You read the title correctly, SFMTA is proposing to remove a short section of the Market Street bike lane where it intersects with Octavia Blvd. Since the 2006 opening of the Freeway ramp there have been 16 car/cyclists collisions. Read more about the removal here. Also check out the SFBC rally against the removal from 7:30-10:00 am on Friday, January 16th. Also, be sure to check out the SFBC’s Press Release and learn how to say no to this removal if you can ‘t make the rally.
The San Francisco Bicycle Coalition is a 10,000 member strong organization that represents cyclists in the San Francisco. Encouraging safe cycling, the SFBC has many resources concerning safety and security. One of the resources is Urban Bike Training.
Taught by longtime bicycle advocate, Burt Hill, the Urban Bike Training course is a two day course offered for free here in San Francisco. Check it out! It’s great for new cyclists or seasoned pros looking to refresh their street skills.
Beyond the SFBC, San Francisco’s Municipal Transport Agency has a comprehensive bike program that includes links to San Francisco’s Bike Plan, riding safely in SF, commuting to work, bike parking and many other links to what the MTA has to offer the urban cyclists.
The New York Department of Transportation has been working hard over the years to make New York City greener. Some attempts haven’t worked, while others have had resounding success.
The latest green initiative, aptly called The Brooklyn Greenway Initiative, is a local project that aims to install a 14 mile bicycle and pedestrian friendly path.
Taking the first steps in planning, the Department of Transportation has painted 1.75 miles of bike lanes along the Brooklyn waterfront. This small stretch of bike lane has set off a bigger debate among residents and advocates of the initiative.
Thanks to neighborhood safety advocate, Richard Sheldon, North Beach might become a little bit safer.
The intersection of Pacific Ave and Columbus Ave has been flagged by Sheldon and the Municipal Transportation Authority as on of the more dangerous intersections in North Beach because of Southbound Pacific Ave traffic confusing Kearney Street with Columbus Ave. The drivers get confused when they see one way Kearney street causing them to accelerate onto Columbus directly into a busy crosswalk. Read the article here
On December 10, 2008 The San Francisco Examiner put out a short article emphasizing the importance of keeping children safe on bicycles.
What used to be the job of Municipal Traffic controllers the responsibility has now been handed to the parents of young city riders.
For those of you who want to teach your children to ride in a safe environment I suggest the San Francisco Bicycle Coalitions’ Urban Bike Training or for the youngest ones in your family try out the Freedom from Training Wheels program also run by the SFBC.
If you’d rather stick with it yourself here is a great link to teach you how to teach the kids to ride.
Good luck, have fun and stay safe!
Washington D.C is doing it, college campuses are doing it, what about San Francisco? Could a bike sharing program be in our future?
According to Newsom spokesman, Nathan Ballard the answer is yes,“[Newsom] has been pushing the MTA to adopt a European-style bike-share program, and he’s pleased to see that it is moving forward,” Ballard said
Similarly to Washington D.C’s program SF’s bike share would be funded under a deal with Clear Channel
The Examiner had a small piece about it.
The title for this post is also the title of the December 9, 2008 NYTimes article which discusses how employers and building managers could incorporate bicycle parking in their buildings.
New York city lawmakers have two suggestions, Introduction 871 and Introduction 78.
Introduction 871 “would mandate access to bike parking in most office and retail buildings, “provided that such building can reasonably accommodate the storage of such bicycle.” In addition, under that bill, going forward, new office buildings would have to offer one bicycle space for every 5,000 square feet; new retail buildings, one for every 7,500 square feet; and new apartment buildings with more than 10 units, one for every two residential units.”
Introduction 78 “would require garages and parking lots to provide at least one bicycle parking space for every 10 car-parking spaces.”
What is getting me about this piece is that San Francisco is ahead of New York!
Our City Code Bike Parking has two classes. Class 1 is, “Facilities which protect the entire bicycle, its components and accessories against theft and against inclement weather, including wind-driven rain. Examples of this type of facility include (1) lockers, (2) check-in facilities, (3) monitored parking, (4) restricted access parking, and (5) personal storage.”
Class 2 is a standard bike rack that allows a cyclist to lock up their bike.
As for class 1 it pretty much goes along that the bigger the building the more secure bike parking increases in ratio. To learn more click here!
I don’t need to explain every detail you can read the NYTimes article for yourself here.
My boss sent me this link to a new blog on SFGate.
It’s author, Cameron proves himself to be a thoughtful, link happy activist.
Good job Cameron! Keep up the good work!
Don’t get too excited, it’s just a draft. Or get excited that we have something tangible to look at!
The S.F Environmental Impact Review has been 2.5 years in the making. It will add strength to the city’s Transit First Policy, which already states in Article 6: “Bicycling shall be promoted by encouraging safe streets for riding, convenient access to transit, bicycle lanes, and secure bicycle parking.”
I was reading the Draft EIR, I learned that there were 60 funded improvement projects underway when the injunction was imposed!
Read for yourself to learn more!
Here’s the SFgate article.
Here is the Draft Bike Plan.
Why does the city have to ask permission to keep it citizens safe?
‘In 2006, the San Francisco Superior Court blocked the city from enacting any improvements intended to benefit cyclists without special permission.”
In April of 2008 the court granted the installation of a dedicated bike/pedestrian signal at the notoriously dangerous Fell and Masonic intersection.
Today, eight months later,San Francisco city attorney, Dennis Herrera, is back in court, filing a motion to ask for a more safeguards at some of S.F’s most dangerous spots for cyclists.
Let’s hope this works in the cyclists favor. Whatever anyone’s motives are for creating political drama, it should be put aside for the safety of San Francisco riders.
Click on this link to read more.
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