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As traffic deaths mount, San Francisco launches online tool to track fatal incidents
Traffic fatalities in 2022 approached three dozen, with two deaths already in 2023.Read More
Traffic deaths in San Francisco rise as citations plummet
San Francisco traffic fatalities in 2022 are outpacing deaths in 2021, as citations for traffic violations fall to their lowest level in three years. Read More
Advocates plead for safer streets at vigil for mother, daughter killed by taxi
Advocates again pleaded for safer streets during a somber vigil to honor a mother and daughter killed by a taxi driver earlier this month.Read More
San Francisco slashes speed limits to 20 mph in seven corridors
Starting this week, the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency will begin installing new lowered speed limit signage across seven corridors.Read More
San Francisco remembers lives lost in traffic collisions over past year
Hannah Ege’s husband went out for a jog in February, but never made it home. Sheria Musoka was just 26 years old when a driver, who was allegedly speeding,...Read More
SFMTA explores all tools in mission to eliminate traffic-related deaths
The quest continues to eliminate traffic-related deaths in San Francisco by 2024. City data shows that 23 people died in traffic collisions between Jan. 1 and the end of...Read More
Slow down: Speed limit to be reduced across Tenderloin
Transit officials approved a proposal Tuesday to reduce traffic speed throughout the San Francisco Tenderloin neighborhood. The proposal, approved by the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency’s Board of Directors,...Read More
City mourns loss of first pedestrian killed by vehicle this year
San Francisco police said Wednesday an 85-year-old man succumbed to his injuries Saturday resulting from a traffic crash last week. Last Tuesday at approximately 8:32 p.m., authorities said police...Read More
San Francisco supervisors push for more red light cameras
City leaders are pushing the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency to add more red light cameras citywide. Ricardo Olea, The City’s traffic engineer, told the Board of Supervisors in...Read More
Transit agency pilots left-turn calming program at seven intersections
Seven intersections have been targeted to pilot traffic calming measures that San Francisco transit officials hope will encourage drivers to slow down while making left turns. The San Francisco...Read More
Medical examiner identifies motorcyclist found dead near Panhandle
A male motorcyclist found dead near the Panhandle early Wednesday morning has been identified by the San Francisco medical examiner’s office as 42-year-old as Jeffrey Larry. Officer Tiffany Hang...Read More
Breed nominates LGBTQ, safe streets advocate to serve on transit agency board
Mayor London Breed announced Thursday that she nominated LGBTQ and bike safety advocate Jane Natoli to serve on the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency’s Board of Directors. Natoli currently...Read More
Two pedestrians suffer critical injuries in separate Thursday collisions
A person was struck by a driver Thursday morning in San Francisco’s Ingleside neighborhood, police said. Police reported that a female pedestrian was struck by a 41-year-old male driver...Read More
Mayor, transit agency, police unite to reduce SF traffic fatalities
Twenty-three people have died in traffic-related collisions throughout The City so far this year, which equals the total count for 2018. Transit agency officials hope to reduce risks that...Read More
Results show Valencia Street protected bike lane ‘dramatically’ reduces risk
"The data now backs up what we knew to be true — commonsense safety improvements dramatically reduce the risk of collisions and save lives." Read More
Pedestrian death prompts latest calls for ‘daylighting,’ other safety measures
Another pedestrian death on San Francisco streets. Another call for action.Read More
Pedestrian dies after being hit by a bus in the Tenderloin
A man was struck and killed by a bus Saturday night in San Francisco's Tenderloin neighborhood, and police are investigating how and why the man was hit.Read More
Driver arrested after hitting pedestrian near Alamo Square
A driver was arrested after her vehicle struck and seriously injured a 35-year-old woman near San Francisco's Alamo Square.Read More
Eight-year-old on bike struck crossing 19th Avenue
An 8-year-old boy suffered life-threatening injuries when a vehicle struck him Friday afternoon as he crossed 19th Avenue.Read More
Elderly woman seriously injured in SoMa hit-and-run
An elderly woman suffered life-threatening injuries in a hit-and-run collision in San Francisco's South of Market neighborhood on Saturday.Read More