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Casualty of Parking Meter Modernization: Bike Parking
SFMTA makes bike parking more complicated than it has to be
December 16, 2022
Commentary: Time for a ‘Grand Embarcadero’
It's time for the Embarcadero freeway tear-down to finally get completed
December 16, 2022
Eyes on the Street: Update on Telegraph Ave in Oakland
The protected bike lanes on the KONO section of Telegraph Avenue in Oakland, from 20th to 29th, are now well under construction and should be finished mid 2023. Streetsblog thought it's time for a quick update on the progress in this important business district and on a thoroughfare for cyclists, bus riders, and motorists.
December 14, 2022
Advocates Celebrate Slow Lake, but Questions Remain
Why did SFMTA remove old but more robust signs before the vote, then replace them with bendy straws? And is through traffic still banned?
December 13, 2022
Eyes on the Street: New Bike Lanes on Avenue 19 and First Street
New bikeways completed: protected bike lanes on Avenue 19, and buffered eastbound bike lane on 1st Street
December 8, 2022
Op-ed: Kearny Street Must Be Redesigned
This street is an important gateway to District 3 neighborhoods.
December 8, 2022
Safe Street Victories on Both Sides of the Bay
Slow Streets and Great Highway Park victories in San Francisco, fire code disaster averted in Oakland
December 7, 2022
Urgent Action Item Oakland: Stop Fire Department From Vetoing Safe Streets
URGENT: Advocates want the Oakland City Council to pull Rule D105.2 (commonly referred to as the “26-foot rule”) from the fire Code [Council item S15] at Tuesday December 6's Council meeting and send it to the Public Safety Committee for discussion and revision.
December 6, 2022
Urgent Action Item San Francisco: Tell SFMTA to Preserve Slow Streets
URGENT: Call in or write to the SFMTA to support making Slow Streets permanent. Endorse the People’s Slow Streets plan.
December 6, 2022
Commentary: Hey SFMTA, Stop Calling Everything a “Protected” Bike Lane
Calling bike lanes with safe-hit posts "protected" makes as much sense as gluing the posts to the front bumpers of cars as a way to protect cyclists.
December 5, 2022
