TLCBD Pedestrian Safety Campaign Builds Awareness for TL Traffic Signal Changes

Within the past few weeks, traffic signal changes have been put into place at 10 intersections within the Tenderloin. These changes include new times allotted for pedestrian-only crossings, longer crossing times, the addition of “No Turn on Red” signs, and green arrow turn lights — all good news for pedestrian safety.

However, as with many changes, there can be challenges and confusion, especially during this introductory period. TLCBD has begun a Pedestrian Safety Campaign to raise awareness about signal changes, reduce confusion, and build an understanding of general pedestrian safety best practices.

The TLCBD Safe Passage program, and its well-recognized Corner Captains, are deploying an outreach team. Tenderloin residents Eric Rozell and Brian Trayers are leading the effort. They will also be recruiting others to ‘spread the word’ through direct outreach at intersections and presentations to neighborhood groups.

If you’re interested in having a safety presentation given to your organization or group, or if you are looking for opportunities to volunteer, become a Safety Captain or Outreach Specialist email Brian@TLCBD.org.

Special thanks to the SFMTA, Boys and Girls Club of San Francisco, Stepping Stone, St Francis Foundation, and Curry Senior Center who have been a part of this campaign.

*Signal Retiming Project

A team of SFMTA engineers have been actively working on a signal retiming project for the past two years.  The scope of this project is to retime all of the intersections in the Tenderloin, Western Addition, and south of Market Street to include pedestrian safety features like lead pedestrian intervals (LPI’s), slower crossing times, and slower vehicle progression speed.  As part of this project, they are also evaluating intersections for additional measures like pedestrian scrambles. The Tenderloin portion will begin implementation over the summer, and include 60+ intersections!