How Long Did This Driver Park in a Bike Lane? A Case Study

By Aaron Bialick | Jul 17, 2012 | 56 Comments

Contrary to what the name implies, bike lanes in San Francisco have cars in them all the time. Presumably, a car left with blinking hazard lights on means the driver is just “running in for a minute,” as if to minimize the impact of endangering people on bicycles. Maybe, after biking into traffic around one […]

Driver Plows Through Bike Corral at Duboce and Valencia, Injuring Man

By Aaron Bialick | Jul 16, 2012 | 16 Comments

A car driver plowed through a bike corral on Saturday in front of Zeitgeist, a bar on the corner of Duboce Avenue and Valencia Street. The driver reportedly stopped and cooperated with police after crashing through 10 of the 11 curbside bike racks, breaking a man’s leg, and wrecking at least a dozen parked bikes, […]

Eyes on the Street: Crews Begin Striping Bike Lanes on 8th and 17th Streets

By Aaron Bialick | Jul 3, 2012 | 6 Comments

The SFMTA has begun striping work on new bike lanes along 8th Street in SoMa and 17th Street in the Mission and Potrero Hill. Eighth Street already had a skinny door-zone bike lane, but the SFMTA is expanding it as a buffered bike lane by re-purposing a roughly 10-foot wide motor vehicle lane for bicycles […]

Sunday Streets Returns for More Car-Free Fun in the Mission

By Aaron Bialick | Jun 29, 2012 | 1 Comment

Kick back at Sunday Streets on Valencia and 24th Streets this weekend for the third car-free event in the Mission this year. Here’s just a taste of all the activities available for kids: REI’s Block of Fun includes a climbing wall, disc golf, and a bike obstacle course. Kids just learning to ride a bike can sharpen […]