Recent Streetsblog SF posts about Pedestrian Safety

SFBC's Janelle Wong at the front of a line of advocates who urged the Board of Supervisors to reject any more delays to protected bike lanes on Upper Market. Photo: SFBC

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A Victory for Bike and Safety Activism on Upper Market Protected Bike Lanes

By Roger Rudick | Jul 12, 2017 | 1 Comment

As Streetsblog readers have surely seen on social media, heard through the San Francisco Bicycle Coalition (SFBC), or read in the SF Examiner, advocates fended off a last attempt (one hopes) to jam up the Upper Market parking protected bike lane project. Yesterday afternoon, the San Francisco Board of Supervisors unanimously voted to deny a […]

On this stretch of upper Mid-Market, approaching the Wiggle, there's already a Berlin-style protected bike lane--but somebody put a bike corral in the middle of it. Photo: Streetsblog/Rudick

Open Thread: Is it Time to Pilot a Sidewalk Bike Lane on Market Street?

By Roger Rudick | Jul 7, 2017 | 19 Comments

Yesterday, I took a ride on a Jump electric bike on Market Street. Ryan Rzepecki, the CEO of Jump, was riding alongside. When we stopped, we talked about how nerve racking it is to ride on Market. We also discussed how comfortable it is to ride in Berlin, where, in many places, rather than stripe a bike […]

Motorists such as 'Bobby,' seen here, are exactly why we need ASE as soon as it can be installed. But we also need legal structures so we can put bike-cam and dash-cam video to use in the meantime. Screen capture from SF Bikealot's Youtube channel

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Punishment Pass on Valencia Highlights Enforcement Chasm

By Roger Rudick | Jul 5, 2017 | 25 Comments

This video came to Streetsblog’s attention last week, shortly before the 4th of July holiday. It was posted on ‘SF Bikealot’s’ Youtube channel (Streetsblog has been poking around to try and find SF Bikealot’s identity, but so far without success. We hope he’ll reach out to us to discuss this video and some others on […]

Liz Rogers, with her two dogs, told SFMTA she wants better stop signs and stop sign enforcement. Photo: Streetsblog/Rudick

SFMTA Starts ‘Pop Up’ Outreach for Sunset Neighborway

By Roger Rudick | Jun 28, 2017 | 5 Comments

There’s a problem with trying to do a pop-up meeting on the corner of 20th Avenue and the Ulloa in the Sunset District–and that problem is wind. Yesterday, at 4, SFMTA’s Emilio Balingit and Dan Provence came to that corner of Larsen Park to set up a pop-up outreach tent and table as part of […]

A cyclist trying to thread his way through the intersection of San Jose and Dolores. Photo: Dan Crosby

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What About Bike Safety During Paving and Construction Projects?

By Roger Rudick | Jun 27, 2017 | 6 Comments

Streetsblog tipster Dan Crosby brought this to our attention: due to road work on San Jose, the intersections with Guerrero and Dolores are even more confusing and dangerous for people on bikes. From Crosby’s email to Streetsblog: There’s been some major (and much-needed) repaving work done recently on San Jose and Guerrero, between Cesar Chavez and […]

Some police tape and some surgical gloves were all that marked where a man was hit fatally yesterday. Photo: Streetsblog/Rudick

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Cyclist Killed at Alemany Boulevard and Silver Avenue

By Roger Rudick | Jun 21, 2017 | 7 Comments

Hoodline is reporting that a cyclist was killed yesterday at around 5:30 p.m. in a collision with a car at the intersection of Silver and Alemany Boulevard. The San Francisco Bicycle Coalition says the victim’s name was Moises Chavez, a 51-year-old man. “Our hearts are heavy this morning and our thoughts are with family and friends […]

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