Recent Streetsblog SF posts about Pedestrians

SF Planning Unveils Design for a More Ped-Friendly Broadway in Chinatown

By Aaron Bialick | Jun 8, 2012 | 19 Comments

The SF Planning Department this week unveiled its final design for pedestrian improvements on a stretch of Broadway in Chinatown. The design, which was narrowed down through an extensive community planning process, would add sidewalk extensions, crosswalk improvements, trees, seating, lighting, and bike sharrows between the Broadway Tunnel and Columbus Avenue. The plan [PDF] would […]

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SFMTA Sets 25 MPH Limits on Four SoMa Streets. Time for Speed Cams?

By Aaron Bialick | Jun 8, 2012 | 31 Comments

Speed limits have been lowered from 30 MPH to 25 MPH on Howard, Folsom, Harrison, and Bryant Streets in the South of Market area, the SFMTA announced yesterday. The agency approved the speed limit reductions last year as “an effective way to improve pedestrian and traffic safety in the area,” said SFMTA Director Ed Reiskin […]

Disability Advocate Cristina Rubke Confirmed to SFMTA Board of Directors

By Aaron Bialick | Jun 5, 2012 | 2 Comments

Renowned disability advocate and attorney Cristina Rubke was confirmed by the Board of Supervisors today as the newest member of the SFMTA Board of Directors. Rubke was nominated by Mayor Ed Lee to replace outgoing member Bruce Oka. She was roundly praised by colleagues at a recent Board of Supervisors Rules Committee hearing for her willingness […]

Envisioning the Wiggle as a People-Centered Greenway

By Aaron Bialick | May 30, 2012 | 47 Comments

The SF Bicycle Coalition (SFBC) has posted new visuals on its website depicting how streets on the Wiggle could be transformed into greener, traffic-calmed streets oriented toward safe walking and bicycling. The Wiggle, the flattest route connecting the east and west parts of the city, is already a magnet for bike traffic. However, as the SFBC notes, new riders can […]

Eyes on the Street: SFMTA Striping Ladder Crosswalks on the Wiggle

By Aaron Bialick | May 23, 2012 | 11 Comments

The SFMTA is installing ladder crosswalks at intersections along the Wiggle. By increasing the visibility of the pedestrian right-of-way, the new feel they bring even seems to calm bike and car traffic. The crosswalks should also assuage concerns from those who say the growing number of bicycle commuters on the route makes the intersections less comfortable to […]

Sena Putra, 47, Killed by Truck Driver at 13th and Folsom

By Aaron Bialick | May 21, 2012 | 24 Comments

Forty-seven year-old Sena Putra was killed by the driver of a gasoline tanker last Thursday at 13th and Folsom Streets under the Central Freeway. He is the seventh pedestrian killed in the city this year. According to the SF Chronicle, police said Putra was in a crosswalk on 13th Street at 12:55 p.m., crossing with […]

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