Safety
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Commentary: Ban Cars on JFK from the Panhandle to the Sea
Supervisor Connie Chan wants 'compromise'? Okay, motorists can use Fulton, Lincoln, and Crossover
January 13, 2022
Eyes on the Compromise: Paint & Plastic on Polk
Just find a Dutch guide and start plopping down concrete planters and solid barriers as fast as you can. And if some cars and trucks get dented along the way, so be it. Because this incremental approach is killing people
January 11, 2022
Another Study Reaffirms That Speed Cameras Save Lives
The new report compared the changes in crash numbers near speed cameras and citywide between 2012-13 and 2018-2019 and confirmed that collision numbers have stayed relatively low near the cams.
January 7, 2022
Motorist Threatens to Run Over Families on SF Slow Street
It's barely started and already 2022 is getting nasty
January 4, 2022
Adams Boulevard Receiving Safety Upgrades, Including Bike Lanes
Though Adams is changing - in several ways - a lot of work is still needed before current residents can safely cross the street.
December 23, 2021
Caltrans Officially Embraces Complete Streets in All Projects
"All transportation projects funded or overseen by Caltrans will provide comfortable, convenient, and connected complete streets facilities for people walking, biking, and taking transit or passenger rail unless an exception is documented and approved."
December 22, 2021
Advocates Urge Federal Update of Flawed Crash Testing Standards That Discriminate by Sex
Simple reforms to federal testing standards could end horrific disparities in car crash deaths between the genders — and the impending enactment of the new infrastructure bill is the perfect time to implement them, a new coalition says.
December 22, 2021
What California Could Get from the Federal Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill
Lots for highways, but some for other good stuff - details pending.
December 17, 2021
Advocates Debate Role of Education and Enforcement in Safe Systems Approach
A prominent highway safety organization is still pushing enforcement and education in the fight to end roadway fatalities — again sparking controversy among advocates of better road design who say that driver behavior is already over-emphasized and policing subject to racial bias.
December 17, 2021
Feds Adopt Better Street Accessibility Guidelines — But Will They Make a Difference?
Even though the ADA was passed more than 40 years ago, we have never had official accessibility standards tailored to things like sidewalks. That’s about to change — but how fast state and local agencies will act remains to be seen.
December 17, 2021
