crosswalk where there are only two sides of the crosswalks open. in the 1980's, many of these were closed to read never the traffic. right now, we are looking at which ones we can reopen again to make them a four-way crosswalks. audible pedestrian signals have been very good for our disability community. giving them not only individual but the audio signal to cross the street. we have had some success. funding is extremely limited for safety campaigns and we have worked closely with the department of public health on some of the public out rich, safety campaigns. the one on the right was put up throughout the city in terms of providing a safety campaign message of allowing pedestrians to go first. we are hoping to provide a training safety video for our tax and transit operators so they can focus on pedestrian safety as they operate the system. our planning activity, the better streets plan, was a city- wide effort. looking and prioritizing and cremate about tuition criteria framework. it will bay and opportunity to develop an implementation plan f

she was responsible for the crosswalk at 24th and caster, which is an innovative kind of crosswalk.y prominent and very visible and a model for other crosswalks in the city in terms of enhance pedestrian safety. it really was an example of her willingness and the association's willingness to be innovative and to try new things, even if they might be a little controversial. deb is never one to shy away from controversy is that controversy is going to lead to improvement in the neighborhood. as we know in san francisco, very rarely do you improve anything without there being controversy. it is important to have readers who are not always just going to take the easy way out. deb has in a lot of ways been a mentor to me in terms of teaching me what it means to get things done in the neighborhood, and i'm just so proud to know you, to call you a friend and to honor you as the district a woman of the year. so congratulations. [applause] -- district 8 woman of the year. >> ok. all right. did i win the miss america contest here? [laughter] all right. wow. [applause] thank you for this award

. >> a pedestrian violation back there, did you see the crosswalk? >>stanley: took place in multiple locations around belmont. spiegel when pedestrians cross the street you have to stop. of >>stanley: this is also set up another location, that one ended abruptly. one is as you be reran did this pickup truck because the pickup truck stop for the pedestrian but the snb did not. another location was said elmer street. >> i stop you for violating the pedestrian walkway. >>stanley: worst of all locations was at el camino real where it was a virtual called a line of violators. watch how many cars pass this decoys standing in a clearly marked crosswalk. in the end, 93 drivers were stopped and another 9377 were issued tickets all for failing to yield to people in a crosswalk. in belmont, stanley roberts kron 4 news. if you have a comment or story idea for stanley, just email him at www.peoplebehavingbadly@kron 4.com will be right back. >>pam: how you pay for gas is likely to explain the prices. sometimes convenience explains. >>reporter: places like this dri

. >> parents and children say the problem is a dangerous crosswalk where a man was killed and a child injured two years ago. now, what parents are doing to make that safer. >> parents want to raise wareness and they're going to have a rally on wednesday near the school. now this crosswalk is located between the school and a senior citizen center and and they're wondering why its taken so throng respond f you stand on the corner here, you can understand why neighbors are scared of the intersection. this car doesn't wait for pedestrians and listen to what this man says to the camera. >> this is what you see all the time. >> in 2003 a man was kill td twil while crossing and a five-year-old was injured. >> this gets scary out here. the traffic is going from hills down to the freeway. and they're not local people. they have a desire to get from here to there. they go. >> this parent pointed out safety issues here. the school crossings faded. there is no crossing signal or any other safety device. because the school is not visible from the road drivers go over the 25 miles per hour speed li

watch how many cars pass this decoy standing in a clearly marked crosswalk.end, 93 drivers were stopped and another 70 were issued tickets all for failing to yield to people in a crosswalk. in belmont, stanley roberts kron 4 news. >>pam: if you have a comment or story idea for stanley, just email him at www.peoplebehavingbadly@kron 4.com. we'll be right back. coming up look at the latest as the earth continues to move in japan. we talked to britney spears fans lined up to see the pop star in san francisco. plus we show you not one cake but to different cakes for the upcoming royal wedding. along the driveway, and where the kids play can be a little intimidating... until now. with scotts ez seed. it's scotts best grass seed, starter fertilizer and a growing material that absorbs water and expands to surround and protect the seeds, you'll get a thick, green scotts lawn even if you've never been successful with other seed before. the revolutionary scotts ez seed. grow grass anywhere. um, no. cleveland. listen cleveland, your savings account is stuck in the past!

