Recent Streetsblog SF posts about Pedestrian Infrastructure

San Mateo County Bike/Ped Safety Projects Starved for Funding

By Andrew Boone | Mar 3, 2014 | 16 Comments

Despite growing demand for better walking and biking infrastructure in San Mateo County, active transportation grants from the City/County Association of Governments of San Mateo County (C/CAG) cover only a fraction of the projects that cities want to build, leaving many residents without the sidewalks, bike lanes, and other basic ingredients they need to safely […]

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Ped Signal at Sunset and Yorba, Where Man Was Killed, Sped Up by a Year

By Aaron Bialick | Feb 19, 2014 | 13 Comments

On deadly Sunset Boulevard, the SFMTA’s plans for a new pedestrian-activated stop light at Yorba Street have been advanced by a year. The signal, originally scheduled to go in by the end of 2016, is now set to be activated by the end of 2015, according to SFMTA spokesperson Paul Rose. Currently, the Sunset and […]

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DPW, SFMTA Finally Streamlining Construction of Safer Intersections

By Aaron Bialick | Feb 11, 2014 | 12 Comments

Poor coordination between city agencies has led to many a missed opportunity to build pedestrian safety measures when crews are already digging into a street corner for maintenance purposes. With the Department of Public Works ramping up its street re-paving work thanks to the Prop B Street Improvement Bond and upgrading many corner curb ramps […]

SFMTA Confident in Bike/Ped Funds, Says Changing Streets “the Hard Part”

By Aaron Bialick | Feb 5, 2014 | 7 Comments

SFMTA officials are growing more confident in obtaining the funding needed to implement the street safety infrastructure called for in the agency’s Bicycle Strategy and Pedestrian Strategy. But no matter how much funding the agency has, the SFMTA needs to address the lack of follow-through and political will to implement street redesigns, which often leaves projects […]

Cesar Chavez: A Traffic Sewer Transformed Into a Safer Street

By Aaron Bialick | Jan 29, 2014 | 13 Comments

Western Cesar Chavez Street has been transformed after decades as a dangerous motor vehicle speedway that divided the Mission and Bernal Heights neighborhoods. City officials cut the ribbon today on a redesign of the street, nearly nine years after residents began pushing for safety improvements. Cesar Chavez was widened in the 1930s and 40s at […]

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SFFD Not Sure What Delays Responses: “There Might Just Be More Cars”

By Aaron Bialick | Jan 21, 2014 | 9 Comments

An official from the SF Fire Department explained SFFD’s position on bulb-outs and road diets last week to the SF Pedestrian Safety Advisory Committee. According to Assistant Deputy Chief Ken Lombardi, the department’s main concern isn’t about curb extensions, but raised “hardscape” structures like planters or railings that can prevent a fire truck from mounting […]

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