Bicycle Coalition Demands Change after Pedicab Driver’s Death
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After years of safety plans languishing in interdepartmental hell, SFBC renews calls for fixing the Embarcadero
Recent Streetsblog SF posts about Pedestrian Safety
Early Reactions as Masonic Makeover Nears Completion
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Construction on the $26 million Masonic Avenue Streetscape Improvement Project is almost finished
Another Bad Crash as Embarcadero Safety Project Languishes
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A hit-and-run driver slammed into a pedicab yesterday on the Embarcadero near Pier 29, sometime before 5 p.m., injuring a family, including two children. From the Fire Department’s news feed, the victims sustained “serious injuries” and included a “five and an eight-year-old.” It was later clarified that only the pedicab driver sustained life-threatening injuries, according […]
Twin Peaks Tunnel, Pride, Scooters and Socialism!
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Sunday is San Francisco’s Pride Parade on Market Street. This is also the last weekend before the summer closure of the Twin Peaks tunnel, so there are a few transportation items to track, so to speak. Getting Ready for the Twin Peaks Tunnel Closure Monday morning will start the two-month Twin Peaks tunnel closure for track […]
SFMTA Cuts Bike Lane from Planned Sixth Street Safety Improvements
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Streetsblog tipster and advocate Brian Coyne brought this to our attention: “SFMTA’s Sixth Street Safety Project, which Streetsblog has covered several times over the last few years, has now had the bike lane component removed.” The plan, as shown on the agency’s project page, is now to remove the bike facility and add an additional northbound […]
Stiffer Fines for Illegally Parking a 20-pound Scooter than a 20,000-pound Truck?
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SFMTA's new fine structure has some safe-streets advocates fuming.