13th Street bike lane

SFMTA

A reader sends the photos above and below of the new protected bike lane on 13th Street:

You had a very good picture and letter the other day from some guy on the 9th Street/Division mess. This thing is part of that. 

This new “bicycle facility” reduces vehicle capacity---taking away a traffic lane and street parking---under the freeway near big stores, including Rainbow Grocery, Office Max, Best Buy, Costco, etc., to install totally unneeded bicycle lanes under the freeway.