Hayward Council backs quick-build street fixes and a three-month enforcement operation after three pedestrian deaths

Hayward City Council on March 31 endorsed a staff plan to deploy immediate, low-cost "quick-build" street changes at the city's highest-risk intersections and launch a three-month, data-driven enforcement operation aimed at reducing pedestrian fatalities.

"In the month of February, we investigated unfortunately three fatal pedestrian traffic collisions," Lieutenant Ryan Sil of the Hayward Police Department told the council, noting the incidents happened at different times and locations within a ten-day span and remain under investigation. Lt. Sil singled out the Tennyson at Baldwin collision in which "an elderly grandmother and her grandson were hit ... while in the crosswalk." He said the department will pair investigations with engineering reviews to recommend safety fixes.

Byron Tang, principal transportation engineer, framed the work as part of a Vision Zero approach adopted by the city in 2023. He said the city's high-injury network makes up about…