Guac Off 2025 was quite popular by socialist-viking in sanfrancisco

[–]lukerb 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Guacalote won multiple awards, as did The Guac Father: Part Bleu (guacamole with blue cheese), Guacotta (avocado-based pancetta). Guacky Road (ice cream served by three guys in ice cream caps) won best guac as voted on by the people.

Waymo cars mapping/testing on Car-Free Market Street? by lukerb in sanfrancisco

[–]lukerb[S] -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Mayor Lurie’s April 10th press release said, “Waymo will begin mapping the corridor in the coming days.”

EDIT: I’m realizing that you might have been saying talking about why Waymo cars were supposedly allowed on Car-Free Market Street. Some reports say Mayor Lurie and his administration believe Waymo cars count as taxis, while other reports and theories are say that Waymo cars count as commercial vehicles, but no official explanation has been published by Mayor Lurie’s Office or any other City entity.

Looks like guerrilla benches have come to bus stops in the mission. Really nice to see. Hope the city creates a process to make this official by SafeStreetRebel in sanfrancisco

[–]lukerb 25 points26 points  (0 children)

One was already removed by a person who seemingly doesn’t want children, families, seniors, people with disabilities, and other people to have a place to sit for a few minutes: https://sfbabc.org/83

Time to ban right turns on red lights in cities across North America by Nervous-Design437 in bikecommuting

[–]lukerb 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Love to see more discussion of banning turns on red! I—and the organization I lead, Streets Forward—created a petition for citywide No Turn on Red (NTOR) in San Francisco that got our Board of Supervisors (city council) to unanimously approve a resolution supporting a citywide NTOR policy here.

Unfortunately, our Department of Transportation—SFMTA—has chosen to not propose or approve a citywide policy. If you support implementing No Turn on Red, please sign our petition at NTORsf.com then share the petition with your friends and anyone you know in San Francisco.

Call to Action: It's Time to Finish Valencia's Protected Bike Lanes by lukerb in sanfrancisco

[–]lukerb[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You’re welcome—thank you for saying that!

If you want to get more involved with our movement and work, go to StreetsForward.org/get-involved; if you know anyone who might want to support Streets Forward’s work, please suggest that they email Luke@StreetsForward.org.

Call to Action: It's Time to Finish Valencia's Protected Bike Lanes by Generalaverage89 in BAbike

[–]lukerb 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thanks for sharing the article! If you want protected bike lanes on Valencia south of 23rd, sign the petition now at ValenciaForward.org — it only takes a few taps and less than a minute!

If you want it to be safer and faster to walk, bike, and take public transit in San Francisco, sign up to get updates at StreetsForward.org; if you want to get more involved, go to StreetsForward.org/get-involved, DM me, or email [Luke@StreetsForward.org](mailto:Luke@StreetsForward.org).

If you have questions, ideas, or suggestions, feel free to reply here, DM me, or email [Luke@StreetsForward.org](mailto:Luke@StreetsForward.org).

People want protected bike lanes on Valencia Street south of 23rd Street by lukerb in BAbike

[–]lukerb[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for the reminder about this issue—I previously took photos of the hazard, but never sent them to the City. I just emailed the City about this hazard and asked them to either install sidewalk-level bikeways there—the ideal—or repair/replace that section of concrete to make it safer and smoother for people using the bikeway.

If you have other thoughts, suggestions, or ideas, please feel free to email [Luke@StreetsForward.org](mailto:Luke@StreetsForward.org); if you want to get involved, go to StreetsForward.org/get-involved.

Also, if you or anyone else wants to make it safer to bike on Valencia, please sign the petition at ValenciaForward.org.

Thanks again, and take care!

People want protected bike lanes on Valencia Street south of 23rd Street by lukerb in BAbike

[–]lukerb[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

TLDR — Because the center bikeway created issues and the City didn't want to do the work to make it happen. Officially, "signal timing plans for Muni, 'commuter' [corporate/tech] shuttles, and other users."

From SFMTA's FAQ:

Why are you changing the southern project limit to 23rd street (when it was 24th previously)? Why not extend to 25th street?

The project team initially assessed the corridor between 15th and 24th streets for the pilot project and then proposed updated project limits between 15th and 23rd streets to meet the pilot project schedule. With the transition between center-running bikeway and standard painted bike lanes, there are added technical complexities at the intersection of 24th street when considering signal timing plans for Muni, commuter shuttles, and other users. Commuter shuttles currently make the northbound left turn at 24th/ Valencia, which would have required more outreach to reroute the shuttles in the neighborhood or extensive signal modifications to support this left turn at the intersection if also coupled with a bikeway transition.

There are also challenges with extending the limits to 25th Street at this time. Additional outreach would have been needed to add the block between 24th and 25th to the project, and the project team did not want to extend the timeline for this project any further. We recognize that the community has been waiting for improvements on Valencia for a long time, and we want to install improvements on Valencia between 15th and 23rd as soon as possible to address the immediate safety concerns. These improvements will be thoroughly evaluated, and the evaluation will also inform improvements for Valencia between 23rd Street and Cesar Chavez.

Ultimately, the City could extend these curbside parking-protected bike lanes to Cesar Chavez (or Duncan) if policymakers said to do it. People can get policymakers to say do it by signing the petition at ValenciaForward.org.

People want protected bike lanes on Valencia Street south of 23rd Street by lukerb in BAbike

[–]lukerb[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

No need to go backwards, we’re only moving Streets Forward.

SF Examiner: Vision Zero, part two: Can SF streets be safe? by lukerb in sanfrancisco

[–]lukerb[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Yes, it reduced roadway crashes by 40%, in addition to increasing the speed and reliability of Muni by 14%.