Eyes on the Street: Backwards Driver Crashes Into Cyclist in GG Park
From SF Citizen via Eyes on Blogs comes word of a nasty collision between a bicyclist and an SUV driver in Golden Gate Park Wednesday. The photographer who snapped these shots described the crash on his Flickr post:
September 18, 2009
Today Headlines
15-year-old Boy “Badly Injured” in Tiburon Hit-and-Run (CBS5) San Rafael Cyclist Critically Injured by Driver in Crash on San Lucas Road (Marin IJ) PARK(ing) Day One Sign of “Shift Away From the Dominance” of the Automobile (SF Gate Op-Ed) Presidio Trust to Close Roads in Traffic Calming Experiment (Matier & Ross, SF Examiner) SF Business … Continued
September 18, 2009
It’s Time to Reclaim the Curb: Celebrate PARK(ing) Day Friday!
Tomorrow's (PARK)ing Day festivities in San Francisco are likely to be much grander than in years past, with dozens of locations mapped out across the city as spots where metered parking spaces will be transformed into temporary public parks, and other uses, for people, instead of automobiles. Temporary parks are also being planned in locations all over the Bay Area.
September 17, 2009
Today’s Headlines
Trial Begins On Disability Activists’ Lawsuit Against Caltrans Alleging ADA Sidewalk Violations (LAT) Oakland City Council to Consider Reversing New Parking Policies (Oak Tribune, East Bay Express) Press Democrat Interviews a Few Drivers and Gets a “Mixed Reaction” on Increased Parking Fines Boy Stabbed on Muni Bus Takes His First Walk Outside the Hospital (CBS … Continued
September 17, 2009
A San Francisco Bicyclist’s Terrifying Commute Home
San Francisco bicyclists face daily hostility on the streets from motorists, but a Streetsblog reader's account of her frightening commute home this week is one that especially stands out, and could potentially amount to hate crime and vehicular assault charges if the assailants are caught. It also serves as a stark reminder about what we should do when we're on our bikes and confronted by hostile, threatening drivers:
September 16, 2009
Today’s Headlines
Woman Killed by Driver on Fell Street was a Recent SF State Graduate (SF Examiner) 14-month-old Girl Killed After Being Run Over by a Family Member in a Car in East Palo Alto (Merc) Driver Fatally Struck by Caltrain While “Trapped” on the Tracks (ABC 7, Merc) Santa Rosa City Council Raises Parking Ticket Fines … Continued
September 16, 2009
Today’s Headlines
Hearing Set in California High-Speed Rail Lawsuit; Judge Rules Planning Can Go Forward (CHSRB) Downtown Railyard Development Project to Resume in Sacramento (Sac Bee) San Franciscans Will Still Breath Bad Air from a Power Plant That Isn’t Needed (Fog City Journal) Lawyer for Ex-BART Cop Charged in Oscar Grant Shooting Wants Change of Venue (CBS … Continued
September 15, 2009
Layoffs Hit Street Cleaning, Gardening Crews at DPW
San Franciscans are likely to see slower response times to street cleaning requests and a reduction in landscaping and tree maintenance in their neighborhoods following a number of layoffs announced this week at the Department of Public Works. Twenty four street cleaning positions are being cut along with 15 gardening and arborist positions.
September 11, 2009