Recent Streetsblog SF posts about SFDPH

Study: SF’s Severe Traffic Injuries Have Been Heavily Underestimated

By Aaron Bialick | Sep 11, 2015 | 70 Comments

The number of severe traffic injuries inflicted on San Francisco’s streets has been grossly underestimated, according to hospital researchers. In one year, more than 60 percent of San Francisco’s severe traffic injuries were not identified in SFPD reports — until now, the city’s sole source of injury data — according to a new study [PDF] by researchers at the SF […]

SFDPH Interactive Map Highlights SF’s Most Dangerous Streets for Walking

By Aaron Bialick | Oct 16, 2012 | 44 Comments

View Larger Map How dangerous is it to cross the street outside your door? A new interactive, corner-by-corner map created by the SF Department of Public Health shows the location of all pedestrian injuries and deaths from 2005 to 2010, highlighting the corridors that see the bulk of the city’s crashes. By providing better access to […]

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How Can SF Make Streets Safer If We Don’t Know How Dangerous They Are?

By Aaron Bialick | Jun 13, 2012 | No Comments

Tracking, analyzing, and reporting pedestrian fatalities should be a basic function of the San Francisco Police Department. But the fact is that SF lacks public access to clear and accurate data about street safety. The information gap is deeply troubling, and city agencies must act quickly to rectify it. In April, Streetsblog reported a discrepancy […]

SFPD Issues Targeted Enforcement Plan to Reduce Pedestrian Injuries

By Aaron Bialick | Mar 29, 2012 | 3 Comments

The San Francisco Police Department yesterday announced a commitment to reduce pedestrian injuries through targeted enforcement of dangerous driving. In a joint statement with Walk SF, the SFPD said it will target violations like speeding and red light-running, especially in areas with the highest pedestrian injury rates. SFPD also plans to sign an agreement soon to share data with […]

Task Force Begins Meeting to Develop Pedestrian Action Plan

By Bryan Goebel | Mar 10, 2011 | 8 Comments

A Pedestrian Safety Task Force charged with coordinating and implementing actions to reduce pedestrian injuries and fatalities in San Francisco met for the first time Tuesday, bringing together a large group of representatives from different city departments who rarely sit down at the same table to talk about pedestrian safety. “I do think that having […]

Chinatown Group Analyzes Pedestrian Safety, Offers Plan for Improvements

By Matthew Roth | Nov 30, 2010 | 14 Comments

Chinatown’s crowded sidewalks, unsafe crosswalks and poor pedestrian signage are not likely to be among the endearing physical characteristic featured in any tourist brochure. Yet in a recent study — the San Francisco Chinatown Pedestrian Safety Needs Assessment [pdf] and Safety Plan [pdf] conducted by the Chinatown Community Development Center (CCDC) — those issues were […]

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