Recent Streetsblog SF posts about Pedestrians

Advocates: San Mateo County Needs Full-Time Bike/Ped Coordinator

By Bryan Goebel | Nov 1, 2012 | 1 Comment

Margaret Pye has been bike commuting from San Carlos to her job at a law firm in Palo Alto for the past 10 years. Pedaling home on Middlefield Road through Menlo Park and Atherton, there are bike lanes, but when she gets to North Fair Oaks in unincorporated San Mateo County, the bike lanes suddenly […]

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SFMTA Board Approves Fell and Oak Bikeways, Work to Begin This Month

By Aaron Bialick | Oct 17, 2012 | 24 Comments

Construction will begin this month on physically separated bike lanes and pedestrian safety improvements on three critical blocks of Fell and Oak Streets after the project was approved unanimously yesterday by the SF Municipal Transportation Agency Board of Directors. “This is such a game-changer,” said SF Bicycle Coalition Executive Director Leah Shahum. “I think when […]

SFDPH Interactive Map Highlights SF’s Most Dangerous Streets for Walking

By Aaron Bialick | Oct 16, 2012 | 44 Comments

View Larger Map How dangerous is it to cross the street outside your door? A new interactive, corner-by-corner map created by the SF Department of Public Health shows the location of all pedestrian injuries and deaths from 2005 to 2010, highlighting the corridors that see the bulk of the city’s crashes. By providing better access to […]

Wheelchair Pedestrian Critically Injured at JFK and 8th Ave. in GG Park

By Aaron Bialick | Aug 30, 2012 | 14 Comments

We should never have to report about a traffic injury in Golden Gate Park, but as long as cars are allowed, there will be stories like this one. A man in a wheelchair was critically injured by a car driver Tuesday evening on John F. Kennedy Drive near 8th Avenue in Golden Gate Park. The crash […]

Streetscape and Bike Improvements on Tap for Burlingame

By Bryan Goebel | Aug 27, 2012 | 48 Comments

Burlingame is moving forward on a project to give its downtown boulevard a much-needed facelift, and planning a number of citywide bike improvements. Key features of the four-block Burlingame Avenue Streetscape Project include a gateway, wider sidewalks, shorter crossings, street furniture, large bulb-outs, “play areas” with public chess sets and parklets. The project was approved earlier […]

DA Investigating Charges Against Taxi Driver Who Killed Man in Tenderloin

By Aaron Bialick | Aug 20, 2012 | 6 Comments

Criminal charges may be brought against the taxi driver who killed pedestrian Edmund Cappalla on August 11 at Eddy and Larkin Streets, according to Denis O’Leary, head of the SFPD Traffic Company. SFPD investigators reportedly submitted the case to the District Attorney’s office last Wednesday. While it’s not known which charges the DA could file, O’Leary said […]

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