Over the weekend, San Francisco's very own Princess Fiona had her first Town Hall meeting since joining the CA State Assembly. In addition to the everyday, pedestrian issues addressed, there was some talk about transportation safety issues of citywide interest. Read about them after the jump.

For example, 19th Avenue has been a safety problem, to say the least. Take a look at the full screen Street View here and ask yourself if this simple, old-school traffic signal really cuts it in the 21st century. Fiona says that countdown signals for six intersections should be installed by autumn. At the very least, there should be a pedestrian-only signal. We're going to get the signals that count down the seconds, which is fine, but it's taking an awful long time. Part of the problem is that 19th Avenue is considered a state highway so it's not like the city can just throw up a signal when and where it makes sense to do so.

She also talked about police enforcement actions on the westside, such as crosswalk "stings" (where drivers get cited for failure to yield to a plainclothes cop) and DUI checkpoints. So people, sometimes what might seem to be selective enforcement really isn't. If a team of cops is doing a sting operation, don't be surprised if that is their focus for that day.

Lastly, she talked about the prospect of mounting video cameras on Muni buses for the purpose of citing car owners for blocking bus stops. A good idea? Seems worth a try.