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Committee advances Haney resolution declaring traffic-safety state of emergency

Public Safety and Neighborhood Services Committee · October 24, 2019
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Summary

Supervisor Matt Haney’s resolution declaring a state of emergency over pedestrian and cyclist fatalities was advanced to the full Board of Supervisors with amendments; the resolution lists five immediate emergency actions including more red-light cameras, expanded parking-control enforcement, targeted SFPD focus, lower speed limits and pedestrianized blocks.

Supervisor Matt Haney urged the Public Safety and Neighborhood Services Committee on Oct. 24 to declare a traffic-safety state of emergency, citing a recent deadly crash in the Tenderloin and saying, "We have lost 15 pedestrians and cyclists to preventable violence on our streets this year." The resolution, authored with President Norman Yee and supported by pedestrian advocates, lists five emergency…

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