Recent Streetsblog SF posts about Pedestrians

Driver Kills Hector Arana, 69; SFPD: “It Was Just an Unfortunate Accident”

By Aaron Bialick | Mar 15, 2013 | 10 Comments

A driver hit and killed 69-year-old Hector Arana on Wednesday morning at 6:26 a.m. on six-lane San Jose Avenue in the Outer Mission neighborhood. According to reports, the driver was headed northbound in the direction of the nearby 280 freeway, when he hit Arana near the intersection of Liebig Street, where Google Maps shows legal but […]

Drunk Driver Kills Hanren Chang, 17, on Sloat Boulevard

By Aaron Bialick | Mar 4, 2013 | 45 Comments

Updated 11:16 p.m. An allegedly drunk driver was arrested for hitting and killing 17-year-old Hanren Chang on Sloat Boulevard near Vale Avenue on Saturday night. According to CBS 5, 29-year-old Keiran Brewer was driving westbound on Sloat at about 11:20 p.m. when he hit Chang, who was crossing the street in the northbound direction, and dragged […]

Will Deadly Sixth Street Finally Get the Pedestrian Safety Fixes It Needs?

By Aaron Bialick | Feb 22, 2013 | 15 Comments

The deadly stretch of Sixth Street between Market and Howard Streets in the South of Market District may get some long-overdue pedestrian safety fixes. The SF Municipal Transportation Agency kicked off the first of several community planning meetings on Tuesday for a project that could add pedestrian bulb-outs, marked crosswalks, and other measures that could […]

Eileen Barrett, 72, Killed in Crosswalk by Muni Driver on Lake Merced Blvd

By Aaron Bialick | Feb 19, 2013 | 6 Comments

A Muni bus driver ran over and killed Eileen Barrett, a 72-year-old woman from Daly City, in a crosswalk on Lake Merced Boulevard at John Muir Drive this Saturday. Police say the crash is still being investigated, but according to the San Mateo County Times, “a preliminary investigation revealed the bus’ middle half struck the senior as […]

SF’s Pedestrian Strategy: A Smart But Unfunded Vision for Safer Streets

By Aaron Bialick | Jan 31, 2013 | 7 Comments

Two years after the Pedestrian Safety Task Force formed to devise a plan to meet the ambitious targets for reducing injuries set by former Mayor Gavin Newsom, the SF Municipal Transportation Agency has released its Draft Pedestrian Strategy [PDF]. The document serves as a rough guide for how the city can re-engineer streets and target […]

SFMTA Lays Out Draft Targets to Improve Walking and Biking

By Aaron Bialick | Jan 29, 2013 | 27 Comments

This morning the SF Municipal Transportation Agency is presenting its strategic plans to reduce pedestrian injuries and increase bike ridership over the next five years at a staff workshop with the agency’s board of directors. It’s an important moment for livable streets in San Francisco, and we’ll be bringing you detailed coverage after the workshop. […]

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