Stephen Braitsch

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[Stephen Braitsch @braitsch]

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

[The San Francisco Standard @sfstandard]

The city's walkers and rollers won't be the only beneficiaries of a permanent highway closure. Nearby businesses will see a spending windfall. https://t.co/skt5wxHlW1

[Streetsblog New York City @StreetsblogNYC]

Gridlock Gov. Kathy Hochul decision to pause congestion pricing will allow carnage to continue to spread on Manhattan streets, as drivers kill and maim pedestrians and cyclists throughout the would-be tolling zone. https://t.co/bgxijRYw0I

[Stephen Braitsch @braitsch]

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.

https://t.co/qWCiBuQ1xN

[Stephen Braitsch @braitsch]

@jeremys Don't get too excited. Only 1.89% of all SFMTA parking citations this year have been for V22500F (parking on a sidewalk) and yet sidewalk parking constitutes 20% of all illegal parking complaints sent to 311.

https://t.co/wCF33fB9GS

[Stephen Braitsch @braitsch]

@zachklein Why don't you do something with all your money and influence instead of sitting here virtue signalling on this website.

[Stephen Braitsch @braitsch]

@adamegelman @sfstandard Wow, that's awful. What a horrible person

[Stephen Braitsch @braitsch]

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.

[Stephen Braitsch @braitsch]

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.

https://t.co/Ajh8BQGoq4

[Stephen Braitsch @braitsch]

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. https://t.co/J2dPCiygcq

[Stephen Braitsch @braitsch]

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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[Stephen Braitsch @braitsch]

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.

https://t.co/RHoV9zUhfg

[Stephen Braitsch @braitsch]

@anniefryman https://t.co/8UohLb73tE

[Stephen Braitsch @braitsch]

@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.

[Stephen Braitsch @braitsch]

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 !!

[Stephen Braitsch @braitsch]

‘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.

https://t.co/a9zmeaFeOh

[Stephen Braitsch @braitsch]

@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: https://t.co/8ecj1J7jiT

[Stephen Braitsch @braitsch]

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.

[Stephen Braitsch @braitsch]

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.

[Stephen Braitsch @braitsch]

@miatkowski NYC publishes crash data on its open data portal w/ only a 1 week lag. Just build your own dashboard instead of relying on the city's. https://t.co/H3eS7qkMvi

[Stephen Braitsch @braitsch]

Haha, this is absolutely brilliant

[Danielle Baskin @djbaskin]

Week of Cone RETURNS for halloween. This time, witches adorned with traffic cone hats perform a ritual on a waymo