Recent Streetsblog SF posts about Pedestrian Infrastructure

Will Deadly Sixth Street Finally Get the Pedestrian Safety Fixes It Needs?

By Aaron Bialick | Feb 22, 2013 | 15 Comments

The deadly stretch of Sixth Street between Market and Howard Streets in the South of Market District may get some long-overdue pedestrian safety fixes. The SF Municipal Transportation Agency kicked off the first of several community planning meetings on Tuesday for a project that could add pedestrian bulb-outs, marked crosswalks, and other measures that could […]

Eileen Barrett, 72, Killed in Crosswalk by Muni Driver on Lake Merced Blvd

By Aaron Bialick | Feb 19, 2013 | 6 Comments

A Muni bus driver ran over and killed Eileen Barrett, a 72-year-old woman from Daly City, in a crosswalk on Lake Merced Boulevard at John Muir Drive this Saturday. Police say the crash is still being investigated, but according to the San Mateo County Times, “a preliminary investigation revealed the bus’ middle half struck the senior as […]

SFMTA: Work on Oak Street Protected Bike Lane to Begin This Month

By Aaron Bialick | Feb 14, 2013 | 11 Comments

Since the striping work on the Fell Street protected bike lane was finished last November, little progress has been seen on the Fell and Oak safety upgrades. The SF Municipal Transportation Agency, which has promised completion of the project by this spring or summer, says it will begin work on the Oak bike lane this […]

SF’s Pedestrian Strategy: A Smart But Unfunded Vision for Safer Streets

By Aaron Bialick | Jan 31, 2013 | 7 Comments

Two years after the Pedestrian Safety Task Force formed to devise a plan to meet the ambitious targets for reducing injuries set by former Mayor Gavin Newsom, the SF Municipal Transportation Agency has released its Draft Pedestrian Strategy [PDF]. The document serves as a rough guide for how the city can re-engineer streets and target […]

SFMTA Lays Out Draft Targets to Improve Walking and Biking

By Aaron Bialick | Jan 29, 2013 | 27 Comments

This morning the SF Municipal Transportation Agency is presenting its strategic plans to reduce pedestrian injuries and increase bike ridership over the next five years at a staff workshop with the agency’s board of directors. It’s an important moment for livable streets in San Francisco, and we’ll be bringing you detailed coverage after the workshop. […]

Planning Dept. Presents Draft Designs for a Ped-Friendly Castro Street

By Aaron Bialick | Jan 24, 2013 | 10 Comments

The city’s effort to make Castro Street more welcoming for pedestrians took a step forward yesterday, when the SF Planning Department presented preliminary design concepts at a packed community meeting. The plan [PDF] would improve the pedestrian realm on the commercial corridor with wider sidewalks, sidewalk seating, pedestrian-scaled lighting, small plazas, and greening, while reclaiming some […]

Show More Stories