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Today, Tuesday, December 5, at the SFMTA Board of Directors meeting (City Hall, 1:00 pm), the MTA Board will be voting on the remaining proposed improvements to the L Taraval Muni line. This is a great opportunity for riders to help improve the L Taraval’s speed, reliability, and safety.

The $20 million Second Street Improvement Project is finally underway. No planning speed records were broken.

The San Francisco Board of Supervisors voted unanimously today to reject an appeal for a lengthy environmental review of proposed bicycle and pedestrian improvements to the Hairball

This has been, once again, a bad year for road safety in San Francisco. In the past few weeks, we've seen a death and a serious injury in the Richmond District, a death on Sloat at 36th, and the death of a man at the Fell crossing at Baker. Advocates, frustrated with the carnage and lack of progress in pursing the city's Vision Zero goals, called on the mayor to intervene and stop delays on safety projects caused by inter-agency conflicts.

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One week ago, on Oct. 31, San Francisco saw its 16th victim of road violence this year--47-year-old James Samiere was struck and killed while crossing the intersection in the image above, at Sloat Boulevard and 36th.

An SFMTA crew installed official safe hit posts today to make the intersection at Baker and Fell safer. The posts compliment painted bulbouts that went in over the weekend. This is the location where 90-year-old David Grinberg was killed last month while crossing the street.

Yesterday afternoon, journalists and advocates were given a first look at Fire Engine 13, assigned to the station on the corner of Washington and Sansome in San Francisco's Financial District. "This fire engine is narrower, not as long, and has a better turning radius," said San Francisco Fire Department Chief Joanne Hayes-White. "It's a beautiful piece of equipment."

Some 45 yellow-shirted safety advocates turned out last night to demand a protected bike lane on the Embarcadero.