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Walk San Francisco

Safer to walk streets of S.F., SF Chronicle, July 28, 2002
Postal Service tries scooters on S.F. hills, SF Chronicle, July 16, 2002
After Jan. 1 in S.F., it's park right or pay up, SF Chronicle, December 27, 2001
Supes vote to raise S.F. parking fines, SF Chronicle, August 7, 2001
S.F. drivers brace for leap in sidewalk parking fines, SF Chronicle, August 6, 2001
Sweeping changes proposed for pedestrian environment, SF Independent, July 11, 2001
Sporting News, SF Weekly, May 22, 2001
S.F. targets streets for better safety, SF Chronicle, May 9, 2001
Red-light runners face more cameras, Mercury News, December 7, 2000
Ticket unlikely when car hits pedestrian, SF Examiner, October 23, 2000
Pedestrian deaths on a record pace, SF Examiner, August 31, 2000
Supe's 100 ways to protect pedestrians, SF Examiner, July 17, 2000
Kids Take Over Traffic Detail, SF Chronicle, June 15, 2000
Supe presses for pedestrian ballot measure in November , SF Examiner, June 14, 2000
Bold Action Needed to Make Market Street Safe for Pedestrians (opinion piece) , SF Chronicle, June 14, 2000
Supes divided on pedestrian safety plan, SF Examiner, February 16, 2000
Committee cool to Brown's MTA picks, SF Examiner, February 11, 2000
S.F. Safety Crackdown Focuses on Pedestrians, SF Chronicle, February 10, 2000
Letter to Editor "Safer Crosswalks", SF Chronicle, February 1, 2000
Campaign targets carnage on streets, SF Examiner, January 29, 2000
Mayoral candidates fail to impress activists, SF Examiner, October 7, 1999
S.F. Mayor Rivals Talk About Parking Brown wants more, but still pushes Muni, SF Chronicle, October 7, 1999
Muni's carnage budget, SF Examiner, October 6, 1999
Pedestrian safety legislation proposed, SF Examiner, September 30, 1999
Peril For City's Pedestrians, SF Examiner, September 29, 1999
Revised plan draws focus to traffic, SF Examiner, August 25, 1999
S.F. Demonstrators Demand Improved Pedestrian Safety, SF Chronicle, June 23, 1999
Letter to Editor "Lives At Stake", SF Chronicle, May 12, 1999
Letter to Editor "Lawless Drivers", SF Chronicle, March 14, 1999

Pedestrian Deaths in year 2001

Man, 86, Killed in Hit-Run Near Lake Merced in S.F., SF Chronicle, January 9, 2001

Pedestrian Deaths in year 2000

Golden Gate Transit Bus Kills Woman In S.F. Crosswalk, SF Chronicle, December 13th, 2000
- Grieving Family Forgives Bus Driver Brother of woman run over in S.F. asking cops not to press charges, SF Chronicle, December 14th, 2000
Woman Crossing Street Killed by School Bus, SF Chronicle, November 4th, 2000
Tragedy on brink of good news, SF Examiner, September 18th, 2000
Two pedestrians killed, SF Examiner, August 29, 2000
91-Year-Old Dies After Being Struck by SUV, SF Chronicle, August 21, 2000
Pedestrian Killed in S.F. Identified as Concord Woman, SF Chronicle, August 6, 2000
City's pedestrian death toll reaches 18 this year, SF Examiner, June 19, 2000
S.F. Streets Deadly for Pedestrians -- Woman 18th Fatality This Year, SF Chronicle, May 26, 2000
Map of pedestrian deaths for January - March, SF Examiner, March 30, 2000
Hit-and-run driver kills female jogger near Presidio, SF Examiner, March 29, 2000
- Public's Help Requested After Fatal Hit-Run in S.F., SF Chronicle, March 30, 2000
- S.F. jogger killed in hit-and-run, SF Examiner, March 30, 2000
Another Elderly Pedestrian Hit, Killed in S.F., SF Chronicle, March 23, 2000
Man Hit, Killed By Car in Freak S.F. Accident, SF Chronicle, February 18, 2000
4th pedestrian dies in S.F. since Jan. 1, SF Examiner, January 28, 2000
- Driver in Fatal Crash Now Missing, SF Chronicle, February 9, 2000
- Woman Sought In Fatal Crash Turns Herself In, SF Chronicle, February 23, 2000
Taxicab Kills Girl, 3, Injures Mother in S.F. Crosswalk, SF Chronicle, January 28, 2000
- Mother, daughter hit by cab; girl, 3, dies, SF Examiner, January 27, 2000
Girl Not Sent On Field Trip Killed by Car, SF Chronicle, January 11, 2000
S.F. street sweeper hits, kills woman, 76, SF Examiner, January 6, 2000

