Summary:

Twenty-four pedestrians died from vehicle crashes last year and six have been killed in 2025, five of whom were seniors. San Francisco’s streets are dangerous shared spaces that were rushed through without adequate safety planning and designed entirely around the motor vehicle. We demand immediate action to protect pedestrians, restore transparency, and reconsider the car dominance on San Francisco’s streets, which many oppose and which is legally and publicly contested. Help us reach 500 signatures.

To:

San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie
San Francisco Recreation and Park Department
San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency (SFMTA)
Walk San Francisco
San Francisco Bicycle Coalition
San Francisco Police Department
San Francisco Department of Public Health
San Francisco Mayor’s Disability Council

Twenty-four pedestrians died from vehicle crashes last year and six have been killed in 2025, five of whom were seniors. 

These are not just isolated accidents—this is the predictable result of poor planning and lack of oversight. San Francisco’s streets have been designed around motor vehicle convenience and dominated by cars without adequate safety infrastructure, signage, or public input. There is no separation between fast-moving cars and pedestrians, no visible enforcement, and no meaningful protections for vulnerable users—especially seniors, people with disabilities, and families.

We, the undersigned, demand that the City of San Francisco take urgent and corrective action to prevent further harm. Specifically, we call for:

1. Suspension of car access to streets through San Francisco until appropriate pedestrian safety infrastructure is in place.
2. Installation of separated, clearly marked bike and pedestrian zones, with visible signage and physical barriers.
3. Restoration of transparency around the decision to design our entire street grid around car dominance.
4. Inclusion of older adults, disability advocates, and community members in the redesign and future planning of our city streets.
5. Commissioning of an independent safety audit to review collision history, pedestrian risk, and traffic dynamics.
6. Re-evaluation of the Slow Streets network and a commitment to a connected grid of car-free and car-light streets throughout the city and its broader impacts on transportation, safety, and equity.

The public deserves safe, thoughtfully designed streets in San Francisco—not high-speed, unregulated streets where pedestrians are left at risk. No more injuries. No more deaths. No more silence. We demand accountability.

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