Recent Streetsblog SF posts about Speed Limits

Supervisor Mar Wants to Study How Lower Speed Limits Could Improve SF

By Aaron Bialick | Jul 1, 2014 | 7 Comments

Supervisor Eric Mar requested a city study last week about how lower speed limits could benefit San Francisco. Although lowering speed limits without implementing physical traffic calming measures isn’t a panacea for safer streets, the measure does hold promise as a first step toward saving lives and implementing Vision Zero. San Francisco would follow in the […]

Despite Evidence, SFMTA Denies It Increased Speed Limits in Forest Hill

By Aaron Bialick | Aug 15, 2013 | 15 Comments

The speed limit on Woodside Avenue was recently raised from 30 miles per hour to 35 MPH, according to Mark Dreger, who’s lived in the neighborhood his whole life. Dreger posted a photo in the Streetsblog comments section of a 30 MPH sign on Woodside, with a 35 MPH sign seen right behind it, in […]

Belmont Council Member: “Cars Come First” on Deadly Ralston Avenue

By Andrew Boone | Jun 7, 2013 | 10 Comments

Belmont residents fed up with dangerous conditions from speeding drivers on Ralston Avenue have launched an online petition with nearly 600 signatures so far, calling on the city council to implement safety improvements. But proponents of safer streets apparently can’t count on support from Belmont City Council Member Coralin Feierbach, who voiced her opposition to bike lanes and […]

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SFMTA Sets 25 MPH Limits on Four SoMa Streets. Time for Speed Cams?

By Aaron Bialick | Jun 8, 2012 | 31 Comments

Speed limits have been lowered from 30 MPH to 25 MPH on Howard, Folsom, Harrison, and Bryant Streets in the South of Market area, the SFMTA announced yesterday. The agency approved the speed limit reductions last year as “an effective way to improve pedestrian and traffic safety in the area,” said SFMTA Director Ed Reiskin […]

Tomorrow: Why Is the SFMTA Raising a Speed Limit and Closing Crosswalks?

By Aaron Bialick | May 17, 2012 | 25 Comments

Tomorrow’s bi-weekly SFMTA engineering hearing has a couple of peculiar items on the agenda: ESTABLISH – 30 MILES PER HOUR SPEED LIMIT Winston Drive between Buckingham Way and Lake Merced Boulevard (existing speed limit is 25 miles per hour) ESTABLISH – CROSSWALK CLOSURE Closing of the western crosswalk (between the northwest and southwest corners) at the […]

SFMTA Completes Implementation of 15-MPH Zones at 181 Schools

By Aaron Bialick | May 14, 2012 | 8 Comments

San Francisco became the first major city in California to implement all of its planned 15-MPH school zones, the SFMTA announced today. With proper enforcement, the measure promises make the streets surrounding 181 schools safer and more inviting for students and parents walking and biking. “This is a big step forward for everyone who walks in […]

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