the crosswalks, to some extent. we do need to have more funding, and we leverage the local money. there is a need for advocacy otherwise we are finding this with local money. there is also the need to look at the things that have not been credited, things like education and media campaigns, marketing campaigns. things that are more broad than we have tried in the past. using the community to really reach the multi-lingual groups, as well as things like enforcement, that are legislatively difficult, for whatever reason. there are no right turns and we have not been able to use the cameras for this or many things. we have this for the red lights, but we have not been able to achieve the speed control that you have spoken about. and there is legislation that we're interested in doing. this is along market street. these do want a closer look, as well as to figure out, a different set of issues in the neighborhood zone, and in the schools on. i absolutely agree that there has been a lot of study, but there has not been a lot of comprehensive ability, because these did not indicate the

if it is a crosswalk or stop sign, that they come to a complete stop before moving on. again, anyone who begins the tour but becomes uncomfortable is allowed to stop, and support staff will come and pick up the person and pick up the segway before it continues. any person who demonstrates unsafe behavior during the tour is required to stop, and they are picked up by supports the theory that could be if someone is intentionally displaying reckless behavior, racing, not following directions, or if someone just after tour has begun, if there level of comfort with their device and their mastery of the machine is not sufficient enough to continue with tour, staff would stop that person from continuing on. there is a lot of talk about the device and how safe or not say if it may be. the average speed is approximately 4 miles an hour. the machines can go up to 12.5 miles an hour, but i would say, similar to a car that has a top speed, they do not often operate at that top speed. much more often, they are going at a leisurely pace. the guide is describing what has happened in t

this woman on this crosswalk. a chevy tahoe runs right in to work.ning to try to help her. a closer look and what happened. 33 year-old salina chrisitan, just entering that cross all. it seems to think about it entering that crosswalk and the kept going. people in the restaurant are reacting. shocked. witnesses were running to try to help her. she says she does not believe it happened. and her boyfriend again said he was there and watched it happen and was also in shock. >> i looked up and i saw the issue was about to get ahead and it was instant. >> and i asked him what happened? and he said that " you were hit by a car. >> and then i felt lucky as if there was a guardian angel looking out for me. there was a reason why i walked away from nothing major. >> it is difficult to believe when you are watching us and relatively well. and talking about this. she is back pain, bruises. no broken bones, no internal injuries believe it or not. >>pam: fast-food brawls and a and custom fails. today's edition of take a look at this costume-- >> kimberlee: fast f

they are prioritizing this, doing countdowns, with the crosswalks, and the other near term action is affected. and even as we are trying to develop a more broad comprehensive response, to the pedestrian safety problems and understanding them thoroughly so that we will be able to understand the best response to this. advancing the development of the safety approach is traditionally -- this is an effort itself, to focus this overtime at the mass transit authority said they will be able to lead this effort on an ongoing basis. i just mentioned those points on the capacity, and then developing the pedestrian strategy, including the safety component, and it is very important in closing that we want to put this pedestrian safety and these initiatives in the context of the overall pedestrian strategies and sector work. the

many appreciate these things saying targeted crosswalks are particularly dangerous. some actually witnessed accidents. >> and one driver coming from there to here two, cars got hit. >> others call this another name. >> i think it's entrapment. >> police justified the operation saying it might save lives down the road. >> we have been averaging about three pedestrian vehicle accidents per year, several years. >> and about a half dozen police agencies as well as sheriff office participated in this sting today. they detained 93 drivers inside and cited 77 of them, these are moving violations. tickets will be probably several hundred dollars or more, plus, there is a possibility your insurance rates will go up. >> and that is amazing stuff. >> a judge ordered steve jobs to answer accusations his company owns a music down loading monopoly. and this is jobs will be deposed to testify in this case. >> a new york judge tossed out a $125 million jeltment google worked out with american author that's would have allowed google to create a large digital library but hundreds obje

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all for failing to yield two people in a crosswalk.tanley roberts, kron4 news. >> mark:k: if you have a comment or a story idea you can email stanely at peoplebehavingbadly@kron4.co m. we'll be right back with gard according to gary. [ woman ] everybody's looking for deals these days, and i'm not talking about saving a dollar off shampoo or two-for-one tacos or something. i'm talking about paying less -- every month. like this deal. [ female announcer ] call today and get the fastest internet for the price -- an amazing $14.95 a month for 12 months with a one-year price guarantee. plus get access to the entire at&t national wi-fi network at no extra cost. [ woman ] with at&t, i'm surfing at hot spots all over town. ♪ i'm downloading music fast. and watching videos. cute! and the price is great. [ female announcer ] call at&t today and get the fastest internet for the price -- an amazing $14.95 a month for 12 months with a one-year price guarantee. plus get access to the entire at&t national wi-fi network at no extra cost. [ woman ] i w

