Recent Streetsblog SF posts about Traffic Calming

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SFMTA Reveals Strategy to Streamline Traffic Calming Projects

By Aaron Bialick | Oct 18, 2012 | 4 Comments

Swamped by demand for safer streets, the SF Municipal Transportation Agency has been working to overhaul the way it delivers speed humps, sidewalk bulb-outs, chicanes, and other measures proven to tame traffic speeds and save lives. By next spring, the SFMTA intends to implement its revamped traffic calming program, which was put on hold this year […]

Eyes on the Street: Bike Lane, Raised Crosswalks, and More at McCoppin

By Aaron Bialick | Oct 10, 2012 | 10 Comments

The ongoing streetscape transformation on and around McCoppin Street in recent weeks has brought a new bike lane, raised crosswalks, planted bulb-outs and medians. The planted bulb-outs and medians being added to McCoppin and nearby alleys (Stevenson, Pearl, Jessie Streets, and Elgin Park) will help absorb rainwater and lighten the load on the city’s stormwater systems. […]

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Walk to School Day: A Reminder That SF Needs to Make Streets Safer for Kids

By Aaron Bialick | Oct 3, 2012 | 24 Comments

A continuous “walking bus” of school children spanned several sunny blocks of the Mission this morning as the kids made their way to Buena Vista Horace Mann School. “Drivers just waited and smiled, and everybody had a great morning,” said Elizabeth Stampe, executive director of Walk San Francisco. San Francisco broke records for Walk to […]

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SFMTA Sets Out to Create a Safer, More Convivial Polk Street

By Aaron Bialick | Sep 28, 2012 | 19 Comments

An effort to revamp conditions on Polk Street for walking, socializing, bicycling, and transit is underway by the SF Municipal Transportation Agency, and residents say they’re eager to see calmer motor traffic, wider sidewalks, better bike lanes and more public space along the corridor. At a well-attended SFMTA community meeting on Wednesday, planners said construction […]

Plan for a Safer Masonic Gets Final Approval from SFMTA Board

By Aaron Bialick | Sep 19, 2012 | 44 Comments

A plan for sweeping safety improvements on deadly Masonic Avenue was unanimously approved by the SF Municipal Transportation Agency Board of Directors yesterday. It’s the final decision needed to move the project forward, though the SFMTA says planners still need to finalize the design and secure funding before it’s implemented. The agency doesn’t have a […]

Safety Improvements Coming to Ortega Street in Outer Sunset

By Aaron Bialick | Sep 6, 2012 | 2 Comments

Safety improvements are coming to Ortega Street in the Outer Sunset to calm the street for students and parents walking and biking to AP Giannini Middle School and Sunset Elementary School, as well as the stretch next to the Sunset Reservoir. The plan, approved by the SF Municipal Transportation Agency Board of Directors this week, would […]

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