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SFPD and Health Department Announce Pedestrian Safety Campaign

By Matthew Roth | Oct 22, 2009 | 4 Comments

Photo: Thomas Hawk The San Francisco Police Department (SFPD) and the Department of Public Health (DPH) recently announced a pedestrian safety program funded by a grant from the California Office of Traffic Safety (OTS, tag: "Toward Zero Deaths, Every 1 Counts"), a joint initiative that aims to increase enforcement of dangerous and illegal driver behavior, […]

SFPD and MTA to Update Public on Program to Track Officers on Muni

By Michael Rhodes | Oct 20, 2009 | 4 Comments

Flickr photo: AgentAkit Supervisor Bevan Dufty has called for the MTA and the SFPD to provide an update to the public on SFPD’s Bus Inspection Program, and the agencies have agreed to do so at a November 9 Board of Supervisors committee meeting. The presentation will include an update on the trial program to track […]

MTA and SFPD Launch Campaign to Improve Safety Near Muni LRVs

By Michael Rhodes | Oct 9, 2009 | 7 Comments

Supervisor Carmen Chu, with a demonstration of the new safety sign in the background. Photo: Michael Rhodes The Municipal Transportation Agency and the San Francisco Police Department have launched a new initiative with Supervisor Carmen Chu to improve pedestrian safety around Muni light rail vehicle (LRV) boarding islands. The MTA has added new stickers to […]

Bicyclist Injured in Haight Street Crash This Morning

By Michael Rhodes and Matthew Roth | Oct 9, 2009 | 18 Comments

Photo: Michael Kohn A woman bicycling on Haight Street between Clayton and Belvedere was injured in a crash involving multiple delivery trucks between 9 and 10 a.m. today. Details are still unclear, but according to an eyewitness account, she was taken away in an ambulance, conscious but with apparent injuries to her legs. The eyewitness, […]

Driver Reaction to Market Street Diversions Surprisingly Upbeat

By Matthew Roth | Sep 29, 2009 | 15 Comments

SFPD officer directing personal vehicles to turn right off of Market Street at 8th Street. Photos: Matthew Roth Although there are still some kinks that need to be ironed out on Market Street to make the six-week trial diversion of personal automobiles more efficient, the sky did not fall and reaction to the changes was […]

Men Who Harrased Bicyclist On Her Commute Home ‘Severely Warned’

By Bryan Goebel | Sep 24, 2009 | 31 Comments

Flickr photo: Richard Masoner A San Francisco police inspector has "severely warned" two men who allegedly harassed a bicyclist in the bike lane along the Embarcadero last week. The terrifying tale, which we published verbatim on Streetsblog, stirred quite a reaction among new and regular commenters, and served as an important reminder about what to […]

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