Recent Streetsblog SF posts about District 6

Memorial for Wilbert Williams Calls on Caltrans to Fix SoMa’s Freeway Ramps

By Aaron Bialick | Jun 16, 2015 | 15 Comments

One year ago yesterday, 62-year-old Wilbert Williams was sleeping in a tent next to a Highway 80 off-ramp at Fifth and Harrison Streets at about 1 a.m. when he was run over and killed by a drunk SUV driver who veered off the road. “That morning, I woke up and got ready to see my […]

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Supe Kim, Mayor Lee Activate New Sixth Street Crossing Signal

By Aaron Bialick | Nov 4, 2014 | 5 Comments

Mayor Ed Lee and D6 Supervisor Jane Kim held a press conference yesterday to activate a new pedestrian signal across deadly Sixth Street at Minna Street, a narrow cross street. Although a marked crosswalk had already existed there, drivers routinely failed to yield to people within it. The button-activated signal is part of a package […]

Woman Killed at City Hall’s Doorstep, Right After Ped Safety Ceremony

By Aaron Bialick | Oct 24, 2014 | 78 Comments

Priscila “Precy” Moreto, a 67-year-old employee in the City Controller’s Office, was run over and killed by a tour trolley driver within a wide, clearly-marked mid-block crosswalk on Polk Street, leading to the steps of City Hall, at about 11:30 a.m. yesterday. About 20 minutes earlier and just across the Civic Center Plaza, at McAllister […]

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SFMTA Unveils 6th St. Proposal With Road Diet, Bike Lanes, Wider Sidewalks

By Aaron Bialick | Nov 25, 2013 | 59 Comments

SFMTA unveiled a proposal last week to redesign northern Sixth Street by trimming traffic lanes from four to two, widening sidewalks, and adding unprotected, green-painted bike lanes. Intersections on the stretch between Market and Howard Streets could also get features like raised crosswalks, speed tables (like speed bumps, but wider), and textured pavement to tame driving speeds. […]

SF’s First Painted Sidewalk Extensions Come to Sixth Street

By Aaron Bialick | Nov 12, 2013 | 22 Comments

A deadly stretch of Sixth Street received the city’s first painted sidewalk extensions last week, created using low-cost, temporary materials to help make pedestrians more visible. The SFMTA implemented the pilot project between Market and Harrison Streets — four blocks dense with residential hotels and shops — to help curb injuries while the agency develops plans […]

Woman on Bike Killed by Truck Driver on Folsom: Charges Off the Table?

By Aaron Bialick | Aug 14, 2013 | 234 Comments

An unidentified 24-year-old woman was killed while bicycling on Folsom at Sixth Street this morning when she was hit by a big rig truck driver, according to SFPD and media reports. The victim is the third bicycle rider killed in San Francisco this year, and each death has involved a truck driver. Although the driver seemed […]

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