Vision Zero

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.

1 year ago

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…

2 years ago

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…

2 years ago

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.

2 years ago

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…

2 years ago

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…

2 years ago

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…

3 years ago

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.…

3 years ago

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…

4 years ago

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…

4 years ago

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…

4 years ago

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…

4 years ago

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…

4 years ago

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…

5 years ago

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…

5 years ago

Pedestrian death prompts latest calls for ‘daylighting,’ other safety measures

Another pedestrian death on San Francisco streets. Another call for action.

5 years ago

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…

5 years ago

Breed accelerates SFMTA projects on high-injury corridors

Mayor London Breed announced Thursday she's expedited projects on three of The City's most dangerous streets.

6 years ago

Pedestrian struck last week in Haight dies

A 60-year-old man who suffered critical injuries in a hit-and-run collision last week in the Haight has died, according to…

6 years ago

Pedestrian injured in Panhandle hit-and-run

A 60-year-old man suffered life-threatening injuries in a hit-and-run collision along The City's Panhandle on Wednesday night, according to police.

6 years ago

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