Recent Streetsblog SF posts about The Mission

City-Approved Flyers Shame Pedestrians on Mission Sidewalks

By Aaron Bialick | Aug 3, 2015 | 37 Comments

Flyers warning people not to walk across the street while looking at their phones, or against traffic signals, were recently posted on corners along Mission Street in the Mission District. The flyers, which sport the official “Vision Zero SF” logo, feature messages like, “Attention pedestrian: Look up from your phone. Your text can wait.” Another reads (in Spanish), “Careful. Stop. Crossing […]

Driver Kills Cyclist Charles Vinson, 66, at 14th and Folsom

By Aaron Bialick | Mar 3, 2015 | 86 Comments

Update: SFPD issued a response below. Charles Vinson, 66, was struck by a driver at 14th and Folsom Streets in the Mission yesterday and died from his injuries today. A witness saw the driver of a Honda Civic “blow through a red light and strike the bicyclist as the bicyclist waited for the light to turn green,” according to the […]

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Gentrification Fears Threaten to Derail Mission Street Improvements

By Aaron Bialick | Jan 22, 2015 | 64 Comments

Mission District residents who equate streetscape improvements with rising rents dominated a community meeting discussion yesterday about public space upgrades along Mission Street. It was the Planning Department’s latest public meeting about its Mission Street Public Life Plan, an effort to envision Mission Street “as a vital transit corridor with art, commerce and new public spaces for people […]

Eyes on the Street: New Bike/Ped Safety Tweaks on Upper Market, Valencia

By Aaron Bialick | Jan 16, 2015 | 8 Comments

The SFMTA recently made some upgrades to bike lanes and pedestrian crossings around Valencia Street and Market Street. Near Octavia Boulevard, the Market bike lanes were widened and painted green, and a buffer zone was added, making it a bit more comfortable for commuters pedaling up the hill from lower to upper Market towards the […]

Muni Proposes New Bus Route, Curbside Transit Lanes on 16th Street

By Aaron Bialick | Jan 2, 2015 | 36 Comments

Muni plans to launch a new bus line this month to beef up service along eastern 16th Street, connecting the BART station at Mission Street to the soon-to-open University of California SF hospital at Mission Bay. The 55-16th Street route would complement existing 22-Fillmore service on 16th, extending beyond the 22’s endpoint all the way […]

Eyes on the Street: To Transform an Intersection, Just Add Color

By Aaron Bialick | Oct 28, 2014 | 1 Comment

At the most recent Sunday Streets in the Mission, Walk SF demonstrated how a little chalk can give a sense of place to an intersection. Just holding back the cars allows the community to add its own flair through color, transforming an asphalt expanse into a calmer, more people-oriented space. “It helps to calm traffic. It […]

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