Sloat Pedestrian Safety Community Meeting
From Lowell High School:
Come hear from Supervisors Tang and Yee, city and state departments, and community members about proposed pedestrian safety improvements to Sloat Boulevard.
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Drunk Driver Kills Hanren Chang, 17, on Sloat Boulevard
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Updated 11:16 p.m. An allegedly drunk driver was arrested for hitting and killing 17-year-old Hanren Chang on Sloat Boulevard near Vale Avenue on Saturday night. According to CBS 5, 29-year-old Keiran Brewer was driving westbound on Sloat at about 11:20 p.m. when he hit Chang, who was crossing the street in the northbound direction, and dragged […]
After Death of Hanren Chang, Meager Safety Fixes May Not Come for 2 Years
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Friends and family mourning the death of Hanren Chang, a 17-year-old Lowell High School student who was killed on Sloat Boulevard last Saturday night by driver 29-year-old Kieran Brewer, are calling for safety fixes to prevent future deaths on the excessively-wide speedway. Brewer was arraigned yesterday on felony charges of DUI and felony vehicular manslaughter. […]
Caltrans Slims the Sloat Boulevard Speedway With Buffered Bike Lanes
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The six-lane speedway known as Sloat Boulevard has been somewhat tamed after Caltrans implemented a road diet last week, reclaiming two vehicle lanes for bicycles. Long known as a virtual no-man’s-land for biking and walking, Sloat is technically a state highway that runs through the Parkside District. The stretch between 21st Avenue and Everglade Drive […]
Another Pedestrian Killed at Sloat and 36th
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Another pedestrian killed on Sloat as unsafe conditions persist.
Drivers Run Sloat Ped Beacon: Bad Design, Inept Driving, or Teething Period?
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A new button-activated pedestrian beacon was installed on Sloat Boulevard and Forest View Drive this week as a part of a package of safety improvements, along with three bulb-outs and a more visible crosswalk. It’s the spot where 17-year-old Hanren Chang was killed on her birthday in March by a drunk driver as she was crossing […]
Laguna Honda Separated Bikeway, Raised Crosswalk Installed on West Side
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The SFMTA installed separation improvements on the Laguna Honda Boulevard bike lanes and added a raised pedestrian crossing on St. Francis Circle last week, tacking on a pair of safety features for vulnerable street users in two western neighborhoods of San Francisco that are notorious for high volume, high-speed car traffic. The bike lanes on Laguna […]