Safety
Streetsblog California
Richmond District Seniors Demand Safe Streets
With so many dangerous crossings, Richmond Senior Center works to organize clients
March 13, 2019
We Must Change How We Talk about Pedestrian Deaths
The death of three more pedestrians offers yet another example of what can go wrong when drivers do not exercise due care — and why so few drivers learn the lesson.
March 13, 2019
Editorial: Stop Doing Safety Projects Piecemeal
Extend Howard's protected lane to the Embarcadero... and then Folsom, and then don't stop until the job is done
March 12, 2019
Cyclist Killed in San Francisco
Deadly collision with a box truck occurred at the block before a protected bike lane begins
March 11, 2019
Uber Got Off the Hook for Killing a Pedestrian with its Self-Driving Car
Safety oversight for self-driving car companies is off to a bad start.
March 8, 2019
Safety-Washing on Sansome and Battery
SFMTA backs off building a safe bike route through FiDi
March 1, 2019
Pedestrian Deaths Reach New High — Drivers Entirely to Blame
They're up again in 2018, according to a new estimate, to 6,227 -- the highest since 1990. SUVs and the growth of the Sun Belt are likely explanations.
March 1, 2019
Meet the Cincinnati Wheelchair User Struck Three Times by Drivers
Neil Kelly has been hit by two SUVs and a van in just 10 months. He tells Streetsblog about his struggle to stay safe in a wheelchair in the Queen City.
February 19, 2019
Has Oakland Turned a Corner on Protecting Cyclists During Construction?
Buildings are going up all over town but cyclists are usually given nowhere to go when navigating through construction sites--until now, on one block of one street
February 6, 2019
Seattle Tosses Out Rulebook to Protect Pedestrians
The engineering rules say you can't add a signalized crosswalk unless 93 pedestrians are crossing there per hour. Seattle's trying something different.
February 6, 2019