Hundreds Pay Their Respects to Emily Dunn, Woman Killed by Muni Driver
Last Saturday, a standing-room only audience of 750 people turned out at Trinity Presbyterian Church in Atlanta, Georgia to pay their respects to Emily Dunn, the 23-year-old woman killed by a Muni driver on August 19 while she was walking in the Castro. Dunn, who had just moved to San Francisco to start a new life, was just a step away from the curb when she was run over at Hartford and 18th streets.
September 1, 2011
Streetsblog Interview: SFPD Captain Al Casciato, Head of Traffic Company
In light of the increased enforcement on Market Street, and stories I've been hearing from bicyclists about being targeted for minor infractions, I've had a number of questions for the San Francisco Police Department. I decided to turn to the person who heads up the SFPD's Traffic Company, Captain Al Casciato, who is also a bicyclist.
August 31, 2011
SFMTA Tries New Bike Lane Treatments to Keep Cyclists Clear of Door Zone
The door zone is one of the biggest urban threats to bicyclists. Conventional bike lanes that squeeze bicyclists between the door zone and automobile traffic leave little room for error, but the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency is piloting a series of projects designed to encourage bicyclists to steer clear of the door zone.
August 30, 2011
City Planner Hurt by Driver Making Illegal Right Turn at Market and Octavia
John Billovits is all too familiar with the perils of one of the city's most hazardous intersections for bicyclists. For the past decade, he has traveled through the Market and Octavia intersection on his daily bicycle commute. As a senior planner at the San Francisco Planning Department, Billovits was also the project manager for the Market and Octavia Neighborhood Plan, and fought against building the Central Freeway touchdown on Market Street.
August 25, 2011