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87-Year-Old Louis Van Velzen Killed by Driver on Deadly Sloat Blvd
Another life has been taken on Sloat Boulevard -- the deadly, too-wide street slicing through SF's southwestern Parkside and Sunset Districts past the San Francisco Zoo. Louis Van Velzen, an 87-year-old father, was killed by a driver while crossing Sloat at 43rd Avenue at 7:00 a.m. this morning, the SF Chronicle reported. Van Velzen was reportedly trying to catch a bus when he was hit:
October 20, 2014
Eyes on the Street: New On-Street Car-Share Parking Spots in Action
The first in a new wave of on-street car-share parking spaces are on the ground, kicking off the eventual roll-out of 900 spots planned by the SFMTA.
October 20, 2014
New Muni-Only Lanes Streamline Buses on Haight, Lincoln at 19th Avenue
Muni riders have just gotten some sweet new transit-only lanes to speed up their commutes. Red paint is on the ground for two new bus lanes: One at Lincoln Way and 19th Avenue, and another on the east end of Haight Street.
October 2, 2014
SPUR Ocean Beach Erosion Plan Shelves Road Diet for Great Highway
SPUR has set adrift its proposal to halve the size of the Great Highway along Ocean Beach, as the group strives to avoid distracting attention from implementing the other priorities in its Ocean Beach Master Plan. A road diet may be revisited later, once more pressing concerns have advanced.
August 27, 2014
Eyes on the Street: Buffered Bike Lanes for Students on Ortega in the Sunset
The SFMTA has installed new bike lanes and traffic calming measures on Ortega Street in the Outer Sunset, bringing a safer commute for parents and students in time for the start of the school year. Ortega runs along Sunset Elementary School and AP Giannini Middle School, which occupy the four blocks between 37th and 41st Avenues.
August 19, 2014
Outer Sunset Kids Urge Drivers to Slow Down Through DA-Funded Program
"Keep Sunset Slow" -- that's the message from kids in the Outer Sunset urging drivers to slow down and save lives this month.
July 9, 2014
Eyes on the Street: Parked Car Sets House on Fire
Sometimes, internal combustion can become spontaneous combustion.
May 28, 2014
Pedestrian Seriously Injured by N-Judah Train at Judah and 16th Ave
Updated 8:07 p.m. The SFPD issued this statement:
May 21, 2014
Supervisor London Breed Won’t Fight for Full Transit Bulbs on Irving Street
D5 Supervisor London Breed, whose district includes the Inner Sunset, says that the downsized proposals for transit bulbs on Irving Street and Ninth Avenue are "headed in the right direction," according to Conor Johnston, a legislative aide.
March 18, 2014
Irving Transit Bulb-Outs Downsized to Appease SFFD, Parking Complainers
Sidewalk widenings on Irving Street in the Inner Sunset, proposed by the SFMTA to make it safer and easier for tens of thousands of commuters to board the N-Judah, have been cut down in size to a fraction of the original proposals due to neighborhood complaints about losing car parking and protests from the SF Fire Department.
March 12, 2014