Recent Streetsblog SF posts about Pedestrians

The Life-Altering Impact of Traffic Violence: Jikaiah Stevens’ Story

By Aaron Bialick | Jan 16, 2014 | 6 Comments

Reminder: Today at 5 p.m. at City Hall, a hearing on the SFPD’s treatment of pedestrian and bicycle crashes will be held by the Police Commission and a Board of Supervisors committee. You’re invited to share your thoughts at the Board of Supervisors Chamber, Room 250. We’ve heard the story too many times. A reckless […]

NYC Mayor de Blasio Pursues “Vision Zero” While Ed Lee Displays Zero Vision

By Aaron Bialick | Jan 15, 2014 | 11 Comments

“There is an epidemic of traffic fatalities and it can’t go on… Every one of us thinks: ‘What if that was my child?'” The mayor of a major American city said this today, announcing efforts to pursue Vision Zero, the goal of ending traffic deaths within ten years. Standing at the site where a child […]

SFPD’s Traffic Chief Blames Some Ped Crashes on Confused Asian Immigrants

By Aaron Bialick | Jan 9, 2014 | 41 Comments

SFPD Traffic Company Commander Mikail Ali offered a particularly bizarre explanation yesterday for why a significant number of pedestrians killed in the city are Asian seniors: They’re recent immigrants who are confused by our traffic patterns, he said. “I’m told that traffic patterns there, they flow differently than the grid type patterns that we have here, and […]

Supes Call for Aggressive Enforcement Against Dangerous Driving

By Aaron Bialick | Jan 8, 2014 | 7 Comments

In an emotionally-charged discussion, the dangers of walking on San Francisco’s streets took center stage at yesterday’s Board of Supervisors meeting, the first since an alarming number of San Franciscans were injured and killed by drivers over the holiday season. Every supervisor except Katy Tang, Mark Farrell, and Malia Cohen spoke to express condolences to the […]

This Evening on Talk 910: Gil Gross Talks Ped Safety With Streetsblog

By Aaron Bialick | Jan 6, 2014 | No Comments

Tune in to 910 AM at 6 p.m. for Gil Gross’ show, where I’ll be on the air to discuss SF’s recent spate of pedestrian crashes, the SFPD’s habit of blaming pedestrian victims, and what we can do to make our streets safer. For a preview of the show, you can check out Gross’s August […]

A 2014 Resolution for Greg Suhr and SFPD: Stop Blaming Pedestrian Victims

By Aaron Bialick | Jan 3, 2014 | 52 Comments

Despite the glimmer of hope brought by the arrest of two reckless drivers who killed pedestrians, the SFPD is still blaming people walking on the streets for getting hit by motorists. According to recent tweets and press statements from SF police, the reason San Franciscans are getting maimed and killed on the streets at an alarming […]

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