Muni’s Nat Ford Responds on Colored Bike LanesNathaniel Ford, Executive Director of MTAbyline‚ Apr. 25‚ 2007In response to Andy Thornley’s March 14th article “San Francisco Should Move on Colored Bike Lanes,” I would like to clarify the San Francisco Municipal Transit Agency’s (SFMTA’s) position on the use of colored pavement for bicycle facilities. SFMTA supports the concept of colored bicycle lines where appropriate. However, the San Francisco Superior Court issued an injunction in 2006 that prohibits the City from installing bicycle lanes until the City completes environmental review of its Bicycle Plan. In addition, state law prohibits the City from installing traffic control devices that have not been approved by the California Traffic Control Devices Committee (CTCDC). Colored bicycle lanes have not received such an approval. |