"SFMTA has done nothing to make the street safer for people outside of cars besides repainting the existing crosswalks in a photo-op stunt next to a vigil of mourning community members. Last night, residents were forced to take matters into their own hands to prove that traffic calming infrastructure can be installed both quickly and effectively when the city and the Mayor's office sit on their hands."
"The vehicle lane here is unnecessarily wide, and turns can be taken at high speeds with a poor view of people crossing the street. By tightening this turn and returning more space to people outside of cars, these community members have demonstrated that changes can be quickly made to improve the safety of this intersection."
Following a fatal collision at Channel and Fourth in Mission Bay that killed a two-year-old child, San Francisco authorities repainted crosswalks but took no additional safety measures. Frustrated by the slow response, community activists constructed a temporary curb extension using portable materials to shorten crossing distances and reduce turning speeds. The intervention demonstrates that traffic calming infrastructure can be rapidly deployed to improve pedestrian safety. Advocates call for the city to make the installation permanent and implement additional measures including banning U-turns and right turns on red, citing research showing these changes protect vulnerable road users.
Read at Streetsblog
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