Despite the recent introduction of double fines for traffic citations — a deterrent that has proven effective elsewhere — pedestrian accidents on Van Ness Avenue have skyrocketed in the past two years, increasing the calls for more traffic-calming measures there.In 2008, there were nine such incidents on Van Ness, which doubles as U.S. Highway 101 in San Francisco. In 2009, that total increased to 27 — a 300 percent hike — and last year rose to 30.
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The fate of pride flags hanging on lamp posts along Market Street is scheduled to be determined by the Board of Supervisors on Tuesday.
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A Whole Foods is coming to Market Street in a development that will include residential units in the eight-story building.A triangular lot that is bounded by Market, 14th and Dolores streets will be transformed from a vacant S&C Ford dealership building and two residential units to 82 new studios, one- to three-bedroom apartments and the 31,000-square-foot grocery store.
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A car fire near the intersection of 6th and Market streets has a portion of The City’s main thoroughfare blocked during Monday’s evening rush hour.The white SUV is parked in the right-hand lane of Market Street heading west with white smoke steaming out of its engine. San Francisco Fire Department officials have confirmed a vehicle was on fire at the intersection around 5:15 p.m., but did not know if there were injuries involved in the incident.
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A 36-year-old man was robbed of his laptop and checkbook Wednesday, cops said. The man was walking in the 900 block of Market Street at 6 a.m. when two black men in their mid-20s approached and attacked him, police said. One of the suspects punched the victim in the nose while the other ripped the victim’s computer bag off his shoulder, police said. One of the brutes pulled out a handgun and said to the victim, “Don’t follow us.”
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The iconic rainbow banners that dot the stretch of Market Street in the Castro district have hung for a decade and, in many cases, are ready to be replaced.The flags are fastened to historic landmarks, however, and have ducked local laws in the past. Hanging new, permanent ones has preservationists wagging their fingers.
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Since the end of last year, Market Street has been the focus of numerous test pilots, rehabilitation projects and planning studies.
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While a bill to increase traffic enforcement at a notoriously dangerous intersection on Market Street was vetoed by the governor Wednesday night, advocates for the plan said they will continue to pursue it while also investigating other safety upgrades at the site.
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Blight. Neglect. Crime. These are the words that come to mind when you think of San Francisco’s mid-Market Street area.
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Since vehicle restrictions were placed on Market Street in September, the number of eastbound automobiles on a busy stretch of the artery has dropped by nearly half, while the amount of cyclists more than doubled and pedestrians rose by almost a quarter.
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