with may not stop for us, which we are aware of, so we do not proceed into a crosswalk until signaled by the guide. do not startle anyone. segways are very quiet. we slowed down and announce our presence by voice. we tell other users we are behind them and call out which side we will be entering on. many visitors to not have phones and to not hear us coming, so we greet everyone. head-on with a segway can be confusing, so we slowed to a stop and tell the other group what side we are going to pass on, give them time to figure out we are not an alien riding on a magical hovercraft through the part -- debate park -- through the park. the guard and volunteers work hard to keep the park looking as beautiful as it does, so we do our part as well. just like life, there are bumps in all of our roads. your guide will use a radio narration system to point out most of the hazards along the roads, and this is not -- [buildings -- [bell rings] supervisor mar: what do you do if someone violates the etiquette? >> we do let them know that if they are not listening to their guide at any point, they wi

. -- can make strides in the course rock -- crwss -- crosswalk may be a start.eets are treated like glorified freeway ramps. 30,000 more people have moved in in the last 20 years. we need to start improving pedestrian safety now. thank you. >> can i get this on the flashboard there for a second? yes? ladies and gentlemen, i was the way down here, when it hit me. i am a person who has tunnel vision. u. of r. have not said anything. -- you have not said anything. ♪ blacks are leaving this town now ♪ when will the board of supervisors stand up and ask for a public hearing? the issue of blacks leaving. ♪ blacks are leaving san francisco ♪ i am not going to bore you with my song. there are a love of you. -- 11 of you. right here is where the urban renewal started 50 years ago. ♪ but i want to know who is in control right here in san francisco ♪ ♪ because my name is ace, and i am on this case it is no mystery, check your history ♪ president chiu: think you. are there any other members of the public who wish to speak during general public -- general public comment? pol

things like the pedestrian countdown, and other traffic measures and pedestrian safety measures, crosswalks. the enforcement goes to the role of not only the traffic police, but also the agency's the force rules and regulations. this is to better understand how each of these measures are working. education is very important. the targeted campaigns to the vulnerable groups. they have been doing concerned our reach to the school-age children, and encouragement. this is a way to get people to shift out of driving, and over to walking. >> of the injuries and fatalities that we know, is there a breakdown of what we are talking about, geographically? >> we do not have this today but this information -- we will be able to work on that. >> do we have a statistic for the seniors who are at risk of injury or death? is this comparable to other jurisdictions? >> there were indicating -- because of the vulnerability of those people, this is fairly typical. there are 12 agencies involved in this task force. the executive order and the police department, public works and planning, and ourselves. the commu

a preliminary investigation shows a bus struck one of two women walking together in a crosswalk, trapping her under the bus, and the other woman banged on the side of the bus to get the driver's attention and injured her hand as a result. the firefighters rescued the woman under the bus. she is hospitalized with serious injuries. the shuttle bus is from the lawrence berkeley happen. >>> a south bay soldier was killed in afghanistan. robert honda reports that the family and friends call him a hero. >> i got a message from his sister. >> reporter: dorothy is getting important but painful messages from the family of mark c. wells. the wells family moved to texas four years ago. the demolition expert was killed in afghanistan on saturday. >> i got an e-mail from the parents, and i was shocked. i was speechless, and i couldn't believe it. >> reporter: the family says well was killed when he stepped on a hidden bomb trying to dismantling another hidden explosive device. >> i remember his parents saying he wanted to be on the bomb squad and was going to go for special training. he was smart and

there it are the pedestrian countdown signals, crosswalks, and other by a plan " amenities -- bike plan amenities, so this is just the streets, sidewalks, the ramps, so what we could include, and it seems there is probably room that would enable us to add more, a property tax policy cap, there would be st. state improvements, and the other thing would be discussing some transit improvements, such as overhead wire renovation, which the mta has identified, in their capital plant, as caps in funding, in this kind of fits well with the st. bonds. supervisor chiu: i did not hear you talk about bicycle improvements in addition to other transit-related stuff. i think the more that we will be able to convince san francisco that we need it for all of san francisco? >> yes, we need to have a category, and it certainly includes the biplane elements, as well, so it would be pedestrian, bicycle, and kind of the environmental improvements, such as we have seen on places like valencia. supervisor chiu: thank you. chair chu: 84 your comments. i just want to talk about this. .i would be very cautious ab

at this intersection decoy didn't walk out until a car was at least 160 yards from the crosswalk.t didn't help officer heidi morrison who was one of the decoys she had some close calls. >> i had to pull back out of the lane to prevent myself from being presumably hit. >>reporter: it was like of shooting fish in a barrel. there was no lack of violators. >> pl some just didn't want to talk about it. others gave excuses. >> if it were more in a residential zone i would feel like more justified. >>reporter: still others argued. >> can't stop. if you stop you are going to get hit from the back. >>reporter: which is exactly what happened here. tj was rear ended. >> i stop for the pedestrians and got hit from behind. >>reporter: police say the driver was following too close to the driver when he stopped. he got a ticket. many of the merchant appreciate these stings saying the targeted crosswalk are particularly dangerous. some actually witnessed sdichbilitys one guy coming from there right here and took a hit because never stop. >>reporter: others call this by another name. >> that's wha

