Recent Streetsblog SF posts about Pedestrian Safety

A new instruction guide developed by Walk SF and others shows how to make sure protected infrastructure doesn't encumber or endanger the disabled. Illustration by Eric Tuvel.

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Protected Bike Lanes that Work for Everyone

By Roger Rudick | Nov 14, 2019 | No Comments

Note: GJEL Accident Attorneys regularly sponsors coverage on Streetsblog San Francisco and Streetsblog California. Unless noted in the story, GJEL Accident Attorneys is not consulted for the content or editorial direction of the sponsored content. Protected bike lanes and protected intersections are the gold standard for making busy streets safe for pedestrians and cyclists. But if designed […]

19th and S. Van Ness where a pedestrian sustained fatal injuries Thursday night. Photo: Google Maps

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Commentary: San Francisco Needs Concrete Solutions to Safety… Literally

By Roger Rudick | Nov 5, 2019 | No Comments

San Francisco Supervisors pass a resolution declaring a pedestrian and cycling 'state of emergency' in San Francisco. But what about taking actions in concrete and stone?

An Uber blocking the bike lane on Valencia. Photo: Streetsblog/Rudick

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Valencia Bike-Lane Violations by Paint and Numbers

By Stephen Braitsch | Nov 4, 2019 | No Comments

Citing vehicles for illegal parking is a necessary, short-term solution but each of these corridors desperately need fully protected bike lanes their entire length as soon as possible to protect the thousands of people who cycle, scoot and skate along them daily.

A cyclist traveling across 8th and Madison in Oakland. Photo: Streetsblog/Rudick

Protected Intersection Update: What’s Next?

By Roger Rudick | Oct 31, 2019 | No Comments

Streetsblog updates and reviews the Bay Area's forays into Dutch-style intersection design

Walk Bike Berkeley, Bike East Bay celebrate last night's win. Photo: Walk Bike Berkeley

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Big Win for Bikes and Peds in Berkeley

By Roger Rudick | Oct 30, 2019 | No Comments

And this time, there's a big $$ commitment to back up the rhetoric

OakDOT crews working on a "centerline" safety treatment at 22nd and Foothill, site of a deadly crash earlier this month. Photos: Streetsblog/Rudick

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OakDOT Talks Safety at Garfield Elementary

By Roger Rudick | Oct 24, 2019 | No Comments

Transportation Department officials and lawmakers discuss street treatments at site of latest tragedy, Foothill and 22nd.

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