Janel Sterbentz
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Streetfilms: Thousands Play in Oakland’s Streets at First-Ever ‘Oaklavia’
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On Sunday, June 27th, downtown Oakland opened two miles of its streets to fun and activities—zumba dancing, circus arts, BMX bike competitions and performances from local musicians. Walk Oakland Bike Oakland (WOBO) partnered with the East Bay Bicycle Coalition, Oaklandish, Oakland YMCA, Cycles of Change, and other civic organizations to create the East Bay’s first […]
Valencia Signals Re-timed to Improve Traffic Flow and Safety
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As Streetsblog San Francisco reported last month, cities around the world have timed their traffic signals to favor slower moving modes, and now San Francisco has started a trial on one of the busiest bicycle routes in the city, Valencia Street. On Thursday February 19th, the MTA re-timed six traffic signals from 16th to 21st, […]
City Slow to Improve Pedestrian Safety in High-Crash Areas
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Editor’s note: This is the latest installment in our series of occasional stories on how to improve the streets for pedestrians in San Francisco. Top 12 Intersections with Most Pedestrian Injury Crashes – Past 10 years (SWITRS) We already know the number of pedestrian injuries and fatalities is increasing in San Francisco. The response by […]
Have You Been Injured in a Pedestrian Crash? We Want to Talk to You
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Have you, or someone you know, been injured by a car while walking in SF or the Bay Area? Tell your story in a Streetfilm. We want to make pedestrian injury statistics come alive with actual experiences. Here is your chance to help make San Francisco safer for pedestrians. As we’ve been reporting, San Francisco […]
San Francisco Increasingly Dangerous for Pedestrians
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Editor’s note: This is the first in a series of stories that will focus on how to improve streets for pedestrians. Wide intersections like this one at Mission and 6th make it dangerous for pedestrians to cross. We’re all being encouraged to exercise more and drive less. But sadly, more people walking in conjunction with […]
Accomodating Bike Speeds by Re-timing Signals on Valencia Street
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As the cyclists in this video point out, re-timing signals for bike speeds (Green Wave) would make roads safer for all street users on Valencia Street. Before even mentioning re-timing signals, this was many cyclists’ top request to improve their journey. Recently, the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency (MTA) found that during peak commute times […]
Have Your Say on How to Spend $226 Billion Over the Next 25 Years
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Photo by Barrie Rokeach (Copyright 2009 All Rights Reserved) By 2035 the Bay Area is expected to grow by 25 percent — 2 million new residents. Auto trips will increase even faster, by 32 percent, delaying vehicles an additional 135 percent, and increasing particulate matter emissions up to 30 percent. Traffic congestion in the region […]
Bicycle Signal Priority Green Wave Project Stalled
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Green Wave in Copenhagen Valencia Street is one of the most heavily biked corridors in San Francisco but its current traffic signals are timed at an auto-only capable speed of 25 mph, leaving bike riders stymied at intersections, or gasping for breath after a mad 15-block sprint. Unfortunately, most riders choose the third option of […]