San Francisco to Focus on Most Dangerous Intersections for Pedestrians

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Pedestrian safety data compiled by transportation officials. Graphics by S.F. Municipal Transportation Agency

By Bryan Goebel, KQED News Fix 

San Francisco transportation officials have unveiled a new round of street safety initiatives to curb pedestrian deaths and injuries by targeting the city’s most dangerous intersections for makeovers. While pedestrian advocates praised the measures, they remained concerned that the bulk of the plan lacked funding.

“Any pedestrian death or serious injury is one too many,” said Mayor Ed Lee, who held a City Hall press conference to announce the recommendations of “Walk First,” a data-driven effort in which transportation officials and planners analyzed more than 2,000 vehicle collisions involving pedestrians.

They found that 60 percent of pedestrian injuries and deaths occur on just 6 percent of streets, which are mostly concentrated in the Tenderloin, SoMa and North Beach. On average, they said, more than 100 pedestrians are “severely injured or killed” citywide each year, and 800 pedestrians are injured.

Read the complete story at KQED News Fix. 

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