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WalkSF to Commemorate Road Victims this Sunday

By Roger Rudick | Nov 12, 2015

On November 4, a car slammed into two young boys on their way to school. They were in a crosswalk at the intersection of Bay Street and Buchanan. The boys were hit with so much force that they were reportedly flung to the opposite side of the street. Both were taken to the hospital with […]

Walk SF Gives City a Mixed Score on Street Safety Progress

By Aaron Bialick | May 6, 2015 | 7 Comments

Walk SF today released its second annual Street Score Report Card [PDF], which it bills as the “only comprehensive review of the City’s progress towards improving pedestrian safety and walkability.” The report is the first thorough attempt to assess how well the city has followed through on the mayor’s 2013 Pedestrian Strategy. SF agencies’ progress remained subpar on […]

Safe Streets Advocates: “Enough is Enough” — Time to End Traffic Violence

By Aaron Bialick | Nov 10, 2014 | 6 Comments

The recent spate of drivers killing or maiming pedestrians has both City Hall leaders and SF agencies running out of excuses for their snail’s-pace implementation of measures that would make city streets safer. At a rally on Friday, a coalition of safe streets advocates chanted, “Enough is enough.” The 28 people killed in crashes on […]

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Tomorrow: Rally for Vision Zero Action After Spate of Traffic Violence

By Aaron Bialick | Nov 6, 2014 | 1 Comment

A coalition of street safety advocates will hold a rally on the steps of City Hall tomorrow morning at 10 a.m., calling upon city leaders and agencies to step up the action on Vision Zero. The event will also serve as a memorial to victims of traffic violence. Just in the last two weeks, six people […]

Supervisor Mar Wants to Study How Lower Speed Limits Could Improve SF

By Aaron Bialick | Jul 1, 2014 | 7 Comments

Supervisor Eric Mar requested a city study last week about how lower speed limits could benefit San Francisco. Although lowering speed limits without implementing physical traffic calming measures isn’t a panacea for safer streets, the measure does hold promise as a first step toward saving lives and implementing Vision Zero. San Francisco would follow in the […]

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SFMTA Announces 24 Vision Zero Bike/Ped Projects for Next 24 Months

By Aaron Bialick | Apr 11, 2014 | 26 Comments

At this morning’s Walk to Work Day press conference, SFMTA Director Ed Reiskin announced a plan to implement 24 bike and pedestrian safety projects over the next 24 months [PDF]. This is the most concrete safety plan unveiled so far, ever since city leaders pledged to pursue Vision Zero. The projects (listed below) include bulb-outs, […]

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