Pedestrian safety is top of mind after this past weekend's tragic crash in West Portal that killed three members of a family waiting at a bus stop. The driver's speed is one of the factors police are looking at.Paul Rivera, his wife, and their 2 year old daughter live on a busy corridor in the Inner Richmond.'Constantly, we're just, like, watching cars because we're scared we're gonna get hit,' said Rivera.
Program Manager Shannon Hake. is working together with officials from San Jose and Oakland, the two other Bay Area cities allowed to install speed cameras under AB 645. 'I think any kind of enforcement along with traffic calming measures, and increased awareness for pedestrians safety will definitely help the community,' said Rivera. Los Angeles and Long Beach are the two California cities outside of the Bay Area allowed to install speed cameras.
board held a meeting Tuesday and hope to hire a contractor to install the cameras by early 2025.More information about the San Francisco speed-cameras project is available at the website here. Officials also have made a map showing where the cameras will be located.