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States, We Need Your Vision to Get to ‘Zero’
State DOTs play a central role in the safety and sustainability of transportation systems because states set policies. Here are two that do it poorly and two that do it well.
Jenn Fox
December 25, 2023
Commentary: San Francisco Spent Ten Years Trying to Fake its Way to Vision Zero
If SFMTA and San Francisco's politicians spent as much time, money and energy building real infrastructure as they do on spin and half-baked "better than nothing" schemes, Vision Zero would be achieved. Let's hope in 2024 the city will finally get serious about safety
December 22, 2023
Anatomy of a Complete Streets Policy
How San Diego Advocates Pushed for, and Won, a Better Approach to Road Design
The post Anatomy of a Complete Streets Policy appeared first on Streetsblog California.
December 20, 2023
San Francisco’s World Day of Remembrance
City marks another year of tragedy with Vision Zero more elusive than ever
November 20, 2023
Study: Yes, SUVs Are Deadlier Than Cars — But on Fast Arterials, Pedestrians Die No Matter What
In car-dependent Tennessee, SUVs and pick-ups aren't driving the pedestrian death surge — because roads are so fast that even the smallest cars will kill anyone they might strike.
October 24, 2023
Living Without Refuge: How the Housing Crisis Fuels Traffic Violence
By design, the Vision Zero movement is data-driven, but traffic crash reports often do not report the housing status of victims.
Brett Zimmerman
October 23, 2023
Watered Down Safety Project on Franklin Yields Lackluster Results
Until SFMTA commits to Vision Zero for real, instead of continually compromising, people will keep dying
September 13, 2023
Why are Unpaid Advocates so Much Faster than the City?
It's about the city's leadership, period
August 24, 2023
Streetsblog Edits Mayor’s Statement on Child Killed by a Motorist at 4th and King
A four-year-old child died because of a reckless motorist and a dangerously designed intersection next to the Caltrain Station. However, there are equally dangerous environments long ignored throughout the city. In line with that fact, Streetsblog is offering the following corrections/modifications to the mayor's statement.
August 22, 2023
Why Regulators Are Ignoring 90% Of ‘Underride’ Crash Deaths — And Not Counting Vulnerable Road Users At All
Every year, hundreds of people die horrific deaths in underride crashes U.S. roads. But a new documentary says regulators aren't counting the vast majority of them — or mandating a simple technology to save their lives.
The post Why Regulators Are Ignoring 90% Of ‘Underride’ Crash Deaths — And Not Counting Vulnerable Road Users At All appeared first on Streetsblog California.
June 14, 2023
