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 | the long and winding history of the SF Bicycle Plan[originally presented as SF Bike Plan — Where to Now?, a SPUR Forum, April 17, 2007] SF Bike Map 2006 (Acrobat PDF, 1.2 Mb) SF Bike Plan EIR, network elements for environmental analysis (PowerPoint, 1.2 Mb)
1971 — SFBC founded 1982 — Bicycle policies added to SF General Plan Transportation Element; official Bicycle Route Network added to SF General Plan Transportation Element as Map 13
1990 — SF Bicycle Advisory Committee created 1992 — DPT Bicycle Program established 1997 — first SF Bicycle Plan published & adopted (outside of General Plan); designates official network and policies to support better, safer, more routine bicycling. 1999 — Proposition E passes, MTA formed, City Charter amended 2000 — SFBC awarded Caltrans community-based planning grant to plan Bike Network implementations 2001 — DPT amends and re-adopts SF Bicycle Plan 2002 — DPT begins Bike Plan Update, joins SFBC effort 2002 — Bicycle Advisory Committee dissolved 2002-2003 — SFBC carries out BPU workshops and general outreach for network improvements and priority gap closure proposals 2003 — Bicycle Advisory Committee reconstituted 2003 — Proposition K passes, re-authorizes half-cent sales tax (30 year life) to fund transportation improvements through SF County Transportation Authority
2005 — BAC, MTA CAC, SFCTA CAC, Planning Commission, Board of Supervisors, Mayor approve Bike Plan 2005 Policy Framework (Network Document routed to SFCTA Prop. K funding plan track) 2006 — Bike Plan enjoined (June), final writ (November), vacating adoption and freezing all physical improvements for bikes in SF 2007 — EIR preparation begun (April) 2008 — Draft EIR for SF Bike Plan released (November 26) 2009 — Bike Plan EIR certified & CEQA findings approved (Planning Commission 6/25/09); CEQA findings approved & Bike Plan adopted & Bike Network projects legislated (MTA Board, 6/26/09) 2009 — (summer/fall) injunction lifted; accelerated implementation of network improvements and programmatic actions
Other ResourcesThe SF Bicycle Plan — The Bike Plan, the Citywide Bike Network, and the lawsuit that's holding it up
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