Eyes on the Street: Another Driver Jumps the Curb in the Tenderloin
No sidewalk is safe.
January 20, 2015
Today’s Headlines
Streetsblog will be offline in observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day and resume publication tomorrow.
January 19, 2015
Eyes on the Street: New Bike/Ped Safety Tweaks on Upper Market, Valencia
The SFMTA recently made some upgrades to bike lanes and pedestrian crossings around Valencia Street and Market Street.
January 16, 2015
Trucker Who Killed Amelie Le Moullac Deemed “Negligent” in Civil Suit
A civil jury has determined that a truck driver was negligent when he killed Amelie Le Moullac as she rode her bike at Folsom and Sixth Streets in August 2013, KQED's Bryan Goebel (Streetsblog SF's first editor) reported today:
January 15, 2015
When Streets Are Torn Up, SF Agencies Are Failing to Build Them Back Safer
Opportunities to expand sidewalks and make streets safer go to waste too often when the pavement is torn up in SF. A year ago, the city announced efforts to improve coordination between agencies so that when a street undergoes repairs, safety measures are added, saving time and money in addition to saving lives.
January 14, 2015
SFPD Traffic Commander’s Strategy for Safer Streets: Finger-Wagging
For SFPD Traffic Company Commander Mikail Ali, the reason so many people are getting killed by drivers on SF's streets apparently has nothing to do with the fact that every station but one is failing miserably to adhere to the department's "Focus on the Five" enforcement strategy.
January 13, 2015