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Committee backs civil grand jury finding on bicycle enforcement, orders further analysis on a citywide safety plan
Summary
After presentations from the civil grand jury, Mayor's Office, SFMTA, SFPD and Bicycle Advisory Committee, the GAO Committee agreed with a finding that SFPD needs support to enforce roadway laws, approved one recommendation, and required further analysis on creating a bicycle safety enforcement agreement with a six‑month deadline for a plan.
San Francisco — The Government Audit and Oversight Committee on Monday took up a civil grand jury follow‑up report titled "Are the Wheels Moving Forward?" and directed agencies to work toward clearer coordination on bicycle safety.
Martha Mangold, the civil grand jury foreperson, presented the jury’s recommendations, including an aspirational target of zero bicycle fatalities and a 50% annual reduction in bicycle collisions; the jury also urged a bicycle safety enforcement agreement to align city agencies on enforcement priorities, expanded officer bicycle training and more robust education for motorists and cyclists.
Jillian Gillette, Director of Transportation Policy in the Mayor’s Office, said the mayor’s office and partner agencies support the goal of safer streets but believe the grand jury’s specific targets…
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