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 ›

Brittney Gilbert at Eye On Blogs brings our attention to what could be our new favorite blog, The Pedestrianist. More than any driver or cyclist, the delicate pedestrian is the single most maligned minority in the history of the world, ever. (Examples: Where are our energizer stations? Where are our street closures? Where are our coalitions? Where in the hell are our biergartens with porta-potties?) Apparently, jaywalkers make streets safer. We're living speed bumps, if you will. The Pedestrianist says: more ›

Remember that whole idea about shutting part of Market Street to vehicle traffic, kind of like what they've done with sections of Broadway in New York City? Well, it's coming to pass in a pilot program, at least for a six-week test run, starting on September 29th. Vehicles traveling eastbound (downtown) on Market will be encouraged to turn right on 10th Street, and then forced to turn right on 8th. Any cars that get onto Market Street via 7th will be forced to turn right on 6th. (See map here.) While comparisons have been made to Las Ramblas in Barcelona or NYC's new traffic-free plazas along Broadway, the difference here is the compromise which will still allow bus, taxi and delivery vehicle traffic down Market -- forcing only unwitting East-Bayers and tourists who don't already know to avoid Market Street to drive in endless, crazy-making circles. more ›

A Honda hybrid, it seems, "[c]lobbered a few pedestrians and stopped the N for a bit in both directions" this morning at 7th Avenue and Irving. more ›

Walk Score, a site that tells you just how "walkable" your city or hood is, ranked San Francisco the top spot for those of us who get by on foot exclusively. Eating San Francisco's dust is 2. New York, NY; 3. Boston, MA; 4. Chicago, IL; 5. Philadelphia, PA; 6. Seattle, WA; 7. Washington D.C.; 8. Long Beach, CA; 9. Los Angeles, CA; and 10. Portland, OR. (Chinatown came in as the number one hood for walking.) On a score from 0-100, WalkScore decides which city is deemed "Walkers' Paradise," "Very Walkable,""Somewhat Walkable," and "Car-Dependent" like this: they "calculate the walkability of an address by locating nearby stores, restaurants, schools, parks, etc. Walk Score measures how easy it is to live a car-lite lifestyle—not how pretty the area is for walking." The site also features helpful maps and other pro-pedestrian propaganda. Be sure to check it out. [via Curbed] more ›