, working closely with the fire department, still providing things to shorten up the pedestrian crosswalks for the better streets plan. we come to the ability to widen some, to allow the fire trucks to make those turns. also, looking at the utilities in the angled intersections, i will show how this fit in the angle of intersections, making comminations for all the different utilities we are right to have. recycled water, the potential for central utility districts, water system, sewer systems, storm drains. the mud to make sure mccann accommodate those layouts in modern intersections. the storm water system will be completely replaced overtime on the island, providing brand of pipes out on the island. the storm drain system will become more efficient. we will create storm water treatment for all the storm water. we are combining treatment areas around the open space areas, providing storm water treatment that kevin mentioned earlier. the waste water system will also be replaced, including new waste-water treatment plants by the puc on the northeast corner of the island. in combination wit

she and a friend were walking across the street in a crosswalk when she was hit and trapped underneath the uc shuttle bus. her friend says she had to bang on the bus to get the drivers attention. >>> a soldier from san jose was killed over the weekend in afghanistan. the defense department says 31- year-old staff sergeant mark c. wells died after he stepped on a hidden bomb. he leaves behind a wife who is eight months pregnant and their two-year-old son. family friends shared a message from the fallen soldiers parents. >> they write we loved him very, very much. please keep your family -- please keep our family in your prayers. >> a military funeral is planned for march 17th in arizona. >>> tonight the antioch city council is expected to arizona prove a police contract at the center of controversy. the complaints are coming mostly from antioch's public works employees. their union claims the city is giving the police union a sweetheart deal while driving a much harder bargain with its workers. >> we told them we will do exactly what you want close to what you want as long as we get a c

>>reporter: student are told to use this other crosswalk with a stoplight.ard and pedestrians crossing signal. but it's a block away from the school main entrance. so parents are fighting for some kind of pedestrians beacon like this one. berkeley transportation division admits there is money to install these did he vases. thanks to the safe route to school program. but the issue has been finding the time to do it. >> we have a number of grant projects that we are working on and engineering division is quite busy. >>reporter: still project like this one on add line street across from the bart station have been completed. but ashby avenue is also highway 13 which means it is maintained by cal-trans. >> because of the state highway this is unthe jurisdiction of cal-trans and they need to seek special permit in order to get the work done here. >>reporter: but the recent community pressure has been enough to convince the city to finally expedite its request to cal-trans. >> just this week we submitted that encroachment permit to get the beacon installed. >>repor

if it is a crosswalk or stop sign, that they come to a complete stop before moving on. again, anyone who begins the tour but becomes uncomfortable is allowed to stop, and support staff will come and pick up the person and pick up the segway before it continues. any person who demonstrates unsafe behavior during the tour is required to stop, and they are picked up by supports the theory that could be if someone is intentionally displaying reckless behavior, racing, not following directions, or if someone just after tour has begun, if there level of comfort with their device and their

yesterday in a sting operation intended to catch drivers who than the stop to let pedestrians cross a crosswalk. they were stationed in plain sight. one driver who stopped was rear-ended. check it out. >> i stopped for the pedestrian and got hit from behind. >> kristen: they say more than 4,000 pedestrians were killed in 2009 and 59,000 were injured by driver who failed to yield yield the right of way. >> eric: great news for students at washington elementary. they raised about $16,000 to send three students and the principal to a school in china in the pearl river delta. the money will be used to host a reciprocal delegation from china. a story prompted donations from viewers and the san jose rotary. they are excited about being goodwill ambassadors. >> out there and being nice and polite and don't start rumors about it. >> eric: they will be leaving in just over two weeks. >> kristen: what did they say? awesome. >> finding a way out. santa cruz residents being cut off by on mudslide. >> planned increase security at berkeley high school. i'll tell you why coming up. >> eric: and budget crisis

