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Stephen Braitsch
4 years
LAST NIGHT we created a temporary safe path on Valencia St for ppl biking & scooting while motorists idled in the bike lane. It is a disgrace that 1 of SF's premiere retail corridors & a major N/S bike artery continues to be a dangerous car sewer. This must change. #justaminute
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Stephen Braitsch
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RT @sfstandard: The city's walkers and rollers won't be the only beneficiaries of a permanent highway closure. Nearby businesses will see a….
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The city's walkers and rollers won't be the only beneficiaries of a permanent highway closure. Nearby businesses will see a spending windfall.
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Stephen Braitsch
1 year
RT @StreetsblogNYC: Gridlock Gov. Kathy Hochul decision to pause congestion pricing will allow carnage to continue to spread on Manhattan s….
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A new tool tracks daily car crashes in the downtown Manhattan tolling zone where congestion pricing would've cut car traffic by 17 percent.
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Stephen Braitsch
1 year
Today we’re launching a live crash tracker of vehicle related injuries in NYC’s congestion pricing zone enabled by @kathyhochul’s abhorrent decision to delay the program indefinitely. Hochul's decision is an attack on NYC's most vulnerable residents.
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transpomaps.org
A live dashboard and analysis of the impact of congestion pricing on reducing vehicle crashes in the congestion relief zone.
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Stephen Braitsch
2 years
It's really sad to see @sfstandard perpetuating a stereotype that applies to a tiny fraction of people who ride a bike in San Francisco. This kind of language incites violence against the thousands of moms & dads in SF who bike because they cannot or choose not to drive a car.
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Stephen Braitsch
2 years
If anyone has any information about this crash please add it to our fatality map by clicking the "I knew this person" button on the right side of the screen.
transpomaps.org
A detailed analysis of traffic violence in San Francisco
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Stephen Braitsch
2 years
Another day, another pedestrian run down in the Tenderloin. This is our 25th traffic fatality this year. SFMTA will do a site visit to ensure the stop signs are working & then you can expect the next fatality on December 17th.
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A 25-year-old pedestrian was killed in a hit-and-run crash in the Tenderloin near Polk...
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Stephen Braitsch
2 years
NYC is again banning cars from 5th Ave during the holidays. Last year this brought $3M in spending to the area & made it safer & healthier for millions of people. @LondonBreed A vibrant & safe @UnionSquareSF starts with banning cars not more cops.
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Happy holidays!
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Stephen Braitsch
2 years
Your periodic reminder that I produce maps & data analyses to support safe streets advocacy, including a breakdown of where cars live in San Francisco alongside demographic data & how people commute to work.
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Explore our collection of projects to help you fight for safer, healthier and more equitable streets.
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Stephen Braitsch
2 years
@jeffreytumlin I make no apologies for my language. It is traumatic to witness car violence 1st hand. I've lived on Haight St. for 11 yrs, I'm car-free for 15 & ride my bike across this city daily. I am filled w/ rage at our city "leaders" who continue to put driver convenience over my safety.
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Stephen Braitsch
2 years
TW – A cyclist was just hit by a driver whipping a K-turn on Haight St. I rushed outside to administer first aid. Cyclist has serious face/head trauma but should survive. WHEN THE FUCK IS THIS GOING TO END @jeffreytumlin !!
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Stephen Braitsch
2 years
‘Freakish, bizarre accident’ is bullshit Nora. Richard died because @SFMTA_Muni refuses to install concrete traffic calming measures in the TL where 80-90% of residents DO NOT OWN A CAR. Post St is a 3 lane, 1 way freeway designed for speeding cars.
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A pedestrian killed Saturday morning after being hit by a vehicle in San Francisco’s...
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Stephen Braitsch
2 years
@SFMTA_Muni @jeffreytumlin @aeaken Crash data is critical to evaluating our progress towards VZ. Without it, we're literally flying blind. I've offered multiple times to help @SFMTA_Muni, @SFPD & @SF_DPH organize & analyze this and other VZ data and every offer has been ignored. PRR:
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Stephen Braitsch
2 years
What's further infuriating is that this issue has been brought up multiple times by myself & other advocates at @SFMTA_Muni board hearings & yet @jeffreytumlin and @aeaken have done nothing to address it. In fact, no one on the board has even acknowledged that this is a problem.
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Stephen Braitsch
2 years
It's now been 7 months since @SF_DPH updated SF's official #VisionZero dataset. 2 weeks ago I submitted a PRR which they just closed citing "ongoing technical issues". It is pathetic that a city "committed" to ending traffic violence can't even manage collecting data on it.
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Stephen Braitsch
2 years
Haha, this is absolutely brilliant.
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Danielle Baskin
2 years
Week of Cone RETURNS for halloween. This time, witches adorned with traffic cone hats perform a ritual on a waymo
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Stephen Braitsch
2 years
RT @hvnavoice: All hands on deck! We may lose 3-day #CarFreeHayes in less than 24 hours. Show up for public comment, 1pm tomorrow, or email….
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Stephen Braitsch
2 years
Tomorrow (10/17/23) the SFMTA board will vote to either keep the current 3 day HVSS programming or reduce it to just 9 hours on Saturdays. Please send an email right now (2 taps) to help us keep & expand this critical car-free space. ⬇️ tap here ⬇️. TY.
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Stephen Braitsch
2 years
The SFFD have long fought against car-free spaces citing their potential impact on EMT response times. Instead of placing onerous requirements on merchants who want to create outdoor marketplaces, they should look into why it takes them 20-30 mins to go 3 blocks. Hint: #traffic.
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Stephen Braitsch
2 years
What's more alarming though is that while 57% of Station 36's response times to Hayes St were < 5 mins, 13% were > 15 mins & 22 911 calls took Station 36 20 ��� 30 mins to respond to from just 3 blocks away. How can it take a fire truck with sirens blaring 30 mins to go 3 blocks?
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Stephen Braitsch
2 years
SFFD Station 36's average response time (AVT) to those 355 calls was 6 mins & 43 seconds which is 16% better than SFFD's current citywide average of 7m 49s. However Station 36's AVT has been creeping up over the past several years as more traffic continues to clog our streets.
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