The San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency (SFMTA) has released its first evaluation of the Valencia Street center bike lane, six months after its opening. The report acknowledges the bike lane's contribution to improved road safety in the business and nightlife hub of Valencia Street, despite receiving heavy criticism from business owners and cyclists. The SFMTA is considering replacing the center bike lane with side-running lanes to address the concerns. Additionally, there's growing support for a protected bike lane on Hollywood Boulevard, with the Los Angeles Department of Transportation (LADOT) and Vision Zero sharing a design to enhance safety. However, the cost of bike lanes has sparked debate, with the cost of the CAO bike lane being nine times higher than LADOT's typical expenditure for a mile of its best bike lanes, highlighting a discrepancy with the majority council's stance and pointing to the mayor's influence.
It's been over six months since the Valencia Street Center bike lane opened. This week SFMTA released its first evaluation of the controversial bike lane. https://t.co/MiVZRguh9B https://t.co/MiVZRguh9B
“The CAO bike lane cost today is about nine times what LADOT currently spends for a mile of its best bike lanes.” Biggest revelation today is that the CAO is out of step with majority of council & given they are primarily responsive to the mayor we need to start looking there… https://t.co/Gp7kTaLdW1
The center-running bike lane in the business and nightlife hub of Valencia Street in SF — which has drawn heavy criticism from many business owners in the area and avid cyclists — has shown to improve road safety, according to an initial progress report. https://t.co/X9vlP0ADhn
Support a protected bike lane on Hollywood Blvd! @LADOTOfficial and @VisionZeroNet shared a design to improve safety along Hollywood Boulevard, including @CD13LosAngeles and @cd4losangeles. To learn more and take their survey to support the project here: https://t.co/opemUbjw93 https://t.co/UM278CMTeO
SFMTA Cites Improved Road Safety With Valencia Street Bike Lane, but Some Disagree https://t.co/mflqkM27jp
The center bike lane on Valencia street is working, but needs improvement, according to a new report from the SFMTA. Officials said they are revisiting the option to replace the center bike lane with side-running lanes. via @kellywaldro https://t.co/8TNuElWLFM