A safety-minded street reconfiguration overcame opposition in San Francisco thanks to strong political leadership.
"Sixth Street will lose one southbound traffic lane and gain wider sidewalks in an effort to enhance pedestrian safety, after a 6-1 vote by the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency Tuesday," report Joe Fitzgerald Rodriguez. "The board also approved eliminating a traffic lane on nearby Taylor Street to widen sidewalks for safety."
A driver of a motor vehicles strikes a pedestrian once every 16 days, on average, on the notoriously dangerous Sixth Street, according to the article, so the reconfiguration is designed to make the street safer for pedestrians. Still, the approval "came despite heated opposition from business groups to the Sixth Street improvements, including the San Francisco Chamber of Commerce and Hotel Council of San Francisco," according to Fitzgerald Rodriguez.
FULL STORY: Sixth Street pedestrian safety project approved despite business opposition
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Congress Moves to End Reconnecting Communities and Related Grants
The House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee moved to rescind funding for the Neighborhood Equity and Access program, which funds highway removals, freeway caps, transit projects, pedestrian infrastructure, and more.
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