SFMTA board adopts long-range biking and rolling plan, asks staff for school-zone and crosstown implementation timelines

San Francisco ' The Municipal Transportation Agency board voted unanimously on March 4 to adopt San Francisco's long-awaited biking and rolling plan, a policy guide the agency says lays out a North Star network for protected bikeways and a framework for community action in historically underserved neighborhoods.

The plan, staff told the board, sets goals, policy direction and an annotated North Star network intended to bring an all-ages-and-abilities bikeway within a quarter mile of every resident. Planning Director Maya Small told the board the adoption does not approve specific capital projects or commit agency operating funds: "This plan guides where we might do projects in the future; it does not approve any projects. Approving this plan does not commit us to spending any money."

The vote capped nearly three years of outreach, technical analysis and contentious public comment. Supporters including Walk San Francisco, the San Francisco Bicycle Coalition and neighborhood advocates said the plan addresses safety, equity and the city's climate goals. Opponents and some merchants urged caution, saying the…