Cutting the board of the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency out of the approvals process for implementing bike lanes in San Francisco could shave three months off the delivery schedule.
"San Francisco may soon tear up the red tape delaying the construction of some protected bike lanes," reports Joe Fitzgerald Rodriguez.
"A proposal up for approval Tuesday by the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency Board of Directors would give city staff the authority to create 'quick build' protected bike lanes without the approval of the SFMTA board," Rodriguez adds to explain the proposal.
"Staff would also be empowered to enact other street changes without going before the SFMTA board, including creating transit boarding islands, designating blue and red parking zones, establishing stop signs, prohibiting right, left or U-turns, establishing restrictions against red-light turns, and establishing multiple turn lanes."
Rodriguez provides additional background on the political support from the idea, originating from the office of Mayor London Breed, and with the support of local bike advocacy organizations. There is also already a long list of corridors that could soon get the "quick-build" treatment.
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