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Leah Shahum

  • Blogs

    January 11, 2013

    How to Fix a Dangerous Intersection So Cyclists Don't Get Killed

    Good news for all cyclists who would really like to not get hit by a car this year. The notoriously menacing intersection at Octavia Boulevard and Market Street will finally get an automated traffic camera so catch those speeding drivers. After years of lobbying, legislative wrangling, and legal d ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 2, 2012

    BART Warms Up to Cyclists With New "Bike Friday" Rule

    BART is bending the rules a bit this month, saying bikes are welcome on trains any hour of the day on Fridays only, including during the crowded and stressful commute crush. Currently, bikes are persona non grata on trains during commute hours for obvious reasons -- they take up too much damn space. ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 18, 2011

    Speeding Cyclist Blows Red Light and Nearly Kills Granny

    A crash that doesn't involve a car​UPDATE: The SF Bike Coalition responds to last week's accident. Read after the jump. Original Story 1:30 p.m., Friday, July 15: This morning traffic was backed up on the Embarcadero after a cyclist ran a red light, hitting a pedestrian. According to police, the v ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 28, 2011

    San Francycle: Ed Lee and Bikes from the Bay to the Beach

    ​ What does an Ed Lee mayorship mean for bicycles? Well, for one thing, you may see more bike moustaches around town. But what will Mayor Lee do to make biking safer, comfier, and more popular? The Bike Coalition didn't waste any time asking him just that. No sooner was he sworn in than they ... More >>

  • News

    April 14, 2010

    The Muni Death Spiral

    Your transit system is terribly inefficient, extremely slow, and wildly expensive. Here’s how you can fix it.

  • Blogs

    February 16, 2010

    Bike Coalition Chief Pedals off to Sabbatical in Amsterdam

    San Francisco Bicycle Coalition executive director Leah Shahum, a key figure in the push to spur city workers to paint the new bike lane network you're now seeing around town, just announced she's taking an eight-month sabbatical in Amsterdam.Is this how bike lanes are planned?​ During that time s ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 21, 2010

    Transit Advocates Wait For MTA Board to Knuckle Under to Mayor

    Jim Herd​When you're watching Shakespeare's The Merchant of Venice, there's always a fleeting thought, part-way through, that this time Shylock is going to prevail and humble those feckless, bigoted aristocrats who consider him a subhuman. Never happens. Can't happen. It's not in the script. In a ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 26, 2009

    Something to Ride About: 45 of 46 New Bike Projects Approved

    After a long morning of listening to Bike Plan supporters gush about their bicycles, the Municipal Transportation Authority Board unanimously approved the five-year plan and 45 of its 46 proposed projects early this afternoon. The one project that was put on hold would have added bike lanes on Sec ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 24, 2008

    Cyclists Get Blamed for Accidents More Than Drivers

    After a long morning of listening to Bike Plan supporters gush about their bicycles, the Municipal Transportation Authority Board unanimously approved the five-year plan and 45 of its 46 proposed projects early this afternoon. The one project that was put on hold would have added bike lanes on Sec ... More >>

  • News

    June 13, 2007

    Bicycle Grief

    For years, San Francisco bicyclists have ignored stop signs and other traffic laws without repercussions. Not anymore

  • News

    March 14, 2007

    A Walk in the Park

    Cynics use the retarded to keep cars in Golden Gate Park

  • News

    June 25, 2003

    Letters to the Editor

    Week of June 25, 2003

  • News

    May 14, 2003

    Critical Masturbation

    The long-running pro-bike protest known as Critical Mass is a form of ritual self-abuse that hurts the cause of city cycling

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