Safety
Streetsblog California
Valencia Bike-Lane Violations by Paint and Numbers
Citing vehicles for illegal parking is a necessary, short-term solution but each of these corridors desperately need fully protected bike lanes their entire length as soon as possible to protect the thousands of people who cycle, scoot and skate along them daily.
November 5, 2019
OakDOT Talks Safety at Garfield Elementary
Transportation Department officials and lawmakers discuss street treatments at site of latest tragedy, Foothill and 22nd.
October 25, 2019
Report: Drivers Get More Protection — The Rest of Us Get Slaughtered
Cars are getting safer, but only for people inside the vehicle.
October 22, 2019
Driver Killing Koreatown 4-Year-Old Sparks Protest Push for Vision Zero
As traffic deaths rise, L.A.'s Vision Zero program survives in name, but as a hollow shell robbed of its early promise
October 21, 2019
After Spate of Deaths, OakDOT Talks Rapid Response
Another pedestrian killed earlier this month on Foothill and a cyclist on Fruitvale--officials hear about attempts to stem the carnage
October 21, 2019
New App Helps to Slow Down Speeders
Drivers are reckless and distracted — but soon there'll be an app that helps them realize that.
October 16, 2019
AAA: Technology Won’t Save Pedestrians from Deadly Cars
The pro-car group says so-called "pedestrian detection systems" don't work in cars going more than 30 miles per hour or when driving at night.
October 7, 2019
Driver Kills Pedestrian on Foothill Blvd in Oakland
A hit-and-run motorist kills a women as she crosses Foothill, just four blocks from where a mother and child were killed last April
October 2, 2019
Car-Free Zones Eyed in SF, Elsewhere
After a spate of pedestrian deaths, San Francisco leaders are considering restricting cars from some residential neighborhoods.
September 18, 2019
12-Year-Old Boy Hit by Motorist in Tenderloin
It's time for SFMTA to use steel, concrete to force safe driving
September 12, 2019
