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As Advocates Await Pedestrian Action Plan, SF’s 18th Victim Killed This Year

By Aaron Bialick | Dec 11, 2012 | No Comments

A man his 40s was killed by a pickup truck driver in a crosswalk at Market and Beale Streets yesterday at about 2:30 p.m, as reported by ABC 7. Police say they’re investigating the crash to determine whether the driver will be cited or charged. The victim has not been identified yet by police. The […]

A Reality Check for the DA’s New Traffic Safety Campaign

By Aaron Bialick | Dec 10, 2012 | 37 Comments

For a district attorney who wants to save lives on the streets, using data to target the most dangerous traffic behaviors should be a no-brainer. But the new traffic safety ad campaign announced today by San Francisco DA George Gascón seems to use little application of crash data collected by his own former police department. The three versions of the ad, which […]

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SFMTA Reveals Strategy to Streamline Traffic Calming Projects

By Aaron Bialick | Oct 18, 2012 | 4 Comments

Swamped by demand for safer streets, the SF Municipal Transportation Agency has been working to overhaul the way it delivers speed humps, sidewalk bulb-outs, chicanes, and other measures proven to tame traffic speeds and save lives. By next spring, the SFMTA intends to implement its revamped traffic calming program, which was put on hold this year […]

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SFMTA Board Approves Fell and Oak Bikeways, Work to Begin This Month

By Aaron Bialick | Oct 17, 2012 | 24 Comments

Construction will begin this month on physically separated bike lanes and pedestrian safety improvements on three critical blocks of Fell and Oak Streets after the project was approved unanimously yesterday by the SF Municipal Transportation Agency Board of Directors. “This is such a game-changer,” said SF Bicycle Coalition Executive Director Leah Shahum. “I think when […]

SFDPH Interactive Map Highlights SF’s Most Dangerous Streets for Walking

By Aaron Bialick | Oct 16, 2012 | 44 Comments

View Larger Map How dangerous is it to cross the street outside your door? A new interactive, corner-by-corner map created by the SF Department of Public Health shows the location of all pedestrian injuries and deaths from 2005 to 2010, highlighting the corridors that see the bulk of the city’s crashes. By providing better access to […]

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Walk to School Day: A Reminder That SF Needs to Make Streets Safer for Kids

By Aaron Bialick | Oct 3, 2012 | 24 Comments

A continuous “walking bus” of school children spanned several sunny blocks of the Mission this morning as the kids made their way to Buena Vista Horace Mann School. “Drivers just waited and smiled, and everybody had a great morning,” said Elizabeth Stampe, executive director of Walk San Francisco. San Francisco broke records for Walk to […]

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