Recent Streetsblog SF posts about Pedestrian Safety

Walk SF's Cathy DeLuca, SFBC's Brian Wiedenmeier, Supervisor Jeff Sheehy, Families for Safe Street's Alvin Lester, Acting Mayor London Breed, and Police Chief Bill Scott, at this morning's event at City Hall to discuss progress towards Vision Zero. Photo: Streetsblog/Rudick

Advocates and City Officials Discuss Progress on Vision Zero

By Roger Rudick | Jan 4, 2018 | 3 Comments

“Think about how fast you’re driving. Think about that next stop sign. Just think if you’re driving a motor vehicle,” said Alvin Lester, co-founder of Bay Area Families for Safe Streets, and the father of 21-year-old Arman, who was killed in 2014 while riding his skateboard at 3rd and Cargo Way in San Francisco. Lester made […]

Public works paved the roadway to the left, but left the bike lanes full of cracks, dangerous furrows, potholes, and other defects. All photos Streetsblog/Rudick unless noted.

City Lets Cargo Way Protected Bike Lane Fall Apart

By Roger Rudick | Jan 3, 2018 | 26 Comments

As cyclists who use Cargo Way in the Hunters Point/Bayview neighborhood know all too well, the bike lane, once celebrated as San Francisco's first on-street protected bike lane, is in a state of disrepair, with broken pavement, a dangerous, tire-grabbing groove, and a busted fence. And in a stark display of how some city officials regard bicycle safety, the city repaved the adjacent car/truck lanes in August, but skipped the bike lane.

One of the victims of Monday's crash (the photographer asked us to withhold his name).

New Year’s Crash Stark Reminder of Work Yet to be Done

By Roger Rudick | Jan 2, 2018 | 7 Comments

A box-truck collided with a car on Monday afternoon, causing a multi-vehicle crash, at the intersection of Geary and 21st in the Richmond District of San Francisco. Two seniors on foot were swept up in the wreck and are currently in the hospital. One of them sustained critical injuries.

New York shows how concrete can save lives. Imagine if this refuge island were protected with Bay Area style plastic posts instead? Photo: Julie Margolies via West Side Rag

Guest Commentary: San Francisco Needs Pedestrian Refuge Islands to Save Lives

By John Entwistle, Jr. | Dec 13, 2017 | 20 Comments

Senior's Death at 19th and Quintara Highlights Another Shortcoming of SF Street Design

Sam Felder's Ghost Bike at Marsh and Bayfront in Menlo Park. Photo: Andrew Boone

MTC ‘Vital Signs’ Data Grim with a Glimmer of Hope

By Roger Rudick | Dec 8, 2017 | 1 Comment

The Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC) released its latest figures on fatality and injury crash rates in the Bay Area late last week. Overall, the news is not good. From an MTC post about the data: There were 455 fatalities and 2,089 injuries from crashes in 2016, representing 43 percent and 25 percent increases from 2010, respectively. […]

Taraval to Get Boarding Islands at All Stops

By Roger Rudick | Dec 6, 2017 | 1 Comment

Yesterday afternoon, the SFMTA Board agreed to install concrete boarding islands at all stops on the L-Taraval line as part of the L-Taraval Rapid Project. “This is a big win for pedestrian and rider safety,” wrote Rachel Hyden, Executive Director of the San Francisco Transit Riders, in an email to Streetsblog. Streetsblog readers will recall that […]

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