A transportation official says the city is focused on adding quick-build projects like plastic posts, paint and traffic light timing to immediately impact how fast cars are going.
after police say she admitted to driving this car when she struck a grandmother as she pushed her grandson in a stroller in San Jose. She was arrested on suspicion of felony-hit-and-run and is now out on bail.
"So, we did reach a grim milestone early this morning with our 30th pedestrian fatality due to a traffic crash in San Jose. That’s an all-time high as far as our current records go. It brought us to a total of 58 fatalities from 56 crashes this year," said Colin Heyne, a spokesperson for the San Jose Transportation Department.
"As we have grown as a city, we’re trying to make things denser and make it a more welcoming environment for walking and bicycling," Heyne said. "We at the Bike Coalition are about encouraging the city of San Jose and cities everywhere in Silicon Valley, to stripe the streets in a way that makes people behave differently when they’re behind the wheel," said Shiloh Ballard, Executive Director of the Silicon Valley Bicycle Coalition.
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