S.F. supervisors OK ordinance requiring commercial buildings to accommodate bicyclists

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By KQED News Staff and Wires

People biking to work just got a boost from the San Francisco Board of Supervisors, which gave initial approval today to an ordinance requiring commercial building owners in the city to accommodate bicyclists in their buildings. 

The proposal, introduced by Supervisor John Avalos last August, would allow tenants to bring bicycles into a building or require building owners to provide secure bike parking nearby.

Owners who want to put limitations on bike access to their buildings would have to complete a bicycle access plan and submit it to the city’s Department of the Environment for approval, according to the ordinance, which will go into effect 30 days after its passage.

Read the complete story at KQED’s News Fix.

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