Bikes and Slow Streets
Cycling infrastructure and street redesigns.
7 stories · Aug 28, 2026 – Oct 31, 2026
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Brotherhood-Alemany Quick-Build Project Construction To Begin
The SFMTA will start construction in November on the Brotherhood-Alemany quick-build project, restriping the roadway and adding concrete islands, a speed hump and a rapid flashing beacon at Alemany Boulevard and Sagamore Street. Most work will happen on weekdays between 9 a.m. and 2 p.m.
$5M Worth Of Stormwater Management Projects On Tap For Outer Mission
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency granted San Francisco $5 million for stormwater projects across five acres of the Outer Mission. The work includes planted curb extensions, rain garden plazas and an underground infiltration system meant to keep sewer overflows out of Islais Creek and the bay, and to calm traffic on nearby streets.
S.F. promised to slow cars on eight Sunset streets. Five years later, only one is done.
San Francisco promised to slow cars on eight Sunset District streets, but five years later only one is finished, Mission Local reports. The outlet reports it is unclear whether a single street can improve safety for pedestrians and cyclists without a network.
Street-Safety Advocates Accuse Yes on G Campaign of Pushing Bad Data
The directors of San Francisco's bike and pedestrian safety groups and the chief executive of the think tank SPUR signed a letter accusing the Yes on G campaign of using "misleading, cherry-picked" data to suggest that closing the Great Highway raised traffic injuries. They also objected to the campaign's use of pedestrian-safety imagery and language to suggest that reopening the road to cars on weekdays would bring safe streets.
S.F. supervisor announces plan to create new department of housing
Supervisor Myrna Melgar announced legislation that would pull the Mayor's Office of Housing and Community Development out of the mayor's office and turn it into a stand-alone Department of Housing Development and Preservation. Melgar also plans separate measures to create a housing co-op program and speed up the city's bike lane rollout.
Supervisor Alan Wong pushes for stronger e-bike and scooter safety enforcement
District 4 Supervisor Alan Wong announced a resolution and asked for a Board of Supervisors hearing on e-bike and scooter safety, calling for stronger enforcement of rules on rider age, helmets, speed and registration, and for better tracking of crash data. Dr. John Maa, of the San Francisco Marin Medical Society, said San Francisco General Hospital treated nearly 100 e-bike injury patients in 2025, more than half of whom were hospitalized, and that only 36 of 102 riders wore helmets. The hearing would go to the board's public safety committee, which has not set a date.
Cyclists have crashed on Market Street’s rail tracks for 130 years. Why can’t SF fix them?
A cyclist died this month on Market Street, renewing questions about the rail tracks that have caused crashes for 130 years. The Standard examines why the fix has been so difficult.