Valencia Street

A rendering of a proposed bike lane project, with a two-way bike lane in the center of the street.

Center-Running Bike Lane Pilot Project Approved on Dangerous S.F. Street

A plan to reconfigure Valencia Street between 15th and 23rd streets in San Francisco has been approved despite stiff opposition from community members and bike advocates.

April 10, 2023 - The San Francisco Standard

San Francisco, California

Latest San Francisco Bike Battlefront: Valencia Street

With most private auto traffic banned on Market Street in downtown, a battle is brewing in the Mission District between Valencia Street merchants, led by a bike store owner, and cyclists who support converting a bike lane into a cycletrack.

February 27, 2020 - San Francisco Chronicle

Belden Place

Proposal Would Ban Cars from Sections of Valencia Street in San Francisco

San Francisco active transportation supporters are pushing for a trial of pedestrianized Valencia Street between 16th and 17th streets and 23rd and 24th streets in the Mission District.

October 26, 2018 - Streetsblog SF

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After describing his path towards focusing on walkability as the essence of good planning, Jeff Speck marches through his five principal reasons for making more walkable places.

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