San Francisco Kids Encourage Pedestrian Safety By Urging Motorists to Drive Slow

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Kids from San Francisco’s Outer Sunset neighborhood are learning how to speak up for safe streets in their community.

In July 2014, the Sunset Neighborhood Beacon Center and the Outer Noriega Merchants Association organized an event which urged drivers to “Keep Sunset Slow.”

The street safety initiative was sponsored with support from a $3,000 grant provided by the Neighborhood Justice Fund, a fund distributed by District Attorney George Gascón’s office, according to a Streetsblog SF blog post.

The Fund is aimed at empowering neighborhood residents to take action to improve neighborhood and pedestrian safety.

In the Streetsblog post, District 4 Supervisor Katy Tang said: “It’s wonderful to see that the merchants have taken upon their own initiative to really try to slow down the traffic in the area.”

Although outreach is a great way to get started with raising awareness of the need for a safer built environment, Supervisor Tang says its not enough.

A stop sign or a more narrow street would be the best way to ensure pedestrian safety and promote physical activity in the long run.

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