Supervisor Melgar introduced the ‘Street Safety Act.’ Show your support September 8!

On Tuesday night, District 7 Supervisor Melgar introduced the Street Safety Act: a resolution to bring action and accountability to traffic safety.

Thank goodness. And thank you, Supervisor Melgar.

The City’s Vision Zero policy expired six months ago – and there hasn’t been a new interagency traffic safety plan since 2021. The threat we face as pedestrians is all too real and growing. Vehicles are bigger, heavier, and more powerful, and dangerous driving behavior is rampant. It’s a deadly combination.

Supervisor Melgar’s resolution reaffirms San Francisco’s prior Vision Zero commitment to end severe and fatal traffic crashes – and this is crucial. Without this core commitment as a city, traffic safety will not be prioritized. It’s that simple. Zero is still, and always will be, the right goal. 

But Supervisor Melgar’s resolution includes more than a commitment. It has a suite of targeted actions for key agencies to design and enforce streets for safety.

This is everything from leaning into automated enforcement, evolving the Vision Zero approach to be more systematic, reforming the Residential Traffic Calming program, and requirements so if a street is paved or repainted, it’s left with more safety fixes than it started with. There are deadlines, public dashboards, and some serious red-tape cutting so street safety projects happen faster.

Now it’s time to get every single Supervisor to support the Street Safety Act. 

The resolution will be heard at the Land Use and Transportation Committee on Monday, September 8 at 1:30PM and to the full Board of Supervisors for a vote on Tuesday, September 9. The Land Use and Transportation hearing is the only chance to give public comment in support of this much-needed resolution.

Please join us in showing a ton of support for the Street Safety Act on Monday, September 8:  

• 12:30 – 1:00PM: Join Supervisor Melgar, Walk SF, partners, and people like YOU for a rally on the steps of City Hall
• 1:30PM: Attend and speak in support of the Street Safety Act at the Land Use and Transportation hearing

Can’t make it on September 8? Email your support for the Street Safety Act to the Land Use and Transportation Committee now.

The next few years must bring the kind of systemic and widespread changes needed to make Vision Zero a success story. Thank you for showing San Franciscans want real and meaningful action now to make streets safe.