The San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency has adopted a comprehensive 'Biking and Rolling Plan' aimed at improving bike lane access for residents within a quarter mile of their homes. This ambitious 20-year project will revamp 385 streets, enhancing existing lanes with barriers and speed bumps while potentially adding new lanes. The hearing revealed strong public support, with many advocating for a faster rollout akin to a successful Spanish project. City officials acknowledged the current biking infrastructure's inadequacies, emphasizing the need for timely improvements through this transformative plan.
The city's current biking infrastructure is 'inadequate,' said Stephanie Cajina, an SFMTA board member. Though San Francisco is considered one of the safest cities in the United States for bicyclists.
'Twenty years is too late,' said Tom Radulovich, representing the nonprofit Livable City. 'Make it a five year plan like the bike plan implemented in Spain,' referring to a project that created nearly 50 miles of bike lanes in Seville between 2006 and 2010.
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