Recent Streetsblog SF posts about Pedestrian Safety

Guest Editorial: Driverless Cars Could Wreck Livable Cities

By Jason Henderson | Jul 5, 2016 | 164 Comments

Over the past year driverless cars have been promoted as a panacea for livable cities. The storyline is that driverless cars will help reduce car ownership, free-up urban space for walking and biking, and help reduce death and injury. The USDOT has joined the parade with its “smart city challenge,” awarding Columbus, Ohio a $40 […]

Two San Francisco Cyclists Killed: What Now?

By Roger Rudick | Jul 1, 2016 | 12 Comments

The deaths of Heather Miller and Kate Slattery highlighted the obvious: San Francisco is not on track to Vision Zero, a commitment to eliminating all traffic deaths by 2024. That was echoed by Supervisors Jane Kim and Scott Wiener, as well as advocates from the public who spoke at Thursday afternoon’s meeting of the SF County […]

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Vigils for Heather and Kate

By Roger Rudick | Jun 29, 2016 | 8 Comments

Wednesday evening, some 200 cyclists assembled around the William McKinley Monument in the Panhandle to begin a ride and vigil to remember Heather Miller and Kate Slattery, two cyclists killed in separate incidents one week ago. The ride was organized by the San Francisco Bike Party (SFBP). One of the first to arrive was Paul […]

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Outrage Over Bicycling Deaths is Not Enough

By Roger Rudick | Jun 27, 2016 | 23 Comments

The deaths of Heather Miller and Kate Slattery, two more people killed riding on San Francisco’s dangerous streets, has left the entire safe-streets community rattled and heart broken. Cycling advocates took San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee and SFMTA head Ed Reiskin to task for a tone-deaf press conference held Thursday about the carnage. The mayor […]

Two Hit-and-Run Killings Last Night Plus Another Death This Morning

By Roger Rudick | Jun 23, 2016 | 23 Comments

Editor’s note: it’s positively numbing that I can’t finish writing a piece about two cycling deaths in 24 hours, when a third cyclist is killed, this morning, this time in Pleasanton. Wednesday evening, word came down that a woman was killed in Golden Gate Park while riding her bike. And in a separate incident, a woman […]

Menlo Park El Camino Real Bike Lanes Delayed Again

By Andrew Boone | Jun 23, 2016 | 3 Comments

Menlo Park’s plans to fix El Camino Real’s safety hazards were postponed yet again by a city council that is now split on whether to go ahead with the installation of even a bike lane pilot project. Proponents continue to demand that the city take action to prevent injuries suffered by residents in traffic collisions. “The goals of Menlo […]

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