Safety
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MTC ‘Vital Signs’ Data Grim, with a Glimmer of Hope
Fatality numbers up for Bay Area overall, but San Francisco safety measures show signs of working.
December 11, 2017
While Other Countries Mandate Safer Car Designs for Pedestrians, America Does Nothing
The regulators at the NHTSA have never gotten serious about adapting vehicle design to protect people outside cars, even as pedestrian deaths have soared.
December 7, 2017
Protest on Upper Market Highlights Dysfunction on Project Delivery
After two years of public outreach and design, SFMTA continues to change designs
December 6, 2017
Trump Administration’s Push to Roll Back Truck Safety Rules Will Cost People Their Lives
Nearly 4,000 people lost their lives in crashes involving large trucks in 2015. Now the Trump administration is about to make the problem worse.
December 5, 2017
Advocates React to S.F. Mayor’s Letter on Rapid Response Team
Advocates, frustrated with fatalities and San Francisco's lack of progress in pursing its Vision Zero goals, called on the mayor to intervene and stop delays on safety projects caused by inter-agency conflicts. The response made them cautiously optimistic.
November 17, 2017
Activists Form Chains of “Human Bollards” to Demand Protected Bike Lanes
Activists are literally using their bodies to highlight the need for better protection from motor vehicles.
November 13, 2017
Neighbors Come Together to Find a Fix for the Fairfax Asterisk
Neighbors are organizing for better walkability at the six-legged intersection of Fairfax, Olympic, and San Vicente
November 9, 2017
Advocates Demand Leadership from Mayor Lee on Vision Zero
Open letter calls on city to deliver effective safety improvements at the site of every traffic violence fatality this year.
November 8, 2017
Skeptical L.A. Councilmember Hosts Meeting on Sixth Street Safety Improvements
At Councilmember Ryu's community input meeting on safety improvements for Sixth Street, two options were presented: more left turn pockets, or a road diet.
October 24, 2017
SF Bicycle Cop Struck, Severely Injured, Outside Opera Plaza Garage
Officer Elia Lewin-Tankel of the Tenderloin police station was critically injured while riding his bicycle beat yesterday afternoon. A suspect is in custody.
October 20, 2017
