Fell and Oak to get cycle tracks to increase bike safety

Fell and Oak Bikeways Community Workshop: Part one opens with discussion, education and feedback from neighbors

by Nathan Codd — Sept. 13, 2011 at 11:45 p.m.

Bicyclists in the city can look forward to separated bike paths on the notoriously dangerous Fell and Oak streets as early as Fall 2012 thanks to a new project aimed at increasing safety on the Market Street-to-Panhandle connection.

The San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency met with the Western Addition community Sept. 13 to present and discuss a handful of potential solutions for the two critical bike and traffic arteries specifically between Scott and Baker streets.

Route change will save Muni time and money

Revamping the 5-Fulton line and its overhead power source could save $200,000 a year

by Nathan Codd — Aug. 26, 2011 at 7:08 p.m.

Riders of the 5-Fulton will have up to three minutes shaved off their ride to downtown Aug. 27 due to a route change.

MTA and SF Bike Coalition team up to “Light up the Night”

Campaign aims to increase awareness of the need for bicycle lights

by Nathan Codd — Nov. 9, 2010 at 1:44 p.m.

Starting Nov. 8, the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency and the San Francisco Bicycle Coalition staff and volunteers will be distributing front and rear bicycle lights to people on bicycles who do not already have lights.

SF looks into bike sharing

Grant money to fund resesarch for 50 kiosks full of rental bikes

by Morgane Byloos — Oct. 27, 2010 at 3:13 p.m.

Residents of the Western Addition and the rest of the city could be offered a new bike-sharing program in the future allowing citizens to grab wheels at will.

Fix Fell Five plan for their arraignment

Leaders prepare for an appeal and more action in the future

by Evan DuCharme — Oct. 10, 2010 at 2:30 p.m.

Fix Fell leader Joshua Hart, and the rest of whom he calls the “Fix Fell Five,” plan to appeal the charges resulting from a staged protest during the group’s arraignment Oct. 13.