Recent Streetsblog SF posts about Pedestrians

Testing New Designs for Pedestrian Safety

By Matthew Roth | Sep 13, 2010 | 14 Comments

Traffic calming can take a number of different forms, from speed tables to roundabouts, but CNN recently ran a story about an unconventional new traffic calming pilot in Vancouver, Canada, that has people literally doing double takes. Traffic managers there painted a three dimensional image onto the street that appears to drivers to resemble a […]

Commentary: Clarifying Right-of-Way Confusion in Uncontrolled Crosswalks

By Matthew Ridgway | Aug 24, 2010 | 34 Comments

Flickr photo: Warzau Wynn Editor’s note: Matthew Ridgway is a principal at Fehr and Peers, a transportation design and engineering firm that routinely consults on pedestrian projects throughout the Bay Area. The cardinal rule in street safety is to create conditions that are clear and predictable, so everyone knows what is expected of them and […]

APTA Report Prescribes Public Transport to Improve Public Health

By Noah Kazis | Aug 20, 2010 | No Comments

Transit use is correlated with decreases in the number of traffic crashes. Image: "Evaluating Public Transportation Health Benefits" A new report written by the Victoria Transport Policy Institute’s Todd Litman for the American Public Transit Association [PDF], the trade organization for the nation’s transit agencies, reminds us that one of the most valuable benefits of […]

Advocates Argue San Francisco Must Improve Pedestrian Safety

By Matthew Roth | Aug 19, 2010 | 24 Comments

Photo: Myleen Hollero/Orange Photography. Though San Francisco has been getting a lot of attention recently for its trial pedestrian plazas and "parklet" sidewalk extensions in former parking spaces, which has drawn interest from cities around the country and even spawned a copycat in New York City, the Big Apple has raised the bar considerably on […]

NYC Releases Landmark Ped Safety Study, Will Pilot 20 MPH Zones

By Ben Fried | Aug 17, 2010 | No Comments

To make walking safer, New York City will re-engineer 60 miles of streets per year and pilot the use of neighborhood-scale 20 mph zones, the city’s top electeds and transportation officials announced this morning. The commitments are among several street safety measures unveiled today, accompanying NYCDOT’s release of a landmark report analyzing the causes of […]

Community Rallies Around Fisherman’s Wharf Public Realm Plan

By Matthew Roth | Jun 15, 2010 | 25 Comments

Rendering of Jefferson Street at Powell Street. Images: Dario Schoulund/SF Planning Dept. After several years of planning, including intense negotiations between merchants, property owners and neighbors who didn’t always see eye-to-eye, the San Francisco Planning Department unveiled a comprehensive draft plan last week to revitalize public space and pedestrian amenities around Fisherman’s Wharf, the second […]

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