1999

Police Car Hits Pedestrian in Mission District, SF Chronicle, December 28, 1999
Friends Remember Girl Who Loved Books, SF Chronicle, October 23, 1999
Jaywalker killed in Sunset District, SF Examiner, October 7, 1999
- Blaming pedestrians (Letter to the Editor), SF Examiner, October 20, 1999
Berkeley Accident Prompts Calls for More Crosswalks Woman crossing Ashby struck by car, SF Chronicle, October 2, 1999
Boy, 7, Fatally Hit by Van in S.F. Tenderloin Intersection Site lacked `walk-don't walk' signal, SF Chronicle, August 25, 1999
Boy, 4, hit by car, is treated, released, SF Examiner, September 1, 1999
$210,000 Award in Muni Bus Accident Driver already cost city $850,000, SF Chronicle, September 9, 1999
Car drags toddler, baby in stroller, SF Examiner, June 19, 1999
- Driver in fatal crash had failed test, SF Examiner, June 24, 1999
- Driver Acquitted In Death Of Baby; Child died when stroller was struck in crosswalk, SF Chronicle, November 12, 1999
Mayor's words irk woman hit by limo, SF Examiner, September 20, 1996

Pedestrian Accidents in General

The Sidewalks of S.F. Turn Into Parking Lots, SF Chronicle, October 9, 2000
Davis OKs crackdown to protect pedestrians, SF Examiner, September 30, 2000
Grave voices for pedestrian safety, SF Examiner, Sep 21, 2000
Legislature OKs pedestrian safety measures, SF Examiner, Sep 3, 2000
CRASH COURSE Twelve intersections top task force list of the city's deadliest crossings, SF Chronicle, August 11, 2000
The road to record deaths, San Jose Mercury, July 25, 2000
Deaths, Injuries Cloud 'Walkers' Paradise', Los Angeles Times, June 26, 2000
South Carolina DOT Owes Damages to Minor Pedestrian When Signal Interval Too Short for Safe Crossing, Road Management & Engineering, October 1, 1998
Traffic Death Lawsuit Settled S.F. to pay $250,000 to family of mother, SF Chronicle, June 22, 2000
Accident victims' road to recovery, SF Examiner, June 13, 2000
New ways to save pedestrians, SF Examiner editorial, May 28, 2000
City installs lighted safety crosswalk, SF Examiner, April 19, 2000
Letters to the Editor, SF Examiner, March 31, 2000
- Walk the Talk Editorial (that spawned the above letters to the editor), SF Examiner, March 29, 2000
Taming Streets for Two Feet, Washington Post, April 5, 2000
Case Against Prosecutor Is Dismissed, SF Chronicle, March 29, 2000
- Assistant D.A. Sought In Hit-Run Incident, SF Chronicle, March 13, 1999
Teng trains spotlight on pedestrian safety, SF Examiner, March 28, 2000
Suspended Driver Held In S.F. Hit-and-Run, SF Chronicle, March 23, 2000
Egypt traffic death sparks riot, BBC News, March 5, 2000
Pedestrian vs. Automobile: It's a Two-Way Street, Los Angeles Times, March 1, 2000
S.F. Police Pan Proposal to Use Pedestrian Decoys, SF Chronicle, February 16, 2000
- Proposal For Police Decoys Shelved, SF Chronicle, February 29, 2000
Bill Would Put Brakes on State's Rising Speed Limits, Los Angeles Times, February 10, 2000
S.F. cracks down on drivers, SF Examiner, February 3, 2000
City moves to protect pedestrians, SF Examiner, February 1, 2000
Right-Turn-on-Red Ban Urged for S.F., SF Chronicle, February 1, 2000
Crosswalk `Sting' Nabs Berkeley Speeders, SF Chronicle, January 15, 2000
Panel OKs Longer Crossing Times For Pedestrians, SF Chronicle, January 12, 2000
Correa Wants to Double Fines in Pedestrian Areas, Los Angeles Times, December 17, 1999
Pedestrians Often Blamed When Struck, Los Angeles Times, December 16, 1999
S.F.'s endangered pedestrians, SF Examiner Editorial, October 4, 1999
S.F. tops state in pedestrian fatality rate, SF Examiner, September 29, 1999
43 Pedestrian Deaths Create Record in S.F. Rate of road fatalities nearly double last year, SF Chronicle, March 6, 1999
Rainy Nights Deadly for S.F. Pedestrians, SF Chronicle, August 18, 1999
Pedestrians Face High Risk In 3 of the Bay Area's Counties, SF Chronicle, September 29, 1999
Mayor vows to make streets safer for cars, pedestrians, SF Examiner, April 14, 1999