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9 years ago
You might have seen these ads circulating the city on all sorts of Muni vehicles lately. From our buses to our light rail vehicles, these ads are part of a campaign called “Safe Streets SF.” A...
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8 years ago
One thing you can't help but notice on San Francisco's streets is the growing demand for space. We know congestion slows down Muni, makes driving through the city more difficult and makes our streets...
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8 years ago
You may have seen intersections on Howard, Polk and 6th streets with a khaki-colored painted area and flexible white posts that wrap around the sidewalk corner. We call these new treatments “painted...
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8 years ago
The results are in on San Francisco's first "home zone" project! In 2014, we finished the Minna Natoma Home Zone Project, which took a holistic approach to making a six-block Mission District...
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8 years ago
If you’ve been pretty much anywhere in San Francisco (or most major cities in the U.S., Canada and Australia), you’ve probably seen these stencils on certain streets around the cities. This sharrow...
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8 years ago
A painted safety zone is an example of a quick and effective tool to increase pedestrian safety at intersections with a history of pedestrian collisions. Photo taken August 5, 2015. Today we were...
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8 years ago
When crossing the street, even with a ”walk” signal, watching for vehicles that might turn into your path can make you feel like your head is on a swivel. The situation can be uncomfortable for...
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7 years ago
A new type of safer intersection design for San Francisco breaks ground this week: The city’s first “protected intersection” treatment is coming to 9th and Division streets. Protected intersections...
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7 years ago
A painted safety zone at Mission and 18th streets. When it comes to making pedestrians safer, painted safety zones work. Painted safety zones are the khaki-colored painted areas, flanked by flexible...
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7 years ago
The newly upgraded intersection of 9th and Division streets, looking west down Division. San Francisco’s first “protected intersection” is ready for a spin at 9th and Division streets. Protected...
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7 years ago
During a pedestrian "scramble," traffic signals allow people to cross in every direction, including diagonally. At bustling city intersections, the nature of walking provides a particular advantage:...
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7 years ago
“Neighborway” projects will combine traffic-calming design features like raised crosswalks and sidewalk bulb-outs, like those seen in this rendering for the Wiggle Neighborhood Green Corridor Project...
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7 years ago
To make the most of their school days, students need a lot of supplies – but more importantly, they need to get to and from school safely. There's where we can all help. With San Francisco schools...
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7 years ago
By now, you've hopefully heard of Vision Zero — San Francisco's goal to eliminate traffic deaths by 2024. The message is simple: Fatal collisions — not “accidents” — on our city streets are neither...
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7 years ago
In an ideal world, making effective and lasting safety improvements on our streets would be as simple as planting plastic “safe-hit” posts along every bike lane and painted safety zone . But the...
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7 years ago
Our efforts to create a calmer, safer Golden Gate Park started with ten speed humps installed last week on western John F. Kennedy Drive. We joined Mayor Ed Lee, SF Public Works and the SF Recreation...
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6 years ago
Market at 14th and Church streets. Our plans to make Upper Market Street safer with improvements including parking-protected bike lanes will be considered for approval by our SFMTA Board of Directors...
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6 years ago
Starting with an open house next week, we’re kicking off the Safer Taylor Street project to shape a plan that will make Taylor safer and more equitable for everyone getting around. For this project,...
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6 years ago
Near-term improvements proposed for Folsom and Howard streets include elements similar to those in this parking-protected bike lane and transit boarding island on 7th Street . Safety, loading and...
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6 years ago
Help shape design details for a better 6th street at an open house meeting next Wednesday. With the 6th Street Pedestrian Safety Project , we and SF Public Works aim to create a safer and more...
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6 years ago
On Wednesday, Aug. 30, help us envision a safer Taylor Street by joining our on-street pop-up event and design workshop. This event is part of our ongoing outreach work for the Safer Taylor Street...
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6 years ago
The way we travel around San Francisco continues to evolve towards a more sustainable future. Since 2013, the SFMTA has monitored these trends by reporting the results of an annual survey about...
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8 years ago
Red transit-only lanes like these will be extended down Market Street and combined with other safety measures, including turn restrictions for private vehicles on a five-block stretch. (SFMTA Photo)...
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8 years ago
As we discussed last week , as The Chronicle explained this morning and as other media partners have pointed out here and here , changes are coming to downtown streets that will restrict you from...
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8 years ago
When describing traffic collisions, most of us have grown up using the word "accident." But traffic “accidents” are preventable, which is why we at the SFMTA refer to them as collisions or crashes...