Comments on: WANTED: Folsom Street Bike Lanes

By: David Baker

David Baker — Mon, 07 Feb 2011 01:56:39 +0000

Folsom will make a wonderful bike lane. AA continuous north bound lane from 24th to the Embarcadero. That’s connecting the City. Thank you SFMTA!

By: ciao

ciao — Sat, 05 Feb 2011 11:26:53 +0000

well guess what, if there were more bike lanes there would be less people riding on the sidewalk, so it looks like everyone wins.

By: T.C.

T.C. — Sat, 05 Feb 2011 01:21:04 +0000

agreed, it’s a sideWALK not a sideBIKE!

By: Drew

Drew — Fri, 04 Feb 2011 22:29:36 +0000

Use Harrison Street! Friggin’ [lazy] idiots…

By: SCUM

SCUM — Fri, 04 Feb 2011 21:38:59 +0000

No = now.

By: SCUM

SCUM — Fri, 04 Feb 2011 21:38:30 +0000

No if we could only get more bikes riders to obey the laws. I am a pedestrian and I am fucking sick of people riding on sidewalks and blowing through crosswalks and almost hitting me.

By: marcos

marcos — Fri, 04 Feb 2011 18:53:17 +0000

NIMBY means anyone who does not agree 100% with what I want to do.

By: sjbrown

sjbrown — Fri, 04 Feb 2011 17:55:47 +0000

It appears they’ve started to paint bike lanes on 17th. I saw some very faint lines going from Church to Valencia this morning.

By: hoboking

hoboking — Fri, 04 Feb 2011 17:37:25 +0000

I really wish they’d push a bike lane down into the SOMA. Sure, Harrison has one to 10th, but then there’s a wall of traffic and a raging street of drivers hell bent on getting to Trader Joes or ‘the clubs’.

I say push one all the way through on Folsom to Rincon Hill, and one going the other way on Harrison.

By: ciao

ciao — Fri, 04 Feb 2011 17:29:18 +0000

correct sir, Harrison is already the choice route. not sure how much use bike lanes on Folsom would even get.

where we really need bike lanes in this neighborhood is on some East-West streets, one on 16th or 17th st and one on 24th or 25th would be clutch.

By: Ben S

Ben S — Fri, 04 Feb 2011 15:50:05 +0000

Harrison: the best street. Less traffic lights, less traffic in general, already has sweet bike lanes and taco trucks.

By: jd

jd — Fri, 04 Feb 2011 09:45:06 +0000

Hell. Yes. Bring the bike lanes.

By: Travis

Travis — Fri, 04 Feb 2011 06:04:12 +0000

Just scootch on over to Harrison, brah.

By: naked little fakir

naked little fakir — Fri, 04 Feb 2011 05:50:44 +0000

now if only they would add lanes specifically for fine sportscars. it’s a real chore driving my pagani in the same lanes as the hoi polloi in their hondas.

By: Grego

Grego — Fri, 04 Feb 2011 04:19:05 +0000

The current Folsom lanes are so narrow that the buses take up their whole lane plus a quarter of the other one. Two wider lanes instead of four narrow would suit the street well, besides making room for a pair of bike lanes.

I have to wonder, though, why they’re planning on stopping the bike lanes at 24th St? 24th to Cesar Chavez would be key for connecting with the newly-approved Cesar Chavez bike lanes.

I can’t attend the meeting but hope that someone will raise that point. Thanks.