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Presidio parking lot. Photo, Sue Vaughan The possibility that traffic lights may be installed in and around San Francisco’s Presidio National Park – in order to manage increased traffic drawn to attractions such as the proposed Contemporary Art Museum of the Presidio (the CAMP) and a lodge at the Main Post – has neighbors, environmentalists, […]

Muni Single-Ride Fares Likely to Rise in July Instead of September (SF Examiner) BOS Prez David Chiu Introduces Legislation to Reject MTA Budget (SF Gate) Marin IJ: "Sausalito Takes Steps to Ease Bicycle Crunch" Proposal Would Allow SF’s Street Fairs to Charge Admission (SF Examiner) NY DOT Commissioner Janette Sadik-Kahn in Toronto for Speeches, Meetings […]

Cyclist Remains Critical Following Hit-and-Run; Silver BMW Sought (Cyclelicio.us, KCBS, Merc) Rampaging Hit-and-Run Driver Faces Fremont Murder Charge (SF Gate) Supervisor Eric Mar Will Join Taxi Drivers To Protest MTA Medallion Plan (SFBG) Can State DOTs Implement Obama’s High-Speed Rail Plan? (Trains for America via Streetsblog.net) AVE Trains Having a "Profound Effect on Life" in […]

. In 1982, the state of Idaho legalized the "rolling stop," an adjustment to the rules of the road that lets cyclists treat stop signs as yield signs without becoming scofflaws. Nearly three decades later, the rule has a demonstrated track record of safety, but Idaho is still the only state with such a law. […]

Berkeley School District Looks to Improve Ped Safety Around Schools (East Bay Express) Chino Man Getting His Mail Killed by Hit-and-Run Driver in Socal (LAist) Injured Cyclist Airlifted Out of Tilden Park (BCN via Merc) Mayor’s Office Releases More Details on This Year’s Sunday Streets (Fog City Journal) Rec and Park Commission to Hold Hearing […]

Muni’s Streetcar #1 to Undergo $1.9 Million Renovation (SF Gate) Oakland Planning Commission to Consider Changing Zoning Rules (SF Gate) What Makes People Afraid of Urbanism? (TOW via Streetsblog.net) Fog City Journal: "Newsom Allies Maneuver to Appoint Mazzola to GG Bridge Commish" Public Meeting on Presidio Main Post Canceled (SF Gate, SF Citizen) BAAQMD Offers […]