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Open Letter to Our State Legislators: We Need a Strong Bike Harassment Law
While I was riding my bike in Oakland, a driver in a black SUV came up behind and tailgated me. There were two lanes, with ample room to pass, and I was keeping up with the flow of traffic. Despite all this, the driver blew the horn, passed dangerously close, and yelled at me to get on the sidewalk.
October 24, 2017
San Francisco Prepares to Remove Paul Avenue Bike Lane
In 'Rob Ford' Tradition, San Francisco may uproot recently installed safety improvements to restore parking
October 23, 2017
SF Bicycle Cop Struck, Severely Injured, Outside Opera Plaza Garage
Officer Elia Lewin-Tankel of the Tenderloin police station was critically injured while riding his bicycle beat yesterday afternoon. A suspect is in custody.
October 20, 2017
Seniors Plead with SFMTA for Safer Fell Street
A handful of determined seniors pleaded with the SFMTA to take immediate action to make the Fell Street and Baker intersection crossing, which connects the Mercy Terrace senior home with the Panhandle Park, safe.
October 19, 2017
Walk San Francisco Names New Executive Director
Walk SF's new director worked as Deputy Director at the SF Housing Action Coalition, as Development Director at the San Francisco Bicycle Coalition, and on S.F.'s Great Streets Project.
October 18, 2017
BART Makes Some Progress on Noise
BART has been busy reshaping its wheels as part of a strategy to reduce the system's notorious howl, and initial results show it's working.
October 17, 2017
Don’t Bike When the Air Is Smoky
Or go slow and get the right kind of mask, say experts.
October 16, 2017
Bike Talk on Homeless and the Hairball
The Hairball is a tangle of freeway on-and-off ramps in San Francisco to which dedicated bike paths and bridges were added to permit cyclist to safely navigate between the Mission neighborhood and Bernal to Potrero and points east. But homeless people have been using the paths as a refuge, setting up conflicts between tents and bikes.
October 13, 2017
City Removes Safety Measures Where Senior Was Killed
A guerrilla safety group installed safe-hit posts and painted bulb-outs at the intersection where David Grinberg, a 90-year-old man, was killed. The city quickly removed the unauthorized safe-hit posts.
October 12, 2017
Oakland Promises Fast, Guerilla-Style Safety Measures
The intersection of Harrison and 23rd where Robert Bennett was killed while crossing the street in a poorly designed crosswalk is now much easier to access, automobile speeds are slower, and it's safer, with a minimum of cost and time spent on improving it.
October 11, 2017
