Safety
Streetsblog California
Op-ed: OakDOT Must Redesign Frontage Road For Safety
Residents think Oakland has enough freeways. Frontage Road should become a neighborhood street.
May 10, 2021
New Bike Safety Ranking Packs Some Surprises
A new ranking of the most dangerous states for cyclists in the U.S. based on new metrics has bumped "bike-friendly" Delaware to the dubious “top” spot and demoted perennially perilous Florida to third place. Huh?
May 6, 2021
Advocates Demand City Fix South Van Ness
One of the city's most overbuilt, dangerous streets needs fixed now, say advocates
May 5, 2021
How (And Why) to Repeal ‘Jaywalking’ Laws
A movement is growing to strike down racially biased and ineffective “jaywalking” laws across America — and the advocates behind these efforts say the path to doing it everywhere may be smoother than it has been in the past.
May 5, 2021
An Ode to the Miniature Fire Truck
Stories about miniature emergency service vehicles are spreading like wildfire on Twitter — so let's rethink our obsession with monster trucks.
May 5, 2021
What is ‘Traffic Violence’ and Why Do We Need To Talk About It?
We were all raised in car culture — which normalizes the idea that 40,000 people will die in car crashes every year. But it's not normal. And it needs to be called what it is.
May 4, 2021
Cal Amtrak Wants Safer Ballpark Plan
Head of the agency that runs passenger trains between San Jose and Sacramento wants more done to address rail safety issues at proposed Howard Terminal ballpark
April 21, 2021
Commentary: Bay Area Needs a “Cycling Safety Ordinance”
"Why would the city continue anything less than a fully protected bike facility on any street that’s large enough for a bike lane at this point?”
April 9, 2021
Protecting Non-Motorists Makes NTSB ‘Most Wanted List’ For the First Time
For the first time in its 54 year history, the transportation sector's most influential investigative agency wants America to focus on protecting vulnerable road users. What took so long?
April 8, 2021
Walk S.F. Wants Your Help on Three Key Safety Bills
Write a letter, send an email, sign a petition--your life or the lives of people you care about may depend on it
April 5, 2021