pedestrian safety
Streetsblog California
Safe Streets Advocates Stage Die-In at L.A. City Hall to Protest Record Traffic Deaths
More than 200 people attended last Saturday's die-in rally on L.A. City Hall steps. Attendees held 312 white roses, one for everyone who was killed by traffic violence last year in Los Angeles.
January 24, 2023
Eyes on the Street: Mr. Barricade Keeps Crushing in Emeryville
Tiny Emeryville keeps showing the world how it's done
January 24, 2023
Victory on Page Street
After another long battle, Page Street is added to the list of permanent Slow Streets
January 23, 2023
Commentary: The Bay Area has a Driver Problem
Actually, it's the whole country. Why isn't anybody working on solving it?
January 20, 2023
Streets Are For Everyone Releases Report “Dying on the Streets of Los Angeles”
There were 309 traffic fatalities in 2022, breaking the 300 mark for the first time in over 20 years. This was an increase of five percent from the previous year and a staggering 28 percent increase over 2020.
January 13, 2023
Can S.F. Make San Jose Avenue Safe?
Near popular Balboa Park, crashes are all too common. Residents have clamored for a safer corridor for years, with little effect.
January 13, 2023
Motorist Kills Woman at Valencia and 16th
You can't call this an accident. You just can't.
January 12, 2023
SPUR Talk: Housing Lessons from Vienna
Want to solve homelessness and make it so people aren't paying nearly all their income on housing? Look to Vienna
January 12, 2023
Want Drivers to Stop at Crosswalks? Slow Them Down First
Many motorists yield to pedestrians in crosswalks — but not when they're driving at deadly speeds, according to a new study that shows the need to slow down car drivers with broader road design changes, and not just more signs and paint.
January 11, 2023
Road Deaths Surged Alongside Covid — But Who Died, Exactly?
The surge of traffic deaths in the first year of the pandemic can't be completely explained by quarantine-emptied roads that made speeding easy — and new data on who, exactly, was involved in those crashes may lead to more questions than answers.
January 9, 2023
