Recent Streetsblog SF posts about SFPD

Eyes on the Street: Traffic Stop for Violating Trial Diversion Zone

By Matthew Roth | Jul 9, 2010 | 8 Comments

A cautionary tale about violating the personal vehicle diversion on Market Street. Photo: Matthew Roth. As I was riding my bicycle on Market Street to City Hall yesterday, I saw another SFPD sting for vehicles violating the mandatory personal vehicle diversion on Market Street north of 10th Street. I was stopped at Van Ness waiting […]

Report: SFPD’s New Approach to Crime on Muni “Promising”

By Michael Rhodes | Jun 15, 2010 | 5 Comments

The Ingleside station district saw the greatest spike in Muni crime of any police station district in the city during the last several years. Image: City Controller’s office. Until a year ago, there was no written agreement between Muni and the city’s police department specifying what services Muni was paying for and how much, despite […]

Seven Months Into Market Street Pilot, Most Drivers Getting the Message

By Michael Rhodes | Jun 2, 2010 | 19 Comments

Clear enough for you? Photos: Michael Rhodes With the recent addition of fully separated bright green bike lanes and a set of traffic changes that have improved conditions for Muni and people on bikes, Market’s midsection has become a place to watch for innovative transportation trial projects. Seven months after a pilot program launched, local […]

When Obama’s in Town, Don’t Illegally Park Your Media Van

By Matthew Roth | May 25, 2010 | 3 Comments

A CBS5 van parks on the sidewalk to cover a "high-speed chase" on Polk Street last year. Photo: Bryan Goebel. One of the jobs I had when I lived in New York City was leading a campaign for Transportation Alternatives (T.A.) against the abuse of parking permits by city, state and federal employees, a rampant […]

Cyclist’s Conflict with SFPD Could Take Nine Months or More to Resolve

By Matthew Roth | Apr 13, 2010 | 22 Comments

Adrienne Johnson riding beside the unmarked police car whose driver she says threatened her. Photo taken by Johnson’s husband, who was trailing behind her with her son. As happens at some point to most people who ride a bike in San Francisco, Adrienne Johnson had a scary brush with an irate motorist, though her story […]

A Bicycle Rider’s Troubling Brush with the SFPD in the Mission

By Matthew Roth | Apr 1, 2010 | 41 Comments

Over on Change Your Life, Ride a Bike, Adrienne Johnson writes about a terrifying encounter she had while riding a bicycle when a motorist behaved aggressively and then escalated with threats of violence. The motorist, according to Johnson, was an SFPD officer in an unmarked vehicle. Johnson, a regular contributor of beautiful photos to our […]

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