San Francisco Bicycle Coalition

Valencia Street center bike lane plows forward with 12-month pilot

The lane is designed to improve safety along a corridor that saw 132 collisions and two traffic fatalities from 2018…

1 year ago

Supervisors call for transparency, town hall after every traffic fatality

Two San Francisco supervisors are calling for public and transparent town hall meetings after every traffic fatality.

2 years ago

SFMTA approves more ‘Slow Streets’ corridors

Most traffic on another four San Francisco street corridors will be blocked this spring to give residents access to more…

3 years ago

Officials prematurely celebrate Second Street project completion

San Francisco officials Thursday celebrated completion of a more than three-year improvement project in the South of Market neighborhood, but…

3 years ago

Better Market Street design changes draw criticism from advocates

A redesign for the first phase of San Francisco's Better Market Street project is drawing ire from supervisors and advocates.…

3 years ago

Frustration mounts as Tenderloin again left out of Slow Streets program

There was an outpour of exasperation Tuesday among people who have called for streets in San Francisco’s Tenderloin neighborhood to be…

4 years ago

SF Slow Streets program to prioritize pedestrians, physical distancing

Following in Oakland's footsteps, San Francisco finally heeded calls from advocates to launch a Slow Streets Program that will give…

4 years ago

Transit agency eyes Embarcadero for quick-build safety improvements

Often crowded with tourists, commercial vehicles, bicyclists, pedicabs and pedestrians, San Francisco transit planners unveiled plans Tuesday to quickly build…

4 years ago

Car-free Market Street makes every day ‘a beautiful day’ to walk, ride

A new era has officially begun on one of San Francisco’s busiest corridors, one transit officials say will increase safety…

4 years ago

Patricia’s Green becomes permanent safe haven for pedestrians, cyclists

The area around Patricia’s Green in Hayes Valley is officially closed off to vehicular traffic as of Monday morning, turning…

4 years ago

Safety advocates criticize governor’s veto of complete streets bill

Gov. Gavin Newsom over the weekend vetoed a bill that would have required the state’s Department of Transportation (Caltrans) to…

5 years ago

Sweeping bicycle, pedestrian improvements approved for Howard, Folsom streets

After years of high-profile deaths, San Francisco transit officials bike and pedestrian safety improvements on Howard and Folsom.

5 years ago

Breed promises more protected bike lanes with better enforcement

At this year’s Bike to Work Day in San Francisco on Thursday, Mayor London Breed directed the SFMTA to “double…

5 years ago

Students, parents bike and roll to school

Students and parents joined the San Francisco Bicycle Coalition for the annual Bike & Roll to School Week.

5 years ago

Polk Street safety improvements launch to mixed reviews

San Francisco completed bike and pedestrian safety improvements along the Polk Street corridor after years of outreach.

5 years ago

Bicyclists rally against ‘fear and terror’ on SF streets

San Francisco bicyclists are demanding transit officials work more quickly to install protected bike lanes following the death of 30-year…

5 years ago

Grimly late Howard Street bike upgrades finally arrive

The SFMTA is taking steps to improve safety for bicyclists on Howard Street following the death of Tess Rothstein.

5 years ago

Thousands more bike racks needed now, advocates say

Bike advocates are demanding San Francisco triple its efforts to install more bike racks citywide.

5 years ago

Howard Street bike lanes receive safety upgrade

On her final day in office, Jane Kim rode up on her pink bike at Howard and Russ streets.

5 years ago

SF to widen sidewalks, remove traffic lanes on Sixth, Taylor

Both projects will remove a lane of traffic in favor of widening the sidewalks for pedestrians.

6 years ago

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