Recent Streetsblog SF posts about Pedestrians

Woman Injured By Shuttle Driver in Crosswalk at 18th and Dolores Streets

By Aaron Bialick | Aug 16, 2012 | 2 Comments

A woman was injured in a crosswalk by a shuttle driver at 18th and Dolores Streets, next to Dolores Park, at about 12:40 p.m. today, according to reader Patrick Santana. Santana said the woman, who appeared to be in her late 30s and was pushing a baby in a stroller, was “still alert and standing” with an […]

Taxi Driver Who Killed Man in Tenderloin Yet to Be Cited or Charged

By Aaron Bialick | Aug 14, 2012 | 22 Comments

Police are still looking into whether charges could be filed against the taxi driver who allegedly ran a red light at Eddy and Larkin Streets Saturday, causing a car crash that killed pedestrian Edmund Capalla, the SF Examiner reports. The driver has reportedly yet to be arrested or cited. “We have to see if he was […]

Man Killed By Alleged Red Light-Running Taxi Driver at Eddy and Larkin

By Aaron Bialick | Aug 13, 2012 | 3 Comments

Updated 6:57 p.m. A man was killed on Saturday evening by a taxi driver who allegedly ran a red light at Eddy and Larkin Streets, the Bay City News reported as published by SF Appeal this morning. He is the eleventh known pedestrian killed this year in San Francisco. According to the SF Chronicle, Edmund Capalla, 38, was crossing the street just before […]

Few Sober Drivers Who Did Not Flee Face Charges For Ped Deaths in 2011

By Aaron Bialick | Aug 3, 2012 | 1 Comment

Updated 8 p.m. As Streetsblog has reported, when a sober automobile driver strikes and kills a pedestrian in San Francisco and stays at the scene, charges are rarely filed. While evidence suggests motorists’ failure to yield is responsible for a plurality of pedestrian injuries in the city, new information furnished by the SF District Attorney’s office […]

New Ordinance Streamlines Conversion of Gas Stations to Ped-Friendly Uses

By Aaron Bialick | Jul 31, 2012 | 15 Comments

The SF Board of Supervisors today approved changes to the city’s planning code to make it easier for developers to convert gas stations to uses like apartments and storefronts on major transit and pedestrian streets. “Gas stations have a lot of [drivers] coming in and out, and they can slow down transit,” said Judson True, […]

Breaking: Gregg Wilcox, Cast-Wearing Driver Who Killed Man, Found Guilty

By Aaron Bialick | Jul 19, 2012 | 2 Comments

Gregg Wilcox, the driver who killed 59-year-old William Cox in a crosswalk last September while driving with a cast on his leg, was found guilty today on one count of misdemeanor vehicular manslaughter. Here’s the statement from the District Attorney’s office: San Francisco District Attorney George Gascón announced that Gregg Wilcox, age 61, was convicted of […]

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