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Was the Turning Point on Taraval a Teachable Moment?

By Roger Rudick | | 39 Comments
A week ago today, the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency decided unanimously to move forward with concrete boarding islands on the L-Taraval. And maybe, just maybe, it was also a concrete turning point towards finally putting safety first. As Streetsblog readers know all too well, every time SFMTA develops transit improvements as part of its Muni Forward […]

Guest Editorial: Safety Must Come First on Taraval

By Nicole Ferrara | | 11 Comments
Every day 29,000 Muni riders and countless walkers travel on Taraval Street, one of the city’s 12 percent of streets responsible for over 70 percent of traffic deaths and life-changing injuries. On average, every five and-a-half weeks someone is hit while walking on Taraval. This afternoon, walkers and MUNI riders will have a once-in-a-generation chance […]

Vision Zero Committee Hears Radio Spot and Other Efforts to Curtail Speeding

By Roger Rudick | | No Comments
Note the ‘call to action’ at the end of this post. Thursday afternoon, Supervisors Norman Yee and David Campos, commissioners on the County Transportation Authority Vision Zero Committee, heard updates from SFMTA officials on plans to install safety infrastructure and increase educational awareness on the dangers of speeding. They also discussed Mayor Ed Lee’s Executive Directive to, […]

SPUR Talk: Developing the Oakland Waterfront

By Roger Rudick | | 20 Comments
SPUR hosted a lunchtime forum today at its Oakland location to discuss the $1.5 billion Brooklyn Basin development. The panel, which was moderated by SPUR’s Oakland director Robert Ogilvie, included Mike Ghielmetti of Signature Development Group, Matt Franklin of MidPen Housing, and Patricia Kernighan, who represented District 2 of Oakland during the authorization phase of […]
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