Recent Streetsblog SF posts about Pedestrian Infrastructure

Ped Action Plan Ready Soon. Will SF Commit to Building Ped Infrastructure?

By Aaron Bialick | Apr 11, 2012 | 17 Comments

More than a year after the mayor’s Pedestrian Task Force began meeting to develop San Francisco’s Pedestrian Action Plan, the SFMTA said the agency expects to finalize the document by late summer. Unclear, however, is whether the plan will include a measurable commitment to implementing physical pedestrian safety infrastructure. To meet the targets set in […]

Supe Wiener: Dangerous Upper Market Intersections Need Safety Upgrades

By Aaron Bialick | Apr 10, 2012 | 24 Comments

D8 Supervisor Scott Wiener today pointed to the need for pedestrian safety upgrades at dangerous, high-speed intersections along Upper Market Street in light of the recent bicycle-pedestrian collision at Market and Castro that killed 71-year old Sutchi Hui. “We have a city that, despite all the work we’ve done, is still in large part designed […]

SFMTA Unveils Fell and Oak Bikeway Designs, Pushes Timeline to Spring 2013

By Aaron Bialick | Apr 2, 2012 | 56 Comments

The SFMTA revealed the design [PDF] for protected bike lanes on three blocks of Fell and Oak Streets at an open house on Saturday. The plan would create a safer connection from the Panhandle to the Wiggle by installing a one-way buffered bike lane on each street, partially separated from motor traffic by planters. The proposal […]

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New Plan Would Transform Three Alleyways in West SoMa

By Aaron Bialick | Mar 28, 2012 | 14 Comments

Three alleyways in the city’s motor-dominated South of Market (SoMa) area could be transformed into pedestrian-friendly havens with a new plan approved by the San Francisco County Transportation Authority (SFCTA) Board yesterday. The Western SoMa Neighborhood Transportation Plan would bring traffic-calming measures like chicanes, greening, pedestrian bulb-outs and raised crosswalks along Minna and Natoma Street between […]

Is the Signal Timing Dangerous at the New Market/Church/14th Crosswalk?

By Aaron Bialick | Feb 10, 2012 | 25 Comments

The SFMTA opened a new crosswalk this week along Market Street across the three-way intersection with 14th and Church Streets, eliminating the need for people to cross in a longer two-step phase. The crosswalk, which comes as part of the ongoing Church and Duboce Track Improvement Project, was installed along with a new right-turn vehicle signal […]

SFMTA and DPW Drop the Ball on Second Street Safety Project

By Aaron Bialick | Feb 7, 2012 | 10 Comments

A plan for streetscape improvements on Second Street has faltered after the city agencies overseeing it neglected to implement them before dedicated funds expired. The project that won’t receive the funds is a package including bike lanes, pedestrian safety improvements, and road repaving on Second Street between Market and King Streets. The San Francisco Board […]

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