Year: 2020

In mid-April of 2020, both Oakland closed off some of its neighborhoods through streets with the idea of giving locals more space to social distance and increase safety for those getting out of the house and to provide relief for larger public spaces. After a month, the consensus is that Slow Streets is a hit….

The City of San Francisco announced that it will add 13 more streets to those already closed due to the success of its implementation of the “Slow Streets” program. The idea originated in Oakland when the city closed 4.5 miles of its neighborhood through streets on April 11, 2020. A month and a half later,…

As public transport options become increasingly scarce in the Bay Area, many locals are now relying on bicycles to get their errands done. There are, however, many San Franciscans who don’t have the luxury of a bike during the COVID-19 pandemic. To help those in need, San Francisco will now take part in the growing…

There are a lot fewer e-scooters on San Francisco’s streets since the COVID-19 Stay at Home began on March 17, 2020. As of today, three e-scooter operators—Lime, Scoot, and Jump—have suspended operations indefinitely. Only Ford-owned Spin will continue offering e-scooters to residents. Interestingly, the City of San Francisco deemed all micro-mobility services as “essential” and…

San Francisco cyclists don’t have to worry about busting a tire during the COVID-19 Stay at Home Order. On March 19th, Mayor London Breed officially announced the city’s bicycle repair shops will be allowed to remain open. On March 18th, the San Francisco Bicycle Coalition (SFBC) sent out tweets asking city officials whether bike repair shops would be…

Shelter-in-place is not a lockdown, and you may still leave your home to ride a bicycle for exercise or for transportation, so long as you maintain social distancing and follow other rules. You an see the order here. The order is in place to help prevent the spread of Coronavirus, aka COVID-19. Here are some…

A new 2020 study out of the University of California, San Francisco suggests e-scooter injury cases have risen dramatically over the past few years. According to the latest stats, the number of e-scooter injury patients requiring hospitalization rose over 360 percent between 2014 and 2018. For this latest study, UCSF researchers looked into data from…