Build a complete active transportation network for SF!
Mayor London Breed and members of the SF Board of Supervisors
The MTA has endorsed a tentative goal to build an “active transportation network” of protected bike lanes, Slow Streets, and car-free streets across the city by 2024. The proposal would weave together protected bike lanes, Slow Streets, and nascent car-free streets like the Great Walkway and JFK Drive to form an integrated network. This is also a goal of the recently state-funded project for MTA to develop an "Active Communities Plan." We ask the Board of Supervisors and the Mayor to pass legislation to support and strengthen this goal, along with committing to the outcomes of the Active Communities Plan.
Building an active transportation network would transform SF. It would make it possible for many more people to get around safely and enjoyably without a car. In addition to supporting the Vision Zero goal of no traffic deaths, this would unlock massive public health benefits for our city’s residents from walking and biking as regular exercise. Expanded outdoor space will make SF a better place for families. Increased foot traffic will help small businesses thrive. It also enables us to build more homes in SF without choking the city in traffic.
Beyond improving quality of life, as environmentalists we are convinced that an active travel network is essential to meeting the city’s climate goals. Our 2030 target of increasing trip share from 50% to 80% for low carbon, space-efficient modes like walking, biking, and transit cannot be met without a systematic re-envisioning of how we get around. With half our local carbon pollution coming just from transportation, any serious commitment to climate action requires transformative change to the status quo. Isolated bike lanes and pedestrian improvements are not enough.
To be truly transformative, it is critical that this network be safe for people of all ages and abilities to walk, bike, scoot, and roll. It must cover every neighborhood in the city. And it must be connected without unsafe gaps.
We ask that the SF Mayor and Board of Supervisors help MTA fund and build this network without delay.
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The MTA has endorsed a tentative goal to build an “active transportation network” of protected bike lanes, Slow Streets, and car-free streets across the city by 2024. The proposal would weave together protected bike lanes, Slow Streets, and nascent car-free streets like the Great Walkway and JFK Drive to form an integrated network. This is also a goal of the recently state-funded project for MTA to develop an "Active Communities Plan." We ask the Board of Supervisors and the Mayor to pass legislation to support and strengthen this goal, along with committing to the outcomes of the Active Communities Plan.
Building an active transportation network would transform SF. It would make it possible for many more people to get around safely and enjoyably without a car. In addition to supporting the Vision Zero goal of no traffic deaths, this would unlock massive public health benefits for our city’s residents from walking and biking as regular exercise. Expanded outdoor space will make SF a better place for families. Increased foot traffic will help small businesses thrive. It also enables us to build more homes in SF without choking the city in traffic.
Beyond improving quality of life, as environmentalists we are convinced that an active travel network is essential to meeting the city’s climate goals. Our 2030 target of increasing trip share from 50% to 80% for low carbon, space-efficient modes like walking, biking, and transit cannot be met without a systematic re-envisioning of how we get around. With half our local carbon pollution coming just from transportation, any serious commitment to climate action requires transformative change to the status quo. Isolated bike lanes and pedestrian improvements are not enough.
To be truly transformative, it is critical that this network be safe for people of all ages and abilities to walk, bike, scoot, and roll. It must cover every neighborhood in the city. And it must be connected without unsafe gaps.
We ask that the SF Mayor and Board of Supervisors help MTA fund and build this network without delay.