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...
View ArticleWe 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...
View ArticleMarina 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...
View ArticleAt 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...
View ArticleSFMTA 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...
View ArticleTuesday: 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...
View ArticleBoat 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...
View ArticleParking-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...
View ArticleNew 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,...
View ArticleWeekend 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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