Recent Streetsblog SF posts about Pedestrian Safety

Riders heading north on Valencia enjoy relative safety--at least for one block--thanks to the latest protest. All photos Streetsblog/Rudick unless otherwise indicated

Push Continues to Fix Valencia

By Roger Rudick | Sep 15, 2017 | 9 Comments

Yesterday evening, some thirty bicycle advocates in yellow t-shirts again cordoned off a section of Valencia Street’s Uber drop-off zone (also known as the bike lane) in the Mission, between 18th and 19th. The protest was very similar to past efforts, which you can read about here and here. As with the past two protests, […]

San Mateo Joins Legislative Charge into ‘Jaywalking 2.0’

By Roger Rudick | Sep 13, 2017 | 19 Comments

Yesterday, the San Mateo Board of Supervisors passed a resolution that could be the first step towards a statewide ban on texting while walking in a crosswalk. The resolution, introduced by Supervisor David Canepa, “urges the state legislature to take action to promote traffic safety by prohibiting use of cell phones while crossing streets or, […]

Purple paint and a new curb cut help people navigate around the tree at the 23rd/Harrison crosswalk. All photos Rudick/Streetsblog unless otherwise noted.

This post is supported by GJEL Accident Attorneys

Eyes on the Street: Purple Fix is in on Harrison and 23rd

By Roger Rudick | Sep 5, 2017 | 6 Comments

Oakland has completed safety upgrades to the crosswalk at 23rd and Harrison.

This drawing from the Hub plan is part of SFMTA's proposal for 11th in SoMa. Image: SFMTA

11th Street Project Ignores Intersection Dangers

By Roger Rudick | Aug 24, 2017 | 1 Comment

The SFMTA held an openhouse last night to get feedback on initial designs for bike and pedestrian safety improvements on 11th Street, which runs from Market to Division. Some 20 members of the public, most of them cyclists who commute through the area, showed up to see design boards and talk to SFMTA officials at […]

The city pumped some storm water onto the street to test the drainage and permeable surface. It worked perfectly and the water was drawn away immediately. Photo: SFPUC. All other photos Streetsblog/Rudick

Eyes on the Street: Holloway Green Street Project

By Roger Rudick | Aug 18, 2017 | 4 Comments

The San Francisco Public Utilities (SFPUC) cut the ribbon on its Holloway Avenue Green Street project today, which added permeable surfaces and cisterns for better storm water management on an eight-block stretch of this relatively calm residential street through the Ingleside neighborhood. The project, which the SFPUC says will “collect and treat 1.1 million gallons […]

A County Transportation Authority rendering of what Market Street was supposed to look like before the program was scaled back.

Open Thread on the Better Market Street Plan

By Roger Rudick | Aug 4, 2017 | 29 Comments

The mainstream media was all over it: private cars to be banned from Market Street under the city’s “Better Market Street” plan. It will also have sidewalk-level protected bike lanes. For advocates in the safe streets community the design announced by the city this week is a major victory and a reason to celebrate. From […]

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