The Historic Market Street Trials
Winter 2010
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By Cheryl Brinkman and Kit Hodge
The San Francisco Bicycle Coalition's Great Streets Project has been celebrating the launch of a historic series of trial improvements to lower Market Street over the last few months.
What's up with the big eye on Market Street, near Sixth?, a longtime SF Bicycle Coalition member asked recently. More and more, people who ride bikes on Market Street are noticing new, interesting things on our city's main street. They're not seeing things. The Better Market Street Project is making Market Street more interesting- and making it easier for people on bicycles to appreciate the attractions.
The SF Bicycle Coalition's Great Streets Project has been one of the most active groups involved in this launch of a historic series of trial improvements to Lower Market Street over the last few months. After decades of conversation and study of Market between Van Ness and the Embarcadero that failed to result in any actual significant changes to the troubled street, we have finally convinced the city to begin phasing in on-the-ground improvements as part of its new Better Market Street project.
Five city agencies, local business and community stakeholders and transportation advocates have worked together to develop a package of placemaking improvements.
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