New San Francisco Bike Registry Designed to Reduce Bike Theft
Bike theft is big in San Francisco. An average of 11 bikes per day are cut, clipped or stripped for parts in our city. Bike theft outnumbers iPhone theft 3:1 and an estimated $4.6 million in property...
View ArticleStatement on Lack of Charges in Traffic Fatalities
In response to the news that the San Francisco District Attorney’s Office has declined to charge the driver in the crash that killed Amelie Le Moullac, the San Francisco Bicycle Coalition issues the...
View ArticleSFPD Park Station Community Meeting*
Come to the San Francisco Police Department Park Station’s monthly community meeting. These meetings, run by Captain Raj Vaswani, give the community a chance to ask questions and raise concerns...
View ArticleSeeking Zero Fatalities in the Richmond
This article was originally printed in the Richmond Review and was written by Capt. Simon Silverman, SFPD’s commanding officer at the Richmond Station. Photo (left to right): Captain Silverman, Reyne...
View ArticleThe Importance of Thorough Police Investigations in Traffic Crashes
When we heard the horrific story about Anthony Ryan being targeted on his bicycle by an aggressive driver in May, we immediately remembered Ryan’s testimony at a 2013 hearing about police...
View ArticleSFPD’s Park Station Diverting Resources Away From Vision Zero
In consecutive community meetings, San Francisco Police Department (SFPD) leadership at Park Station detailed a coming crackdown against people biking. This crackdown is a significant departure from...
View ArticleAmid Crackdown, Park Station Community Meeting This Tuesday
“A seismic shift in policy.” These were the words that SFPD Chief Greg Suhr used to describe the commitment of San Francisco Police Department (SFPD) resources to Vision Zero. When city leaders...
View ArticleSFPD Park Station Community Meeting*
Come to the San Francisco Police Department Park Station’s monthly community meeting. These meetings, run by Captain John Sanford, give the community a chance to ask questions and raise concerns...
View ArticleCommunity Bike Ride with Capt. Sanford*
After an hours-long SFPD Park Station community meeting last week, Capt. John Sanford has announced he will lead and participate in a group bike ride with community members. We are excited that he has...
View ArticleSFPD Park Station Community Advisory Bike Board*
The newly formed SFPD Park Station Community Advisory Bike Board will be meeting to discuss bike-related issues in the SFPD Park Station area to advise Capt. Sanford. The mission of the CABB is “to...
View ArticleBike Yield Law Leaders Meetup
Want to get more involved with our campaign to pass the Bike Yield Law in San Francisco? Come join us at our new offices to get more details, the latest updates and meet others who are helping to build...
View ArticleDéjà Vu: Sting Operation Against People Biking the Wiggle
Something just isn’t right at the San Francisco Police Department’s Park Station, where police officers were apparently ordered this morning to conduct another sting operation against people biking the...
View ArticleTwo Votes Planned for SF’s Bike Yield Law
UPDATE, 12/18/15: This week, the full Board of Supervisors cast their first of two votes to pass SF’s Bike Yield Law. The six-to-five voted included Supervisors John Avalos, London Breed, David Campos,...
View ArticleStatement on the Allegations That SFPD Officers Beat Cyclist Donovan Reid
Photo by Andy via Flickr, Creative Commons License (Note: person pictured is not Donovan Reid) Allegations made this week by Donovan Reid raise serious questions about police using excessive force...
View ArticleMayor Ed Lee Back-Pedals on Vision Zero Promises, Vetoing Bike Yield Law
Mayor Ed Lee’s veto of SF’s Bike Yield Law makes San Francisco the first U.S. city to take a major step away from its promise to eliminate traffic deaths and severe injuries. In 2014, Mayor Lee, the...
View ArticleHow Is SFPD Doing on Vision Zero?
Ticketing people biking the Wiggle. Traffic Division conducting stings at 5th and Townsend. Vehicles parked in the bike lanes on Valencia and Market. Two years ago, the San Francisco Police Department...
View ArticlePolice Commission on Vision Zero*
The San Francisco Police Commission will be receiving its quarterly Vision Zero report from its department as part of their regular agenda. Please come and speak up in support of Vision Zero and smart...
View ArticleTwo Fatalities in One Night an Unprecedented Wake-Up Call
UPDATE Tues., June 28, 2016: Please write Mayor Lee and demand a specific action plan to improve the safety of biking in our city. San Franciscans deserve safe streets, not vague promises. The...
View ArticleHow to Honor Heather and Kate
Heather Miller (pictured above, right) was 41 years old. She loved her dog and a good glass of wine. She died biking through Golden Gate Park, along that stretch of JFK Drive without a protected bike...
View ArticleSup. Wiener Calls for July 18 Hearing on Bike Theft
We hear from our members loud and clear: Let’s put an end to bike theft. Whether it’s a Twitter post directed to @sfbike or our latest member survey, we want to be able to bike around without the fear...
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