This Bike Lane Split the Road— Now Everyone's Choosing Sides 😊😠🚲

Think planning a bike lane in your town is tough? Imagine trying a bold, radical idea to satisfy 800,000 people— only to discover that it is dividing the city, both literally and figuratively.

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Sources and additional reading:
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"Past Meetings & Events for this Project," SFMTA. https://www.sfmta.com/past-meetings-a...

"Valencia Bikeway Open House #2," SFMTA. https://www.sfmta.com/calendar/valenc...

"11-19-24 MTAB Item 12 Mid-Valencia Curbside Protected Bikeway Project," SFMTA. Report and presentation, accessed 12/2024. https://www.sfmta.com/reports/11-19-2...

"Board of Directors Meeting, April 4, 2023," SFMTA. Item 12, report, presentation, and resolution. Accessed 12/2024. https://www.sfmta.com/calendar/board-...

"Resolution in Support of SFMTA Valencia Street Quick-Build Project," City of San Francisco, 27 Mar 2023. https://www.sf.gov/sites/default/file...

"SFMTA looks to get controversial center bike lane alternative approved," KGO-TV, 11 Jun 2024.    • SFMTA looks to get controversial center bi...  

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Time sections:
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Meet Valencia Street (0:00)
Class-2 Bike Lanes (0:51)
Curb Protected Bike Lanes (2:30)
Center Bike Lanes (3:18)
Tricky Intersections (6:06)
Not a Sponsorship (8:00)
Merchant Difficulties (8:15)
Cars Can't Pass (9:12)
Adequate Parking (9:59)
Emergency Vehicles (10:55)
Customers Pass By (11:21)
Daylighting (12:16)
Parklet Problem (13:00)
Community Engagement (14:52)
Data Reports (16:35)

Alternative title: This Bike Lane Split the Street— and then the Neighborhood