Safety
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Street Story: A New Way to Collect and Share Data about Street Safety
Street Story, launching today, aims make it easy for advocacy groups and planning agencies to collect and analyze information about pedestrian and bicyclist safety, while improving community engagement.
October 17, 2018
Jeff Speck: For a Walkable City, Remove Centerlines on Local Streets
In an excerpt from his new book, Walkable City Rules, Jeff Speck says centerline stripes don't belong on residential streets.
October 16, 2018
Trump May Let Big Auto Hide Ped Safety Records
A five-star safety rating for pedestrian crashes would publicize some of the hazards of SUVs. But automakers and the Trump Administration might block the Obama-era reform.
October 15, 2018
Experts: Feds Aren’t Fixing Pedestrian Safety Crisis
Federal officials are failing to protect pedestrians — and, in fact, err on the side of drivers and even blame walkers for a pedestrian death toll has increased 50 percent in just eight years, advocates say.
October 15, 2018
Tiny Vehicles and the New Safety in Numbers
The best thing we can do to ensure the safety of scooter riders is to increase their number.
October 9, 2018
Why, Oh Why? Another Deadly Year for Pedestrians
What was a shocking increase in pedestrian fatalities just a few years ago is quickly becoming the new normal.
October 5, 2018
Is the E-scooter Bill under Attack?
Several articles in mainstream media outlets describe a "spike" in injuries to e-scooter riders, while a bill aiming to encourage scooter riding is waiting for the governor to sign it.
September 11, 2018
Check Out Portland’s New Bike Traffic Circle
The green roundabout gives bicyclists a protected turning environment where there used to be just an overly wide intersection.
September 10, 2018
Guest Commentary: Enough Delays, Valencia Street Needs a Protected Bike Lane This Year
Ten years ago, SFMTA had already recognized Valencia Street as the second-most dangerous street for people on bicycles. A decade of inaction on safety is inexcusable.
September 7, 2018
Rainbow Crosswalk Painters Strike Again
Serial scofflaws hit downtown Oakland in boldest attack yet
September 5, 2018
