SF News Market & Octavia Bike Lane Removal Request Denied by Judge The controversial plan to remove the bike lane at Market & Octavia was denied by Judge Peter Busch. At least for now. According to Streetsblog: In a hearing that lasted for more than
SF News Photos: Rally to Save Market & Octavia Bike Lane, 1/16 Today's rally to keep the MTA from removing a bike lane on San Francisco's main strip went well this morning. Leno, Ammiano, Dufty, Mirkarimi, Campos -- the usual suspects were in attendance. Loads
Arts & Entertainment Emergency Rally to Save Market and Octavia Bike Lane, Friday, 1/16 We typically poke fun at coalitions. You know, for giggles. But not SF Bike Coalition. Because they do good work. Great work, in fact. Take, for example, the rally they're holding tomorrow to
SF News SFMTA to Eliminate Market/Octavia Bike Lane Because this infamous intersection isn't dangerous enough, the SF Municipal Transportation Agency Board of Directors have "unanimously endorsed its traffic engineer's plan to eliminate the eastbound bike lane on Market Street at Octavia
misc Bike Overload on Bart Oh oh. Local darling Jameth came across the above scene while riding Bart. He gently points out what he saw and how that made him feel. There are nine other cars. You can
SF News Bike Plan Environmental Review Revealed, Bike Injunction Doomed After spending over $1 million to prove to a judge, one who ruled over two years ago that we cannot add any new bicycle infrastructure to city streets, San Francisco's massive Draft Environmental
SF News Free Bike Light Giveaway Tonight Free bicycle lights will be handed out at five service stations throughout San Francisco tonight. This is all a part of "Light Up the Night," a darkness awareness event, if you will, brought
SF News Update: Another Muni-Cyclist Accident After colliding with an elusive 16-X Muni bus on Upper Great Highway, a cyclist is in critical condition this morning. The crash happened at around 6:30 p.m. According to reports, the
SF News Cyclist Down: Fillmore and Fulton A reader, Ryan Hogan, sent SFist the above image, snapped this morning, after he witnessed a bike-auto accident. It seems a cyclist collided with a truck at Fulton and Fillmore. "Bikes pick up
misc Let's Dream of a Non-Wretched Fisherman's Wharf Oh, sure, you've seen all the coverage of Jan Gehl's plan to turn Fisherman's Wharf into something tolerable. But wouldn't you like to know more? The excellent SPUR is holding a forum TODAY
SF News Santa Cruz Cyclist Stabs Motorist Authorities are looking for, oh dear, "a bicyclist in Santa Cruz who fled after allegedly stabbing a motorist during a confrontation." It seems there was some sort of heated driver-to-cyclist confrontation today, which
SF News What's So Hot About Bike Seats? Major - like, major! - alert from the SF Bike Coalition according to one SFist reader. It seems someone or some people are stealing bike steals "all over downtown." Check it: Bike Theft
SF News Critical Mass Gets Uglier in Seattle In cyberspace, "trolling" is when someone posts a deliberately controversial comment, not because they really wanted to say it but because they wanted to provoke an angry, emotional response from strangers -- kind
misc When Privileged White People Attack Footage by meligrosa/Current Shot near the Ferry Building during a non-critical mass afternoon, we're not sure who we hate more: the cyclist, the (alleged) motorist, the onlookers egging the whole thing on?
misc Welcome, Fair-Weather Commuters And now, with the arrival of the easy, sunny days of spring, you’ve joined us. And we’re happy to see you, really. It’s Bike to Work Month, after all, and
SF News Muni to Host Bicycle Plan Open House The SFMTA Bicycle Program is planning the next generation of improvements to the citywide bicycle route network. A total of 60 proposed bicycle improvement projects have been identified in neighborhoods throughout San Francisco.
misc San Francisco Zoo's BikeAbout Lets You Cycle at the Zoo Our impressions, plus a closer view of what that big kitteh is eating, after the jump.
misc Muni's Guide to the Weekend: Let's Get Some Cars off the Roads Muni will be running extra trains to accommodate the Supercross crowd. The extra trains will stop running at 10pm, which is a shame because the event lets out at 11pm. Ha ha. Supercross
misc SFist Cyclist of the Year: Fixie-Riding Andy He truly exemplifies the Japanese concept of Jinba-Ittai (人馬一体), the unity, the oneness between rider and horse. He's not cloistered inside with the Nintendo Wii or the Guitar Hero. No, he's out there
SF News Winterfest! <i>Bikes</i> Winterfest! <i>Fun</i> Winterfest! It's On! Get yourself some art, maybe even something from Matthew Hughes Boyko. Why not? Or, what about "A Day with Ross Mirkarimi?" How much would you bid for a "lunch/dinner date" with him?
Arts & Entertainment Rotten Neighbor: Who Are the Stupidheads In Your Hood? Along the lines of the Sex Offenders Registry -- though not nearly as destructive and fascinating -- we came across Rotten Neighbor, a site that lets you, dear readers, tattle on your neighbors'
SF News Day Around The Bay -- Chicken John gets slapped for raising campaign money via Pay Pal. Assumes he's "the first candidate who's raised funds this way...this is a situation that no candidate has ever been in