Bike commuters got a look at the SFMTA's plan for a new and (hopefully) improved bikeway on Fell Streets yesterday. The transportation agency has apparently heard your complaints, cyclists, and they get it — Fell Street is absolutely terrifying to bike on. So, like the successful experiment on Market Street, Fell Street will soon segregate cars and bikes with a separated bike lane. more ›

One of a number of clever initiatives to enliven the streetscape of dreary, pill-popping mid-Market, a free bicycle repair kiosk has opened up in an unused newsstand kiosk at 7th and Market. The project was one of several dreamed up last year by a team of architects and organizers as part of a Mid-Market Revitalization brainstorming session, and a year later, with a bit of perseverance and elbow grease (and bicycle-chain grease!), the free bike repair kiosk is now open on weekday mornings, starting at 7:30 or 8 a.m., to pump up your tires or lube things up for you on your way to work down Market Street. more ›

An advocate-on-advocate battle brewing in Golden Gate Park threatens to throw another wrench in the spokes of the city's bike plan if it can't be resolved quickly: The recently approved parking-protected bikeway on John F. Kennedy Drive, which places bike traffic in a 6.5-foot wide bike lane between parked cars and the curb, has the potential to be the safest bike lane in the city. But disabled advocates claim it leaves wheelchair users stuck in the middle of traffic. The Examiner explains the rolling dispute: more ›

A female cyclist was injured on September 14, on Broadway in North Beach, when her bicycle collided with an 8X bus and she was subsequently run over by its rear wheel. Muni and investigators are still trying to determine fault — cyclist Laila Brenner had changed lanes in order to avoid a double-parked car, and security-camera footage from the nearby Roaring 20s nightclub does not show definitively if the bus driver did anything wrong. But after rolling over Brenner's arm, the bus failed to stop and just drove on. more ›

The San Francisco Bike Coalition, one of the city's most notorious political factions, recently posed a list of 23 questions for a gaggle of San Francisco mayoral candidates to gauge everything from their personal interest in riding a bicycle to how each candidate sees the city moving forward with new bike-friendly infrastructure. Sonce everyone is gunning for the SFBC endorsement here, many of the answers are standard boilerplate (of course everyone supports new bike lanes), but the responses to the first question, reprinted below, are delightful on their own: more ›

We heard from the San Francisco Bicycle Coalition today that at the November 6th of the Peninsula Corridor Joint Powers Board, there was still no word on increased capacity for bicycles on Caltrain. more ›

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We woke up this morning to the news that The Gav went all Lizzie Borden on the Transportation Board, ousting Peter Mezey, Will Din, and Leah Shahum of the Bike Coalition. What happens next? Our bets: more ›

-- Post-Postcard 11: the 11th Annual Small Format Art Sale: At this event, you are the artist and your work is on display. "Artists are encouraged to submit small format multiples--whether that be a series of hand-made paintings or a stack of production run postcards." Plus, this is the perfect SF-y place to go to buy your holiday cards. The postcard kickoff goes from 6-9p at the Lab; free admission. Also, cash/checks accepted; $20 minimum for VISA/MC purchases. more ›

We were running in the Presidio this morning, and after a few cars nearly creamed us it struck us that one of San Francisco's preeminent outdoor plagrounds is a very dangerous place in which to play outside. Bike lanes appear and disappear randomly, and when they're doing maintenance and logging on the Coastal Trail (like today), runners and walkers coming from Arguello are forced to Washington Street, praying that cars don't splatter them on the many blind curves. more ›

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Do you think we can have just one day of bicycling that doesn't devolve into some kind of car-smashing riot, please? This Thursday: Bike to Work Day! A day to hop on your bike ... and then gasp and flounder and struggle, because you only ride once a year. Then, if your boss lets you out early, roll up to the Bike Away From Work Party at the Rickshaw Stop (155 Fell St @ Franklin) from 5-9pm. Helpful tip: you are permitted to ride your bike to work on days other than Bike to Work Day. more ›

This Friday will be Critical Mass and everybody is curious to see what happens, not the least of which is the Mayor who supposedly has a lot riding on it (see, riding, get it? Get it? We made a pun!). We are told that if things go wrong, it could reflect poorly on the Mayor as it will show that he is unable to control simple things like several hundred anarchist bikers out loose on the streets. Hey, wouldn't that discussion only encourage bikers? You know, like a biker would start thinking "hey, if I scare some poor, unsuspecting family from Walnut Creek, Gavin's approval rating could go down to 60%." more ›

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