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Ped Action Plan Ready Soon. Will SF Commit to Building Ped Infrastructure?
More than a year after the mayor's Pedestrian Task Force began meeting to develop San Francisco's Pedestrian Action Plan, the SFMTA said the agency expects to finalize the document by late summer. Unclear, however, is whether the plan will include a measurable commitment to implementing physical pedestrian safety infrastructure.
April 11, 2012
Advocates: Despite Bike-Ped Death, Cars Still Greatest Danger to Peds
In the midst of a wave of media attention around the recent bicycle-pedestrian death in the Castro, walking and bicycling advocates today re-affirmed the greatest dangers facing pedestrians on San Francisco's streets: high-speed roads and dangerous driving behavior.
April 9, 2012
Tomorrow: Walk SF Wants to Hear About Your Walk to Work Day
It's Walk to Work Day in San Francisco tomorrow and in recognition of the occasion, Walk SF is asking San Franciscans to post about their walking commute on Facebook and Twitter. Participants will not only enter to win a prize from Walk SF, but they'll be supporting good advocacy. GJEL Attorneys will donate $25 to Walk SF for each post made.
April 5, 2012
SFPD Issues Targeted Enforcement Plan to Reduce Pedestrian Injuries
The San Francisco Police Department yesterday announced a commitment to reduce pedestrian injuries through targeted enforcement of dangerous driving.
March 29, 2012
After Outcry, SFPD to Cite Driver Who Ran Over Man in Tenderloin
It took a show of public outrage, but the SFPD has reversed course and decided to issue a traffic citation to the paratransit van driver who was videotaped running over a man who had the right of way at Leavenworth and Eddy Streets last week. The driver will be cited for failing to yield to a pedestrian; no criminal charges will be filed as of yet.
February 24, 2012
SFPD Declares Open Season on Pedestrians With the Right of Way
Despite clear video footage showing a shuttle bus driver running over a man in a crosswalk at Eddy and Leavenworth Streets yesterday, pinning him for 20 minutes, San Francisco police saw no reason to even issue a citation.
February 16, 2012
House Transportation Bill: What’s at Stake for the Bay Area
Reliable transit and safer streets in San Francisco and the Bay Area could be crippled by what U.S. Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood has called "the worst transportation bill [he's] ever seen" making its way through the U.S. House of Representatives.
February 15, 2012
Caltrans Slims the Sloat Boulevard Speedway With Buffered Bike Lanes
The six-lane speedway known as Sloat Boulevard has been somewhat tamed after Caltrans implemented a road diet last week, reclaiming two vehicle lanes for bicycles.
January 23, 2012
How Mayor Lee Can Make Smart Investments in Safer Streets in 2012
With Mayor Ed Lee inaugurated to his first full term, Streetsblog is asking leading advocates and experts to lay out their ideas for how the mayor can move San Francisco’s transportation policy forward. We continue our series with today's installment from Elizabeth Stampe, executive director of Walk San Francisco.
January 17, 2012
SFMTA Board Approves Two-Way Haight Street Project
The San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency (SFMTA) Board of Directors yesterday unanimously gave the green light to a project that will convert the easternmost block of Haight Street to two-way bus operation.
October 19, 2011