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Report: US Pedestrian Death Rate Increased 9x Faster Than Population During COVID
Pedestrian deaths are continuing to skyrocket as the pandemic drags on — and since 2019, analysts say the death rate for walkers has eclipsed the rate of population growth by a factor of at least nine.
According to the latest fatality estimates from the Governor's Highway Safety Association, U.S. drivers killed 3,434 people on foot in the first six months of 2022, an increase of five percent over the same period the prior year — and a staggering 18 percent increase over the number of walkers who died in early 2019, the last year before the pandemic.
The group also pointed out that those numbers can't easily be explained by non-traffic-related factors, noting that since "2019, the last pre-pandemic year, pedestrian fatalities have surged 18 percent in just three years – nine times faster than U.S. population growth."
February 28, 2023
Whoop-De-Doo Paint Added to Oakland Hellscape
Streetsblog receives a matrix of responses to its critique of the 23rd and 29th Avenue over-crossings in Oakland
August 14, 2019
Study: SF’s Severe Traffic Injuries Have Been Heavily Underestimated
The number of severe traffic injuries inflicted on San Francisco's streets has been grossly underestimated, according to hospital researchers.
September 11, 2015
SFMTA Proposes a Car-Free Powell Street in Union Square
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.
August 26, 2015
SFPD Charges Trucker Who Killed Rose Kelly, 61, in Richmond Crosswalk
Updated 6/22 with the name of the driver.
July 21, 2015
As Long as Speed Is King, People Will Get Hurt at Oak, Fell, and Masonic
There's no mystery to why drivers continue to run people over where Masonic Avenue crosses the Panhandle, at Oak and Fell Streets. The three streets are designed like residential freeways, yet the city has no plans to remove traffic lanes to slow speeds and reduce injuries.
July 10, 2015
Driver Kills Ai You Zhou, 77, at Clay and Kearny; Christensen Calls for Action
Yesterday at about 6 p.m., Tim Pak Wong, 59, ran over and killed Ai You Zhou, 77, in the crosswalk at the notoriously dangerous intersection of Clay and Kearny Streets near Chinatown. Safety improvements have been planned for the location, and today Supervisor Julie Christensen called for swifter action on pedestrian safety from the SFMTA and SFPD.
June 18, 2015
“Walk [Your City]” Signs Take the Guesswork Out of Hoofing It in SF
You may have gotten a kick out of some of the signs posted along Market Street in recent weeks telling people how long it takes to walk to destinations like Yerba Buena Gardens, Civic Center, and even the Pacific Ocean.
April 10, 2015
Supervisors Tang and Yee Propose New Measures to Curb Dangerous Driving
Supervisors Katy Tang and Norman Yee announced measures on Tuesday they say could help reduce dangerous driving on SF streets, bringing the city closer to Vision Zero.
December 11, 2014
Bold Visions for the Embarcadero Emerge at Public Design Workshops
Ever since the Embarcadero was uncovered from beneath a freeway more than two decades ago, San Franciscans' appetite for a more people-friendly waterfront only seems to have grown.
November 26, 2014