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By Roger Rudick | Nov 27, 2017 | No Comments

The Bay Area is replete with tightly knit, walkable, bikeable neighborhoods. But we stroll like nervous cats, always on the alert for a speeding car that can kill or severely injure us whenever we step off the curb, as advocates remind us every year during the World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims. We know […]

A protected intersection in Chicago. Photo: Chicago Department of Transportation (Bike Program)/Brian Almdale

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SPUR Talk: Protected Bike Lanes Must Become the New Normal

By Roger Rudick | Sep 19, 2017 | 23 Comments

Urban planners, at least when it comes to bikeway design, are still trying to undo the damage caused by vehicular cyclists in the 1970s and 80s, explained Bill Schultheiss, a traffic engineer who specializes in bike design and a member of the Bicycle Technical Committee and the Pedestrian Task Force of the National Committee on Uniform […]

Take Our Survey and Tell Us What You Think

By Damien Newton and Roger Rudick | Aug 4, 2017 | 5 Comments

Are you a regular Streetsblog reader? Streetsblog is trying to better concentrate its coverage based on where it can be effective and informative in its mission to support the safe and livable streets movement in the Bay Area. But with limited resources, decisions have to be made about which stories to cover and where to […]

Happy Independence Day!

By Roger Rudick | Jun 30, 2017 | No Comments

Streetsblog San Francisco will be off on July 3 and 4, returning to our normal publishing schedule on July 5. Have a great and safe holiday weekend and we’ll see you all back on Wednesday.

Talking Headways Podcast: Designing City Streets for People

By Jeff Wood | Mar 13, 2017 | No Comments

This week Corinne Kisner and Matthew Roe of NACTO tell us about their influential series of street design guides that give transportation engineers "permission" to put walking, biking, and transit first. Learn how the guides are put together and how cities are using them to prioritize people instead of cars.

A broken elbow, courtesy of San Francisco's streets. Photo: Lauren Sailor

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Beware of Innocent Looking Puddles

By Roger Rudick | Feb 7, 2017 | 2 Comments

On the evening of January 10, during the last round of storms, tour guide and active San Francisco Bicycle Coalition (SFBC) member Lauren Sailor was bicycling down the 800 block of Market Street on her way to get a tune up for her trusty steed, Morgan. It was dark and rainy. That portion of Market […]

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