Hopes for a permanent bike lane on the Richmond-San Rafael Bridge have dimmed after a state commission approved a plan that will sharply restrict weekday access for cyclists and pedestrians.
On Thursday, the San Francisco Bay Conservation and Development Commission voted to allow Caltrans to convert the bridge’s westbound shoulder into a breakdown lane during peak weekday hours, effectively ending the possibility of full-time bike and pedestrian access.
• Drivers blame this Bay Area bridge’s gridlock on a bike lane. Bicyclists say it’s not that simple…