Stephen 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 city's walkers and rollers won't be the only beneficiaries of a permanent highway closure. Nearby businesses will see a spending windfall. sfstandard.com/opinion/2024/1…

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. nyc.streetsblog.org/2024/07/02/new…

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. transpomaps.org/projects/nyc-c…

@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. transpomaps.org/san-francisco/…

Great to see enforcement of basic parking rules back in San Francisco! Having to occasionally push a stroller into a dangerous street to get around a “parked” SUV always grinds my gears.

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

If SF is unwilling to do whatever it takes to prevent the killing of families waiting for the bus, how can we criticize those that resist gun control and only offer thoughts and prayers as consolation? We could end pedestrian deaths if we were serious. missionlocal.org/2024/03/sf-mou…

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

@braitsch @sfstandard really disappointing that this is their response to your valid feedback. Definitely reluctant to work with them going forward.

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.

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. transpomaps.org/san-francisco/…

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. sfchronicle.com/bayarea/articl…

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. timeout.com/newyork/news/f…

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. transpomaps.org/maps

@anniefryman transpomaps.org/san-francisco/…

@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.

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 !!

‘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. sfchronicle.com/bayarea/articl…

@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: sanfrancisco.nextrequest.com/requests/23-58…

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.

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.

@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. data.cityofnewyork.us/Public-Safety/…

Haha, this is absolutely brilliant