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Separated Bike-Ped Path Coming to Mansell Street in McLaren Park by 2016

Mansell Street, which runs through McLaren Park, is poised to get a two-way bikeway and a walking and jogging path separated from motor traffic under a plan approved by the Recreation and Parks...

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We Used to Expect Streets to Be as Safe as We Do Holly Park

Rarely does the death of someone struck by a motorist garner as much public outrage as the incident in Holly Park last week. Media around the world has covered the death of Christine Svanemyr, who was...

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Marina Boat Owners Riled by Proposal to Take Cars Off Bike/Ped Path

Along Marina Boulevard there’s a bicycle and pedestrian path where visitors and residents can stroll along the bay without having to worry about cars — until they get to the stretch between Scott and...

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At Car-Free Marina Path Meeting, Parking-First Boaters Balanced by Sanity

Image: DPW Update 12/19: DPW now has an online survey you can take about removing parking on the Marina path. Marina boat owners riled by the prospect of removing underused car parking from the Marina...

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SFMTA to Ban Cars on Kezar, Stanyan, Haight Street for 4/20 This Sunday

Upper Haight Street, Stanyan Street, and Kezar Drive will be closed to cars for 4/20. Photo: Aaron Bialick The SFMTA announced that cars will be banned on several major streets for the 4/20 gathering...

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Tuesday: Support Needed for a Car-Free Bike/Ped Path on the Marina

Photo: SFDPW One year after community planning meetings began, plans finally appear to be moving forward for removing the 51 parking spaces in the middle of a walking and biking path along the Marina...

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Boat Owners Gripe as Car-Free Marina Path Moves Forward

Attendees at a community meeting last night in the Marina. Photo: Aaron Bialick A community meeting held yesterday about plans to remove car parking from a stretch of the Marina pedestrian and bike...

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Parking-Free Marina Path Plan Could Be Delayed By Boaters’ Parking Proposal

The Marina path as it exists today. Photo: Department of Public Works Updated at 11:38 p.m. with further response from the Recreation and Parks Department below. The Marina Boulevard bicycle and...

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New York City Now Has Permanently Car-Free Roads in Two Major Parks

Photo: Ben Fried A week after New York City’s Central Park went mostly car-free, today marked the beginning of the permanent car-free zone on the west side of Prospect Park [PDF]. Leading up to today,...

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Weekend Roundup: Caltrain Electrification Update, Speed Cameras

Here are a few Streetsblog news nuggets to start your weekend. All Caltrain’s electrification poles are up. Caltrain’s electrification project marked a milestone this week, with the installation of...

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