A Safer Waterfront
A car-free Embarcadero will be a safer Embarcadero.
san francisco’s vision zero
San Francisco has committed to a Vision Zero goal: zero traffic deaths, fewer traffic injuries by 2024, yet injuries and deaths have RISEN since their 2014 resolution.
As part of its Vision Zero plan, SF developed maps to “identify where the most investments in engineering, education and enforcement should be focused to have the biggest impact in reducing fatalities and severe injuries.”
Vision Zero identified Embarcadero as a High Injury Corridor in 2017. The Port of San Francisco designed bike lanes along the Embarcadero that were supposed to be built in 2015, but they were not built. And in 2018, tragedy occurred.
embarcadero traffic death
In 2018, Kevin Manning was hit and killed pedaling a pedicab on the Embarcadero.
SF Examiner: "Cyclists say stalled Embarcadero bike lane plan could have prevented pedicab crash":
Protected bike lanes planned a decade ago for the Embarcadero could have prevented a Honda Civic from striking and critically injuring a pedicab operator cycling there Wednesday, transportation advocates say. The delay of those bike lanes, they added, was preventable.
The Port of San Francisco has missed key deadlines to create those protected bike lanes, according to public documents reviewed by the San Francisco Examiner.
Port engineering plans for bike lanes along the Embarcadero with barriers to prevent cars from interacting with cyclists were slated to debut in 2015, but have yet to materialize.
a safer embarcadero
The Grand Embarcadero vision removes cars from the Embarcadero completely. Our vision is a safe Embarcadero, where people on foot and bike can’t be killed or injured by cars.
Grand Embarcadero separates foot traffic from bicycle traffic, making the Embarcadero less stressful and safer for both cyclists and pedestrians.
