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People are dying from traffic violence, and, yes, these deaths are preventable. But city officials admit we aren't on track to meet our Vision Zero goals. Below, a thread of recent @sfexaminer coverage on what The City says needs to be done and how we're tracking against that. 1/ https://twitter.com/FamilyTransitD1/status/1334392853670191105
"The City was the second in the nation to adopt a Vision Zero platform in 2014, but it remains a challenge to achieve the steep reduction in the rates of traffic violence required to eliminate traffic violence." https://sfex.news/35ncU2K
Experts say speed is the number one factor in determining whether someone will live or die in a traffic crash, but The City doesn't have the authority to install automated speed cameras: https://sfex.news/2Qj1tC5
The City also lacks the power to set its own speed limits, save for a few loopholes like in the areas around schools or senior centers: https://sfex.news/35CtRXi
The traditional approach to street safety centers around the three Es: enforcement, education and engineering. With the current budget environment, officials believe grants to fund education can make a big difference in road user behavior: https://sfex.news/3eRKfHA
As for enforcement, it's complicated. This year, the number of traffic citations has plummeted, but fatalities haven't meaningfully changed. Plus, most of those traffic stops are still disproportionately falling on San Francisco's Black drivers: https://sfex.news/37cj6M9
Sticking on the theme of equity, it took months for the Tenderloin, a neighborhood with high density, little access to green space and many residents who are children, seniors, immigrants and/or mobility impaired, to get anything resembling a Slow Street: https://sfex.news/3euQBe6
Supes have gotten involved, and they're urging the @sfmta_muni to use "every available tool" to slow cars down and protect pedestrians, cyclists and other travelers: https://sfex.news/2Ip3EDL
