Recent Streetsblog SF posts about Traffic

The End of Peak Driving?

By Joe Cortright | Oct 7, 2015

Cross-posted from City Observatory. A little over a year ago, a gallon of regular gasoline cost $3.70. Since then, that price has plummeted, and remains more than a dollar cheaper than it was through most of 2014. Over the same period, there’s been a small but noticeable uptick in driving in the US. After nearly […]

Census: 95% of New SF Commuters Since 2006 Don’t Drive Solo

By Aaron Bialick | Sep 25, 2015 | 13 Comments

As San Francisco’s economy booms, a lot more people are commuting, and very few are doing it in a car. Between 2006 and 2014, the city saw a net growth of about 86,400 commuters, and 95 percent of them don’t drive, according to data from the US Census American Community Survey. The ACS numbers provide the best available […]

SFPD Driver Strikes and Kills Cyclist “DJ” Pinkerton, 23, on Dangerous Road

By Aaron Bialick | Jun 8, 2015 | 10 Comments

Donald “D.J.” Pinkerton, 23, was killed on his bike in a crash with an SFPD driver on Friday night at a dangerous intersection at the edge of McLaren Park which is set to get traffic calming improvements. The SFPD has told reporters that officers are still investigating the crash, which occurred at about 9 p.m. at Sunnydale […]

Today: VTA Board Could Enshrine Road Expansions in Sales Tax Measure

By Andrew Boone | Jun 4, 2015 | 8 Comments

The Valley Transportation Authority Board of Directors today could enshrine road widenings in its 20-year transportation sales tax, proposed for the ballot in Santa Clara County in November 2016. The agenda for today’s 5:30 p.m. board meeting includes approval of the sales tax measure language, which includes goals [PDF] to “provide congestion relief” and “relieve roadway, highway, and expressway bottle […]

New Data Shows Most Trips in SF Are Made Without a Private Automobile

By Aaron Bialick | Feb 3, 2015 | 39 Comments

San Franciscans don’t drive nearly as much as previously thought, according to new SFMTA survey data. But the needle hasn’t moved much in recent years either. More than 50 percent of trips in San Francisco are made without a private automobile — and it’s been that way for at least three years, according to travel […]

Studies Show Car Traffic in San Francisco is Dropping

By Aaron Bialick | Nov 12, 2014 | 43 Comments

Car traffic has dropped in San Francisco in recent years, despite an economic boom and a growing population, according to studies by the SF County Transportation Authority. A newly updated study (reported by SF Weekly) by the SFCTA counted fewer cars at 11 of 15 intersections during evening peak hours this year, compared to earlier […]

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