Spurred by S.F. Cyclist Deaths, Guerrilla Safe Streets Activists Take Action

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Bike activists used cones to spruce up safety features at the intersection of Sixth and Mission streets in San Francisco. Photo by Bryan Goebel/KQED

By Bryan Goebel, KQED News Fix
Sixth and Mission streets is one of San Francisco’s meanest intersections. The sidewalks are bustling with pedestrians while the streets are jammed with cars, buses and trucks, especially during commute hours. Many drivers making turns ignore the battered white safety posts and fading pedestrian zones installed by the city.

But on a recent Friday evening, a trio of safe streets activists wearing brightly colored safety vests arrived on their bicycles with a trailer of orange cones. They spruced up the intersection with an eye toward making it friendlier for those on foot: Cones were placed to slow drivers making the turn and to shorten crossing distances for pedestrians.

Read the complete story at KQED News Fix. 

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