Safe Street RebelDec 19, 2024
Just after last weekend's tornado warning, an SFPD officer driving too fast for conditions struck and killed a pedestrian near Bayshore & Industrial. The unnamed pedestrian is the 39th traffic fatality of the year, a victim of car-focused streets and police impunity.
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Show threadSafe Street RebelDec 19, 2024

There are still very few public details about the crash, but a few things are certain.

First, the Bayshore + Industrial intersection is incredibly unsafe by design, with 5 lanes of travel in each direction, a 35mph speed limit, slip lanes, and a short pedestrian crossing cycle.

Show threadSafe Street RebelDec 19, 2024
In fact, many pedestrians avoid the intersection altogether and cross mid-block just north of it. It makes sense: they don’t have to wait as long to cross, the street is less wide, and the (hostile) intersections are far apart. There's an obvious need for safer crossing options.
Show threadPedestrianist

@SafeStreetRebel obviously the whole street and intersection need a redesign. I hope part of that would involve a center bus lane and island station immediately on the South side of Cortland.

That way the 24 could navigate its turns more quickly, and transfers to the 9/9R, 23, and Samtrans buses would be much safer and easier

Dec 20, 2024 at 1:19amTusky