Starting this Friday at 7 p.m., Muni will be shutting down the N-Judah and part of the J-Church for 10 days while they complete some ongoing track work on Carl Street and around Church and Duboce. Because space will be limited on the shuttle replacements, Muni Chief Ed Reiskin provided some helpful advice for dealing with the interrupted service: "We're asking everyone who can bike, walk or even work from home to ensure space on the Muni shuttle for those who cannot." more ›

A pedestrian running across the street (allegedly against the light) at 19th and Valencia was struck by a car Saturday evening around 6 p.m., sending him ten feet in the air and bouncing off a second passing vehicle, according to one witness. Witnesses say the car, Toyota Sienna, had the right of way, and that the victim ran out in front of the car, which was crossing Valencia heading west on 19th. more ›

Chris Bucchere, the cyclist who fatally struck a 71-year-old pedestrian after "plowing" in to a cross walk at Market and Castro Streets, could soon face charges of vehicular manslaughter, the Chronicle reports. According to the mustachioed duo of Matier & Ross and their sources inside the DA's office, District Attorney Gascón plans to file the felony charges that could result in up to 16 months in prison for Bucchere if he is convicted. more ›

Yet another person was stuck by a driver, this time in Mission Terrace. An unidentified female was critically injured after being struck by a vehicle in the city's Mission Terrace neighborhood last night. "A vehicle had just made a left turn from Italy Avenue onto Mission Street when it struck the 41-year-old woman, who had apparently stepped out from in between two parked cars in an area outside of the crosswalk," reports SF Appeal. more ›

The cyclist who struck a 71-year-old pedestrian — who later died from his injuries — at Castro and Market Streets last week allegedly took to the Internet on the day of the incident to tell his side of the story. In a message posted on the Mission Cycling Club forum, member Chris Bucchere apparently identified himself as the cyclist responsible for the crash in an incredibly detailed post describing his early morning ride from San Francisco to the Marin headlands and back. From Bucchere's post on March 29th: more ›

Good news for the elderly pedestrian struck by a cyclist at Castro and Market Streets yesterday: although his injuries were originally considered life threatening, the victim (now confirmed to be a sprightly 72-years-old) is expected to survive. Police have yet to confirm eyewitness reports that the cyclist ran a red light before colliding with the unsuspecting septuagenarian. more ›

An elderly pedestrian was taken to S.F. General with life threatening injuries after a cyclist struck him in the crosswalk at the busy intersection of Castro and Market Streets around 8 a.m. this morning. According to police, the biker may have run a red light as he came down the hill on Castro and crossed Market Street. more ›

SFist's own Brock Keeling is on the scene of a brutal hit and run accident at Bryant and Second Streets in SOMA this afternoon. Reportedly, a pedestrian was crossing Second street when he was struck by a white vehicle heading east on Bryant. more ›

At the corner of The Embarcadero and Lombard Street on Sunday night, a vehicle hit not one but two pedestrians. According to SF Appeal, "One of the two struck was in serious condition as of early this morning...[t]he other victim was in stable condition." Fortunately, the driver stayed at the scene and cooperated with authorities. more ›

On Tuesday afternoon, a pedestrian crossing Eddy Street at Leavenworth in the Tenderloin was struck by a shuttle bus in the intersection. The accident, which left the victim pinned under the shuttle for twenty minutes until fire crews could get him out, was caught on film by a security camera on the corner and dug up by the news team at KRON 4 yesterday. Heads up, it's pretty harrowing: more ›

Get out that sunscreen — or a parka — the Sunday Streets 2012 line-up was announced yesterday, with the big kick-off happening on March 11th along the Embarcadero. The family/bike/pedestrian-friendly event runs every month through October, and will hit the Mission on four Sundays this year, along with the addition of a date in the Outer Mission/Excelsior area. more ›

Cyclists forced to share the slow-plodding eastern sidewalk of the Golden Gate Bridge with gaggles of tourists and other slow-moving foot traffic over the past five months, finally got their old speedway back over the weekend. As the Examiner reports, the west side sidewalk reopened Friday after construction crews completed retrofit work that was hogging up the west side bike lane. more ›

Eastbound Geary Boulevard between 9th and 11th Avenues closed temporarily this morning after a vehicle-pedestrian collision. According to SF Appeal, "a 70 year old male was struck by a Toyota SUV at 10th Avenue and Geary at 7:56 AM. The victim was transported to SF General, and the driver, who stopped after the accident, remained at the scene." more ›

