Transportation
San Francisco Wants to Lower Bike Injuries by Raising Bike Lanes
The idea is to keep motorists out of cycling space.
This fall, San Francisco will become one of the elite few cities in the United States to build a raised bike lane.
The city's Municipal Transportation Agency will oversee the construction of an elevated pathway on Valencia Street in the southern Mission District. The curb-hugging lane will be raised about 2 inches above the road surface, and will measure 6-feet wide with an additional 5-foot "buffer zone." The city will follow up with a handful of other raised lanes next year, all planned for areas with high rates of bicycle injuries.