Since failing last year to reach a goal of achieving zero traffic fatalities in San Francisco, advocates for pedestrian safety are demanding that city officials adopt a new plan with a renewed commitment to street safety.
So far this year, there have been six pedestrians killed in traffic crashes this year, including most recently a 47-year-old who was killed in a hit-and-run crash at Bayshore Boulevard and Jerrold Avenue. Five of the six people killed this year in traffic crashes were seniors. On the steps were 10 pairs of shoes that represented each person so far killed this year on city streets in traffic crashes.
“We are standing here today to note that it has already been 139 days since the city’s Vision Zero policy has expired,” said Jodie Medeiros, executive director of Walk San Francisco. “There’s no policy or plan for our city agencies to coordinate and act.”
Advocates delivered a letter to Lurie that he adopt a new Vision Zero policy by July 30 and to have a traffic safety plan in place by Sept. 30, coordinating with city agencies.
The city adopted Vision Zero in 2014 and has seen mixed progress year to year. Last year, the city recorded 42 traffic-related deaths. Of those traffic deaths, 24 were pedestrians, according to city data…