Bicycling
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State E-bike Incentive Program Is Still a Ways Off
There is a lot of pressure to get the program right, and a lot of interest and participation in program workgroups. And questions.
February 9, 2023
Open Letter to SFMTA: Stop Watering Down Slow Streets
Slow Streets started with unambiguous signs that made clear to drivers that Slow Streets were “closed to thru traffic.” Over time, they have been watered down, covered up, or not installed at all. This is the wrong direction for Slow Streets; we need SFMTA to do more, not less.
February 9, 2023
SPUR Talk: Lessons from Denmark
Bay Area goals are aligned with Copenhagen's. But the ability to deliver, that's a different story, says a SPUR panel after a visit to Denmark
February 8, 2023
Commentary: The Shame of “Better” Market Street
The city's half-assed plan starts construction this week
February 7, 2023
New Bill Would Improve Sight Distances at Intersections
Assemblymember Alex Lee's A.B. 413 would prohibit vehicles from parking or stopping at the curb within twenty feet of a marked crosswalk or intersection
February 3, 2023
Good News for Berkeley Cyclists Using Bancroft, Dana, and Fulton
But the fight for a car-free Telegraph continues even as the Berkeley City Council approves funding to solicit bids for the Southside Complete Streets Project
February 3, 2023
“Entitled” Bike Lane Lady Speaks Out
A cyclist had the nerve to feel "entitled" to a safe bike ride. But the San Francisco Fire Department thinks it's more important to park wherever they please, even when it's not an emergency
February 1, 2023
Are You Lonely? It’s Not You, It’s the Way We’ve Built our Nation
Living in environments with good access to destinations and transport options also protects against loneliness. In particular, it benefits individuals who are able to use active transport (walking and cycling) and high-quality public transport.
January 27, 2023
Alameda NIMBY Sues to Preserve Parking
How many broken limbs, life-altering injuries, and deaths is a parking spot worth? To some morally confused people, that's a legitimate question.
January 26, 2023
Big Admission: ‘I Was Wrong About Sharrows’
Dave Snyder, currently the senior director for infrastructure at PeopleForBikes, was a key player in the proliferation of shared lane markings back when he was executive director of the California Bicycle Coalition. Twenty years later, he’s disillusioned with them.
January 25, 2023
