pedestrian safety
Streetsblog California
Guest Post: Franklin Street Project Highlights City Leadership Failures
San Francisco is still trying to fake its way to Vision Zero. We need a generation of new leaders who take street safety seriously
March 14, 2023
Study: Cognitive Screenings for Aging Drivers Cut Some Crashes — But They Have a Disturbing Downside
Simply taking away the licenses of older drivers who show signs of dementia without addressing the dangers of the car-dependent communities in which they live may not deliver as many safety benefits as policymakers hope, a new study suggests — and it may spike the number of death among seniors who walk and bike, too.
March 14, 2023
Angelino Heights Plans to Curb Illegal Racing Don’t Go Far Enough
LADOT planning to replace "underwhelming" plastic bollards and paint treatment... with more plastic bollards, more paint, and added parking and added turn lanes.
March 9, 2023
Commentary: Western Alameda Bike/Ped Bridge Proposal Is Too Damn Complicated
There's a reason the San Francisco Chronicle is saying it may never be built
March 8, 2023
Jeffrey Tumlin Stereotypes Cyclists, Fans Anti-bike Hate
SFMTA director talks about civility, even as he stereotypes people on bikes and pours gasoline on anti-cyclist fervor
March 3, 2023
Report: US Pedestrian Death Rate Increased 9x Faster Than Population During COVID
Pedestrian deaths are continuing to skyrocket as the pandemic drags on — and since 2019, analysts say the death rate for walkers has eclipsed the rate of population growth by a factor of at least nine.
February 28, 2023
Lawmaker, Walk S.F., Renew Support for Vision Zero
Walk San Francisco and Supervisor Dean Preston try again to get San Francisco lawmakers and bureaucrats to value life over parking
February 27, 2023
San Francisco Advocates Launch Web Page to Track Slow Streets
What are Slow Streets? Where are they? And in what cities are the implemented? Now the answers are available for cities and advocates of livable streets.
February 24, 2023
L.A. City Council Planning Committee Approves Motion to End Road Widening
The motion goes next to the full city council, and after that approval, city departments would report back within 60 days with recommendations on how the city can eliminate spot widenings
February 22, 2023
