Bicycling
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Dutch Transportation and Planning Official Reflects on SF Infrastructure
As Streetsblog readers are surely aware, when it comes to public transit, pedestrian safety, and above all good bicycle infrastructure, the Dutch are the global champions.
June 7, 2017
OC’s Store-Front Bicycle Co-op Reopens in Santa Ana
The Bicycle Tree in Santa Ana was a victim of its own success, and rapidly running out of room. So it closed in March, to give it time to move to a bigger place. This Saturday it will re-open at its new address, 702 West 17th Street.
June 6, 2017
Guest Editorial: Sorry Dick, but Bicycles are Part of Marin’s Transportation Solution
Dick Spotswood of the Marin Independent Journal was correct when he recently stated that adding highway lanes won’t fix our traffic problems. But he was very wrong when he glibly asserted that bikes are of little utility to Marinites traveling to work or doing business.
June 2, 2017
Landmark Study Tests a Bike Network’s Effects on Safety and Ridership
Fascinating results from a city whose bike network was literally a Communist plot.
June 1, 2017
Great Streets Upgrade Makes Mar Vista’s Venice Blvd Safer for Walking, Biking
Construction on Mar Vista's Venice Boulevard Great Streets makeover is not quite complete, but new protected bike lanes and pedestrian crossings are already in use.
May 31, 2017
Caltrans District 4 Bicycle Plan: Meeting Tonight, Survey Ending
Caltrans District 4, which covers the nine counties in the San Francisco Bay Area, invites interested parties to attend a presentation on its progress towards creating a districtwide Bicycle Plan. The meeting, the third in a series, will take place tonight in San Jose, and can also be watched online.
May 30, 2017
Valencia Human-Protected Bike Lane Protest #2
Valencia Street's human-protected bike lane gets bigger, longer every time. This was the third.
May 30, 2017
A Multimodal Field Trip in Honor of CA’s New Bike and Pedestrian Plan
Caltrans Director Malcolm Dougherty was joined by Caltrans staff to mark the release of Caltrans' new statewide bike and pedestrian plan with a multimodal field trip: a train ride from Sacramento to Emeryville, and from there a bike ride on the Alex Zuckerman Bicycle/Pedestrian Path along the Oakland Bay Bridge to the new Vista Point on Yerba Buena Island.
May 26, 2017
Caltrans Comes up with Safety Fix for Dangerous Interchange: Ban Bikes
Caltrans wants to make this intersection safer. So did they propose protected bicycle lanes? Some kind of ramp complex to separate bikes from cars, such as San Francisco did with the hairball? No. They proposed banning bikes from riding there.
May 24, 2017
Caltrans Adopts Statewide Bike and Pedestrian Plan
While Caltrans does not have jurisdiction over local transportation planning or policies, it does wield considerable influence over local planning decisions, and it provides expertise and guidance. A statewide plan that provides a cohesive vision for safe, comfortable biking and walking in California communities is an important step.
May 23, 2017
