Bicycle-Friendly Planning

I plan to fully implement the Citywide Bicycle Network and San Francisco Bike Plan. In district 5, this includes improving the Fell/ Masonic Intersection and creating a bike lane on Masonic from Fell to Geary. I will take a leadership role in supporting the implementation of the plan and its priority projects citywide.

I will actively support an official city goal that 10% of commute trips in San Francisco be made by bicycle. Furthermore, I believe we should establish a longer-term goal of 15% by 2020. Our shared vision of a livable, walk-able, bike-friendly community calls for nothing less. I would also support a directive to the Municipal Transportation Agency (MTA) to support a Citywide Bike Network, including on bus routes.

I strongly support requiring that newly proposed office developments have sufficient amenities (secure bike parking, showers, etc.) for cyclists as a condition of project approval. The easier we make it for people to ride their bikes, the more they will ride! Amenities such as showers and secure parking ease people’s concerns about commuting via bicycle.

I’ve been a long-time advocate of closing Market Street (between 10th street to foot of Market) to private auto traffic. Such a proposal would transform Market Street into a bicycle, pedestrian, and public transit oasis!

I would take the lead in implementing ‘bicycle boulevards’ in San Francisco, starting with Page Street. With proper community input, bicycle boulevards work extremely well as bicycle commute pathways. They can also improve pedestrian safety when implemented properly. I look forward to working with the residents of Page Street and the cycling community to find a solution that works well for everyone.

I want to make existing bike lanes safer by making them wider and painting the street so they are clearly distinguishable from the rest of the street lanes. I also want to create separated bike paths in feasible locations.

Other Priorities include putting bike lanes on 7th Avenue in the Inner Sunset, using traffic calming mechanisms more extensively in key neighborhoods, and improving bicycle access to and through Golden Gate Park. I strongly support the Saturday closure of JFK in GG Park.

Want to read more? Check out my San Francisco Bike Coalition candidate questionnaire at http://www.sfbike.org/?d5_kalb.

DAN KALB
The Experienced Leader We Need to Make
City Government Work Better for
District 5 Residents and All San Franciscans

DAN KALB for Supervisor 5
912 Cole Street, #252, San Francisco, CA 94117
415/753-0137
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