Yellow Bike Project wants your spare parts and donations, artists explore the concept of "Made in America," and Go Van Gogh play their multi-cultural country music. more ›

Good news for bicyclists navigating the bevy of Golden Gate pedestrians: the Bridge will reopen the west side bicycle throughway sometime in early to mid-September. Closed since May for retrofitting, the east side portion of the bridge has been a cramped assortment of bicycle commuters and pedestrian tourists. The city heeded complaints and painted bicycle lines along the shared sidewalk earlier last month, but the reopening couldn't come a moment too soon. more ›

The Chronicle's resident sit-lie advocate and Tenderloin poo surveyor, has discovered bicycles today. And behold: "Bikes are the future" ! As it turns out, even those of you who aren't "fanatic bike messenger types" can easily pedal your way to work in San Francisco. In fact there's an entire cultural shift going on, so naturally the city's bikers, drivers and walkers will need Nevius' wisdom to steer us through it. more ›

29-year-old Anthony Michael Martin, a former professional cyclist, disappeared Saturday afternoon, according to friends, while bicycling in the Oakland/Berkeley hills. Ominously, his cell phone was discovered by another cyclist on Tunnel Road in Berkeley later that day. more ›

Be extra careful out there today, folks! It's the 3rd Annual Bike to School Day, in which approximately 3,000 students at more than 40 schools throughout town will be pedaling to school and back. Bay City News via SF Appeal reports that several San Francisco supervisors will be coming along for the ride, including Eric Mar, David Chiu, Jane Kim, Carmen Chu, John Avalos, and Scott Wiener. more ›

SPUR came out with a report today outlining how S.F. can use the large influx of money that the upcoming America's Cup will undoubtedly generate as an impetus to make major, much needed investments to the city now. more ›

The Bay Citizen has created a handy new interactive map pinpointing all of the reported bike accidents that occurred in San Francisco during the past two years. Crashes reported to SFPD increased from 555 in 2009 to 602 in 2010. They note that many accidents don't get reported. So, help them out by adding yours to the map. more ›

MUSIC: Revel in all things dark with a night of goth/punk/psychobilly, featuring Switchblade Riot, Plan 9 (Misfits tribute act), and Blasfemme. more ›

The Examiner writes that the autopsy report investigating the death of 22-year-old visiting German student Nils Yannick Linke, who was killed in a hit and run in August, was recently released. His death was determined to be the result of vehicular homicide, and 36-year-old Josh Calder, who allegedly ran him over, then fled the scene after switching seats with his girlfriend, is scheduled to appear in court this week to discuss the report. more ›

Looks like it'll be a nice weekend. Enjoy! more ›

It's another weekend with lots of fun daytime events. Here are a few big ones. Bonus: all of them are free! ALL WEEKEND Renegade Craft Fair Over 200 DIY artists from across the country and abroad will be selling their handmade goods at this second annual event. From clothing and accessories, to stationary and concert posters, with everything from bath products and ceramics in between. Fort Mason, 11 a.m. to 7 p.m., free. more ›

Streetsblog SF reported today that SFPD has issued a rare press release for the hit and run involving cyclist Andrew Bennett and his 4-year-old son while riding a bike with a tandem extension, which occurred at 18th and Valencia on July 1st. Bennett fractured his spine, but his son was not injured. more ›

It's not often we get to say it, so let's relish the feeling: yay Muni! Today, Muni boss Nat Ford joined a bunch of other transit officials in making some nice suggestions for the future of federal transportation planning. And you know what, it actually looks pretty good. more ›

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Starting tonight, the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency will host a series of public meetings, where your can voice your input on the proposed improvements to bicycle routes in San Francisco. (Map of said routes after the jump.) The SFMTA's Bicycle Program, you see, plans around "60 proposed bicycle improvement projects that would add approximately 34 miles of bike lanes to the bike route network," which would about double San Francisco's bicycle lane mileage. Nice. more ›

Show me the Legalese: Rob Anderson's latest project? more ›