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Craigslist ad leads to big bust for Bayview cops

A Craigslist advertisement hawking a stolen bike led to the arrest of two men in the Bayview last week, police said. A stolen bike wasn’t all police found. A San Ramon resident contacted Bayview Station police after seeing his bike being sold on the website. Read More

Craigslist sting nets bevy of bikes

San Francisco police said they arrested two youths and recovered 21 stolen bicycles from an Ingleside district home Tuesday after responding to a Craigslist advertisement.Police at the Mission Station announced the recovery via Twitter on Wednesday, offering a link with pictures of the stolen bicycles in the hope that their owners will reclaim them. Read More

One lane on two busy SF streets could be removed to make way for bikes

Bikes on Oak Street
A proposal to close one lane of busy Oak Street to accommodate bicyclists coming from the Panhandle has critics predicting a parking and traffic nightmare along a stretch of road that drivers from the western part of The City use to reach the freeway. Click on the photo at right to see more on this story. Read More

Golden Gate bike speed-limit plan delayed

The Golden Gate Bridge district opted to delay action Thursday on a proposed 10 mph bike speed limit on the span, following backlash from cyclists.Although a yearlong study on bike and pedestrian patterns on the bridge found no significant safety concerns, district officials recommended imposing the speed limit with a $100 fine for violators that is likely to be much higher when other fees are imposed. Read More

Car-free Market meets expectations

Cindy Chew/The Examiner
Since vehicle restrictions were placed on Market Street in September, the number of eastbound automobiles on a busy stretch of the artery has dropped by nearly half, while the amount of cyclists more than doubled and pedestrians rose by almost a quarter. Read More

Group urges residents to curb driving

Juan Carlos Pometta Betancourt/Special to the Examiner
Getting around the Peninsula by bike or public transit can be a challenge with budget cuts and increased congestion, but citizen groups are daring residents to get out of their cars and reduce the carbon footprint as part of the second Drive Less Challenge. Founded in 2009 by the Menlo Park Green Ribbon Citizens’ Committee, the challenge urges participants to get from place to place by walking, biking, car-pooling or taking public transportation instead of driving alone. Read More

Muni bus leaves accident scene

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A Muni bus ran over an injured cyclist’s bike and refused to stop following on incident Wednesday morning on Market Street. Just after 8:30 a.m., the cyclist fell off her bike near the intersection of Fifth and Market streets, according to Judson True, spokesman for the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency, which oversees Muni. Read More

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