Recent Streetsblog SF posts about Eyes on the Street

Eyes on the Street: Week in Review

By Matthew Roth | Aug 21, 2009 | 2 Comments

As one of the commenters on Flickr pointed out, I love the juxtaposition of the blue cab in the background and the blue frame of the bike. Also love the purple rims and purple shirt. Flickr photo: exuberance// Thanks to all of you wonderful photographers who tag your photos and videos in our Flickr pool. […]

Eyes on the Street: Parked Cars Block Bike Lanes Near Ballpark

By Michael Rhodes | Aug 18, 2009 | 7 Comments

Terry Francois Boulevard, site of new SFpark meters, on Wednesday. An anonymous photographer snapped the above photo last Wednesday on Terry Francois Boulevard, across from AT&T Park, where SFpark electronic meters were recently installed. It seems one driver got the wacky idea that the new meters require cars to park perpendicularly, across the bike lanes, […]

Eyes on the Street: Hit-and-Run Intersection Hazardous to Pedestrians

By Michael Rhodes | Aug 17, 2009 | 5 Comments

A pedestrian crosses Van Ness Avenue, wary of a driver who seemingly intends to switch into the left lane. Photos: Bryan Goebel Details are still trickling in about last Tuesday’s hit-and-run crash near the intersection of Van Ness Avenue and California Street that left a 31-year-old San Francisco woman in the hospital with life-threatening injuries, […]

Eyes on the Street: A New Crosswalk at Market, Golden Gate and Taylor

By Michael Rhodes | Jul 10, 2009 | 7 Comments

The new crosswalk surface at Market, Golden Gate and Taylor. Flickr photo: geekstinkbreath Hot on the heels of a mystery stenciler who couldn’t wait for bike lane improvements, the Department of Public Works has done some stenciling of its own at one of the city’s most hazardous intersections for pedestrians. On Thursday, crews worked to […]

Eyes on the Street: Cops Tell Double Parkers to Get Out of the Bike Lane

By Bryan Goebel | Jun 8, 2009 | 16 Comments

Photos by Bryan Goebel We’ve written before about obstructions caused by motorcycle cops parked in the bike lane (and the SFPD generally doesn’t have a good reputation among cyclists), but yesterday around 4:30 p.m. — a few hours after Sunday Streets wrapped up — I spotted a cop parked in the bike lane on Valencia […]

Eyes on the Street: SFPD and Best Friend on Muni!

By Matthew Roth | Apr 27, 2009 | No Comments

Photo: meganallison So whether or not this is a result of Supervisor Bevan Dufty’s oversight hearing or a very auspicious coincidence, Streetsblog San Francisco reader Megan Allison (who runs several good blogs, including goodurb.com) sends us this photo of a cop and his K-9 companion on Muni. Unlike jackalope and Sasquatch sightings, we’re pretty sure […]

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