Drive safely or face consequences, says DA with Walk SF

ABC news video

On Tuesday, District Attorney George Gascón held a press conference with Walk SF and the SF Bicycle Coalition to urge motorists to take responsibility, drive safely, and avoid crashes like the ones that caused several recent pedestrian fatalities.

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Fall Newsletter: 42 school zones and counting!

Walk SF’s fall newsletter is hot off the e-presses!

Save the date for Walk SF’s Member Meeting and Greeting, Thursday Dec. 8 at 6pm at SPUR. RSVP here

Not a member yet? Don’t miss out! Join Walk SF now.

In this edition:

Election Victory for Safer Streets!Read More

Haight Street redesign approved!

Thanks to everyone who wrote in and spoke up at the hearing in favor of a two-way Haight with a transit-only lane and lots of improvements for safer walking. The MTA Board approved this unanimously!

More below, including the designs, and a Streetsblog story here.

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Walk to School Day 2011 – Bigger than ever!

A huge group of walkers streams down 16th Street in the early-morning sunshine. Photo: Marianne Szeto

San Francisco’s central Walk to School Day event on Oct. 5 was at Marshall Elementary in the Mission.

One of over 40 events around the city, this was big and joyful — … Read More

Today: SF's First Safer School Zone!

Note the "1" pasted over the "2" to take the speed limit down 10mph!

Huge step forward today for safer streets!

This morning, Walk San Francisco, Mayor Ed Lee, and city department heads announced an initiative to help kids walk to school: New 15-mile-per-hour speed zones going up … Read More