pedestrian safety
Streetsblog California
Commentary: Spin Can’t Save Lives
KPIX runs a report that makes it seem as if SFMTA has succeeded at making streets safer; that's just counterfactual
May 25, 2023
Feds Take Baby Step Towards Maybe, Possibly Improving the Car Safety Rating Program
Europe is so far ahead of us on this.
May 25, 2023
Two Action Items: Geary in S.F. and Grand in Alameda
Advocates, keep your powder dry: new/old battles brewing on Geary and on Grand in Alameda
May 24, 2023
Advocate Protests Rollback of Another Slow Street
If the SFMTA board wants to realize a network of bike-friendly slow streets, it has to find the courage to fight for it
May 23, 2023
Eyes on the Path: Metro Posts First Look at Slauson Corridor Bike/Walk Path Ahead of Tonight’s Construction Update
L.A. Metro hosts a construction update on the 5.5-mile Rail-to-Rail walk/bike path that will run along the neglected Slauson corridor right-of-way
May 19, 2023
Essay: Why Even The Most Progressive Cities Are Failing Their Car-Free Residents
As traffic violence has climbed over the past few years, a number of ostensibly progressive, climate-friendly cities have demonstrated that they are uninterested in taking even modest steps to support non-drivers.
May 18, 2023
Eyes on the Street: Crosswalk Collective Makes Safer Routes to School
The project features two new crosswalks near schools, plus the first use of the collective's new feature: a "STOP" stencil
May 11, 2023
Velo-City: Where the World Learns How to Build Streets for Everyone
Streetsblog San Francisco editor Roger Rudick checks in from the Velo-City conference in Leipzig, Germany
May 10, 2023
Commentary: The Paris Bike Boom Is Incroyable
It's also a good lesson on how to tell if your city leaders are serious about mode shift or safety, because relative to Paris, the Bay Area is clearly full of merde
May 9, 2023
Showdown Looms Over Successful Culver City Bus/Bike/Walk Improvements
Culver City opted to install low-cost quick-build walk/bus/bike upgrades exactly where they are most needed - in its walkable historic downtown, connecting to its E Line station. The improvements are now under threat.
April 24, 2023