WHAT?!

Shocking Poll Finds Valencia Street Top Spot for Bike Lane Obstructions

Over the past several months the San Francisco Bicycle Coalition has been collecting data on  bicycle lane obstructions. From tech shuttles, to delivery trucks, to ride share companies, the to-be-expected offenders have been documented all over the city in a campaign SFBC is calling #parkingdirtysf. Well, the results are in, and Valencia Street (shockingly!) ranks as the top offender.

That Valencia Street is frequently a nightmare of double parked vehicles blocking the bike lane will come as surprise to no one that has ridden down the street in the last few years. The proliferation of restaurants offering valet parking, the tech shuttles that use the street as a main route, and all the food delivery vehicles frequently double parked on the street for pickups result in a dangerous situation for anyone trying to use the striped bike lane on Valencia.

And while the results of SFBC’s #parkingdirtysf campaign are pretty obvious, perhaps SFMTA will take this as a cue to start cracking down on the worst offenders.

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And while the results of SFBC’s #parkingdirtysf campaign are pretty obvious, perhaps SFMTA will take this as a cue to start cracking down on the worst offenders.

Or they could just install a protected, center-running cycletrack as the SFBC proposed doing years ago.

As if they would use it.

I would only use it, if it is wider than the sidewalk.

Close this street to through traffic, allow for perpendicular crossings by cars only.  Think that’s crazy?  This street has been heading in that direction since the mid 90’s.  Maybe doesn’t make too much sense now, but in 15 years when the corridor is built taller and restaurants/bars are every square inch of it, including buildings with multiple Tokyo style restaurants/bars, it will make sense.

Synergy you are

Prius parked in my lane

Must be spring I guess


Why is it always Prius’s parked in the bike lane. I hate when they silently cut you off too. My gf got cut off by one, and license plate said - “VPSANA”!!!!!! 

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