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resident, parent of two high schoolers and Safer17th volunteer organizer. “I think we end up with better solutions because it’s very locally attuned.”

The 17th Street Quick-Build Project would stretch from Potrero Avenue to Mississippi Street, “a key connection in San Francisco’s bikeway network,” according to SFMTA. With 16th Street optimized for buses and cars, 17th Street is a main route for bike commuters traveling between the Eastern neighborhoods and the Mission, who reflect upwards of 40 percent of traffic along the project’s corridor.

“There are only so many ways to get places…because hills and highways are in the way. 17th Street is the best route for bikes, but that doesn’t mean it is a safe route. There is a lot of double parking with trucks,” said Kate Blumberg, a 22nd Street resident whose youngster, Benno, will attend Lowell High School this fall. “More and more people on the Hill bike places. I’ve been biking with my son everywhere, but for him to bike by himself, there needs to be infrastructure