More than 72% of San Francisco Unified School District students live within two miles of school, but ~55% are driven to school.
This is a policy and infrastructure failure.
San Francisco must do more to help families shift trips from cars to bikes and public transportation now.
The most impactful thing the City can do to help people shift trips from cars to bikes is install a connected network of protected bike lanes throughout the city.
Protected bike lanes — especially when connected into a network — allow children/families to bike to school safely.
Cities like Paris and Cambridge, MA have seen significant increases in people — including children and families — biking for transportation, thanks to the installation of protected bike lanes.
San Francisco needs a mayor who will make this a priority and get it done immediately.
The next most effective thing the City can do to help people shift trips from cars to bikes is to eliminate cut-through car traffic from all residential streets by installing traffic diverters or modal filters every few blocks.
This would make it safe to bike on these streets.
Luke Bornheimer
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Jef Poskanzer