Recent Streetsblog SF posts about Pedestrian Infrastructure

Exactly How Much Less America Walks Than Other Countries, In Five Charts

By Kea Wilson | Apr 14, 2023 | No Comments

In a new study published in Sustainability, mobility researchers Ralph Buehler and John Pucher took on the daunting task of standardizing a messy range of global data on walking trips to better see how the United States stacks up against its peer nations. And we stink.

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Vision Zero Under the Microscope: Why Aren’t Road Fatalities at 0 Yet?

By Gabriel Baumgaertner | Mar 29, 2023 | No Comments

Washington D.C. has failed to bring down road fatalities because its Vision Zero program is hampered by limited infrastructure improvements, low funding and inconsistent oversight, part one of a new report reveals.

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Study: Pedestrian Death Rate More Than 2x Higher in Historically Red-Lined Neighborhoods

By Kea Wilson | Mar 17, 2023 | No Comments

Communities that were red-lined in the 1930s are still experiencing more than twice the rate of pedestrian deaths today than more privileged neighborhoods — and we can't achieve Vision Zero until we reckon with racist and classist policies that contribute to the disparity, a groundbreaking new study argues.

An example of what Caltrans considers bike infrastructure. Photo: Streetsblog/Rudick

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Whoop-De-Doo Paint Added to Oakland Hellscape

By Roger Rudick | Aug 14, 2019 | 2 Comments

Streetsblog receives a matrix of responses to its critique of the 23rd and 29th Avenue over-crossings in Oakland

SFMTA Proposes a Car-Free Powell Street in Union Square

By Aaron Bialick | Aug 26, 2015 | 19 Comments

The SFMTA has proposed making crowded, traffic-clogged Powell Street in Union Square a car-free street on a trial basis. Removing cars from the equation would make the street function better for pedestrians and cable cars on the blocks between Ellis and Geary Streets. As we wrote last year, it makes little sense to have cars on Powell, which […]

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Upper Market Street Gets First Phase of Safety Upgrades

By Aaron Bialick | Aug 20, 2015 | 19 Comments

The SFMTA has completed its first wave of safety upgrades on Upper Market Street. The changes include painted sidewalk extensions (a.k.a. “safety zones”), high-visibility crosswalks, and signs prohibiting drivers from turning right at red lights. SFMTA officials and Supervisor Scott Wiener held a press conference today to mark the completion of the improvements between Octavia […]

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