Safer Illinois

Our Supporters

Aidan Smith — Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000

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Mission Bay Citizens Advisory Committee

Our Vision

Aidan Smith — Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000

Our vision for Safer Illinois is a high-quality, protected two-way bikeway.

High quality

Two-way cycle tracks can provide a spacious, comfortable feeling for bikes, with plenty of room for passing and riding side-by-side. This design works best along coastlines or roadways that are mostly uninterrupted by driveways or major road crossings. The Terry Francois bikeway, at the north edge of our proposal for Illinois, is a great example.

Why?

Aidan Smith — Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000

Our plan safely connects communities and promotes healthy and green alternatives.

Equity

Safer Illinois would provide a desperately needed safe route for Bayview-Hunters Point and other southeastern neighborhoods to get downtown and connect to existing protected routes to the Mission and other western neighborhoods. The Bayview-Hunters Point Community Based Transportation Plan identified “connecting [Bayview-Hunters Point] to the rest of San Francisco” as a priority for bike improvements, as well as “creating low-stress neighborhood routes for north-south streets so people on bikes can avoid Third Street.” Safer Illinois would provide these benefits to the community, enabling low-cost, healthy, reliable, and fast transport to get to work, school, and recreation destinations.