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City advisory panel warns pedestrian deaths rising; SFMTA and SFPD outline steps
Summary
The Government Audit and Oversight Committee heard the Pedestrian Safety Advisory Committee's annual report, including stark pedestrian fatality data and a 2014 work plan. SFMTA described its WalkFirst plan and a 70-mile high-injury corridor list; SFPD cited a 43% rise in traffic enforcement citations and new near-real-time collision mapping.
Zach Marks, chairman of the Pedestrian Safety Advisory Committee, told the Government Audit and Oversight Committee that "San Francisco is the most deadly city in California for pedestrians," saying cars hit about three pedestrians per day and citing 21 pedestrian deaths last year and projections that the city could exceed 35 this year. Marks urged stronger funding and earlier involvement of PSAC in project planning.
The committee heard that PSAC expanded its membership and outreach in 2013, issued formal letters to the Board and Mayor's Pedestrian Task Force, and helped prompt SFPD to post traffic-citation statistics monthly. Marks recommended bylaw revisions, an eventual…
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