Pedestrian Safety

Let's be clear: center running is worse than nothing

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.

It's sad that SFMTA, in 2023, with record fatalities due to traffic violence in 2022, is still "experimenting" on humans and building and boasting about such bare-bone, "better than nothing" designs.

"I'm willing to go all the way to keep people safe" says District 3 Oakland City Councilmember Carroll Fife

Simply taking away the licenses of older drivers who show signs of dementia without addressing the dangers of the car-dependent communities in which they live may not deliver as many safety benefits as policymakers hope, a new study suggests — and it may spike the number of death among seniors who walk and bike, too.

San Francisco is still trying to fake its way to Vision Zero. We need a generation of new leaders who take street safety seriously

Here are a few Streetsblog news nuggets to start your weekend.

LADOT planning to replace "underwhelming" plastic bollards and paint treatment... with more plastic bollards, more paint, and added parking and added turn lanes.

There's a reason the San Francisco Chronicle is saying it may never be built