procter & gambles imly -- proximity and this is particularly emphasized by the lack of sidewalks, crosswalks, and leading pedestrian navigating across the roadway designed to accommodate several movements. here is how it looks today. and because of the large-scale mixed development at candlestick and throughout the southeast, harney will need to provide a larger -- will need to play a larger role in the regional transportation network significantly increasing the capacity and a widened harney could be up to six travel lanes with the reversible lane and the revised right-of-way for harney will significantly enroach into adjacent lots. planning staff proposes a total revision of the subarea plan, rezoning the office park portion which is the central portion and establishing design guidelines. and again today we would like to talk a little bit about the subarea plan. which provides the visioning framework for executive park going forward. this has left six overarching goals for the area to create residential neighborhoods to help address the cities and the region's housing needs and to create l

we need to have some protection on this crosswalk. it is really bad. >> reporter: this martial arts instructor said she was almost struck by a car crossing 24th street. >> the car was actually stopped at the intersection without even looking started to go right almost into me. and fortunately i wasn't struck. >> reporter: pedestrians worry drivers can't always see them because of the muni platform. >> you pay attention, you don't wander. you look four ways. >> reporter: some complained that often drivers don't come to a complete stop. we set up our camera at the intersection this afternoon and found that to be true. residents sent a letter yesterday to city officials to study the intersection and take action. this comes at a time when three pedestrians have been killed at other intersections within a six-day span. city leaders have promised to make pedestrian safety a higher priority. >> there has been a lot of plans throughout the city, neighborhood plans and now people are calling for actions on that plan. >> reporter: we are back l

plainclothes officers will cross the street in the crosswalk while motorcycle officers will look forons. if you don't yield you can be cited but a spokesman says the real goal is to educate the public about pedestrian safety. >> caltrans says a crumbling section of highway 1 should be reopened by april 16th. it begin crumbling into the pacific after days of rain. it forced to close a stretch north of big sur 15 miles south of carmel. it will cost about $2.5 million. >> next on "abc 7 news" at 5:00 a.m., california schools on the brink, surprising number of school district that has a new report says may not be able to pay their bills. >> and i'm janelle wang live in san francisco, a jury has been selected and the trial should begin for barry bonds. i'll tell you who is expected to testify at the federal courthouse. that story coming up. >> and rocks come crashing down on santa cruz county. it left dozens of neighbors stuck in their homes. [ male announcer ] big news for allergy sufferers. prescription strength allegra is now available without a prescription. same exact medicine, same

operations accommodated 18 buses within sight and laid out three crosswalks. the site is visibly open and easier to monitor now that the construction activities are completed. here is a photograph of what operations look like to date. the site plan here shows the location of the proposed to restrooms, that is in the center of the site. more specifically, there is a layout of where the restrooms would be. these would be available for all transit riders. sides would be posted only to transit riders using the terminal. any passenger using our facility would be able to use the restrooms. operations would be monday through friday 7:00 a.m. through 7:00 p.m. the restrooms will be key controlled by on site personnel. linc is our property manager. they will implement a secure system so that the restrooms remain secure in the event of a locked or lost keys. the doors will be self-locking, so after someone is done using it, the facility will lock itself, only accessible with the key. if there is someone in the restroom and they are in need of help, they will be able to

there is no high-tech crosswalk. it does not interrupt the embarcadero promenade. it is not a driveway cut through it. it is a condition where vehicles mounted over the promenade with someone standing there whenever a ship is in or whenever a significant event is going on. after looking at many different options for how to control traffic, this is what it came back to. it was partly in response to if we did the entrance at a signal was intersection, when the light turns green for vehicles that sitting the terminal, they do not see pedestrians. they just go. we were concerned that we are setting up for an accident in that case. >> thank you. commissioner brandon: any other questions? >> i have a question regarding the budget, and i know you are going to submit a budget later on, but as far as the expenses go now, are we still in line since the last presentation, or has it increased?

that in the rest let me go to you in amman and it's an interesting point all right go ahead this is crosswalk jump right in. ok graham if i could just add to that first of all i do completely agree with what he said and i think we're on the same level with that and. also the caliphate and i think you would agree with the fact that you know he's pointing out that by and large these populations are muslim and that they would wish to see lawmaker sharia law implemented. what i would like to convey to the west is that this is not just simply a different form of government it is but historically and traditionally and one can argue doctrinally the concept of the caliphate and world view is fundamentally hostile to the non muslim world that does not mean that resurrects itself it will go. historically historically the caliphate will let me just let me finish historically the caliphate began in six thirty in arabia one hundred years later it had spread to more and to spain and to pakistan through the jihad essentially through violence and conquest and it was consolidate in the very fact is that the m