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Woman Killed at City Hall’s Doorstep, Right After Ped Safety Ceremony
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Priscila “Precy” Moreto, a 67-year-old employee in the City Controller’s Office, was run over and killed by a tour trolley driver within a wide, clearly-marked mid-block crosswalk on Polk Street, leading to the steps of City Hall, at about 11:30 a.m. yesterday. About 20 minutes earlier and just across the Civic Center Plaza, at McAllister […]
Closed Crosswalks Remain Even in Today’s Walkable Hayes Valley
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Hayes Valley may be one of the country’s densest and most walkable urban neighborhoods, but believe it or not, it still has three closed crosswalks — vestiges of the mid-20th century’s cars-first planning. “For many years, traffic engineers devised ways to pen people in, so that cars weren’t inconvenienced,” said Walk SF Executive Director Nicole Schneider. “Nowadays, […]
This Week: Bay Area Families, Housing, Van Ness
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Here is a list of events this week.
SFMTA Board Wants the Option of a Full-Length Bike Lane on Polk
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As the vote on the Polk Street redesign approaches in the coming months, the SFMTA Board of Directors last week requested that planners present the board with a pilot project option for bolder bike safety improvements along the length of the project area. Currently, the SFMTA’s preferred option calls only for sharrows and rush-hour parking bans on […]
SFMTA May Test Two-Way Bikeways on the Embarcadero
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A two-way protected bikeway along the Embarcadero could get a trial in the coming months. The SF Municipal Transportation Agency is considering implementing a temporary two-way bikeway along the waterfront during the next America’s Cup events in October, according to an agency report. The agency is also developing plans for a more permanent bikeway along […]
SF Board of Supervisors Rules Committee
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Agenda and schedule Appointments: Jerry Lee, SFMTA Board of Directors Scott Wiener, Metropolitan Transportation Commission Malia Cohen, Association of Bay Area Governments Executive Board 1 seat on the San Francisco Health Authority 5 seats on the Pedestrian Safety Advisory Committee