Dionette Cherney, the 67-year-old woman critically injured on July 15 after being struck by a bicyclist in a crosswalk at Mission Street and The Embarcadero, died this morning. "Police were called to the intersection around 8:30 a.m. and found the woman suffering from a life-threatening head injury," reports SF Appeal. "An investigation revealed that the bicyclist had run a red light, hitting the woman as she was crossing the street legally." Though the cyclist was questioned before being released, he could (and should) face the same charges that would be befall to a regular driver. more ›

KGO is reporting that a woman was struck by a cable car at the intersection of Broadway and Mason at around 10:30 a.m. on Saturday morning after she "darted" in front of it, according to witnesses. The cable car passengers said they tried to warn the woman to look out, as the operator was unable to stop the car in time. more ›

While it's certainly no 19th Avenue, the intersection at Harrison and Main is closely turning into one of the city's most perilous places for pedestrian crossing. "We have multiple traffic estuaries throughout the neighborhood, dumping cars, trucks, buses and anything else with wheels onto our streets, and many of the drivers are not only distracted by technology, but confused by the lines drawn on the road," reports LiveSOMA. Enter Jamie Whitaker (AKA Rincon Hill SF) who captured what goes who at Harrison and Main on a regular basis during rush hour. more ›

SPUR came out with a report today outlining how S.F. can use the large influx of money that the upcoming America's Cup will undoubtedly generate as an impetus to make major, much needed investments to the city now. more ›

At around 2 a.m. on Sunday morning, a taxi and limousine collided at the intersection of Jones and Sutter, causing the limo to hit a nearby light post. The bottom sleeve of the pole shattered, and the debris injured two pedestrians. more ›

The Chronicle came out with an article this morning with data stating that 800 pedestrians get hit by cars in San Francisco each year, about two per day, which is a higher ratio than in other big walking cities, such as New York, London, Hong Kong, and Tokyo. more ›

On Wednesday at Geary and Leavenworth, a UCSF shuttle bus hit and killed a 65-year-old woman crossing the street. "The 12:27 p.m. accident occurred as the bus was headed north on Leavenworth and turned left onto Geary, hitting the victim, who was pronounced dead at the scene," reports the Chronicle. "Police Sgt. Michael Andraychak said the victim, whose identity was not released, was crossing Geary heading south on Leavenworth at the time of the accident." more ›

Coming on the heels of numerous recent pedestrian and cyclist deaths, SFPD will be conducting "pedestrian enforcement operations" throughout September. The operations will take place during peak traffic hours at various locations throughout the city, including the Geary Street corridor, San Bruno Avenue corridor, Bayshore Boulevard, Sixth Street corridor, and Cole Valley. more ›

Just before 6 a.m. in the city's Ingleside district, a pedestrian was struck by a CHIP motorcycle near Brotherhood Way and Head Street. The pedestrian was taken to a nearby hospital to be treated for a non-life threatening leg injury According to BCN (via SF Appeal), "Preliminary reports indicate the pedestrian may have been under the influence of alcohol at the time of the accident." more ›

Every student driver's worst nightmare: 20-year-old Livermore driver, Farhat Mohammad, plowed into six pedestrians on Saturday night while learning how to drive. According to The Chronicle, Mohammad "was apparently traveling west on Wetmore Road in a Honda Civic just before 8 p.m. and made a left turn onto Vallecitos Road, where she struck the six adults in the crosswalk." Three of the victims were taken to a nearby hospital to be treated for non-life-threatening injuries. more ›

Yikes. A man was struck by and subsequently trapped under a 14-Mission bus this morning at 11 a.m. near the corner of Mission and Beale Streets downtown. Emergency responders had to come to lift the bus off the man, and he was subsequently rushed to the hospital suffering life-threatening injuries. [KCBS] more ›

The second Sunday Streets of 2010 is this Sunday along the Great Highway route from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. The event will be in conjunction with the World Health Organization's 1000 cities, 1000 lives campaign for World Health Day 2010. more ›

A fatal accident occurred at Fourth and King, resulting in the death of a pedestrian. The incident, where an eastbound big-rig collided with a southbound pickup truck, happened at around 5 a.m. more ›

Via T.N.: "will now always look both ways before crossing the street because you never know when a f*cking giant Genentech commuter bus will run the red light at Market and Church." more ›

A pedestrian was hit by a Caltrain in South San Francisco this morning. "The incident was reported at 9:39 a.m. just north of the South San Francisco Caltrain station." No further details are available. We'll update as soon as we know more. [ABC 7] more ›