Recent Streetsblog SF posts about Pedestrian Safety

Guest Editorial: Don’t Charge Big Bucks for Block Parties

By Adam Greenfield | Jul 20, 2016 | 64 Comments

Block parties change lives. When neighbors reclaim their street for a day and turn it into a car-free social space, all types of folks come out. Children run freely and neighbors who have been strangers for 20 years meet at last. Culture changes in an instant: Streets become safer, social ties strengthen, neighbors are happier […]

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SPUR Talk: Gabe Klein on Technology and Past and Future Cities

By Roger Rudick | Jul 19, 2016 | 16 Comments

Gabe Klein, entrepreneur, writer and former head of transportation for Chicago and Washington DC, spoke yesterday afternoon at the Oakland office of the San Francisco Bay Area Planning and Urban Research Association (SPUR) about how technology can be guided to shape the future of our cities. He put up a slide with a chilling number on […]

San Mateo Holds First Bike Ped Advisory Committee Meeting

By Andrew Boone | Jul 18, 2016 | 9 Comments

San Mateo County’s new Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Committee kicked off its first meeting on Thursday evening at San Mateo City Hall. Ellen Barton, San Mateo’s Active Transportation Coordinator, proposed that they develop criteria for safer street striping ahead of the county’s annual resurfacing program. Other projects they discussed included establishing bike parking standards, evaluating […]

Accomplishments and Looking Ahead at the Golden Wheel Awards

By Roger Rudick | Jul 14, 2016 | 1 Comment

Last night the Golden Wheel Awards were presented at the San Francisco War Memorial and Performing Arts Center in downtown San Francisco. This year’s winners: Nicole Ferrara, Executive Director of Walk San Francisco, and Assemblyman Phil Ting. The event, which was attended by some 300 planners, city staffers, advocates, and other officialdom, celebrated recent accomplishments […]

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Eyes on the Street: Tenderloin Sunday Streets

By Roger Rudick | Jul 11, 2016 | No Comments

Sunday from 11 to 4 p.m. it was the Tenderloin’s turn to enjoy its streets free of car traffic. The route followed Fulton St. between Hyde and Larkin, Larkin to Ellis St., Ellis to Jones St., Jones to Golden Gate Ave., and Golden Gate back to Larkin St. The streets were filled with various activities […]

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Streetsblog Talks with Supervisor Jane Kim

By Roger Rudick | Jul 6, 2016 | No Comments

Supervisor Jane Kim represents San Francisco’s District 6, which includes the Civic Center area, Mission Bay, South of Market, and the Tenderloin. Kim also sits on the SF County Transportation Authority’s Vision Zero Sub-Committee, where last week she took SFMTA to task for not moving fast enough to install safety measures that might have saved […]

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