San Diego, CA
Pedestrian deaths increase in San Diego despite road safety improvements: report
It will soon be 10 years since the city of San Diego adopted Vision Zero with the goal of having no non-motorist traffic deaths on city streets. However, a report published by Circulate San Diego, called “Vision Zero At Ten Years,” found there are more pedestrian deaths occurring now than when the initiative began in 2015.
Will Moore, policy counsel for Circulate San Diego, authored the 20-page report. He said the city is “struggling forward in a safety crisis.” Moore applauded the city for making certain improvements — like the median work being done at the intersection of University Avenue and 44th Street — but said solutions are not coming quickly enough.
“We need to do more. We need to re-double our efforts,” Moore said.
According to the report, the organization performed “walk audits” of neighborhoods known to have injuries and deaths based on local, state and federal data. They found points of concern in the City Heights and Grant Hill neighborhoods, including faded crosswalks, short crossing times and uneven roads, that could all be contributing factors to crashes.
However, the report concluded the main reasons why crashes are becoming deadlier, despite efforts to make roads safer for all users, are bigger, faster cars coupled with smartphones and visibility issues that come with driving at night.
The city’s response
A spokesperson for the city of San Diego sent NBC 7 a statement that said it agreed with the report’s finding that “substantial” improvement is needed. The statement also said, in part, “safety is the City’s primary concern regarding mobility and the work to create safer streets for all users, especially the most vulnerable, is constant.”
The statement explained, “systemic safety involves implementing safety measures that account for human error and injury tolerance. This includes enhancing separation and visibility, reducing user speeds through thoughtful road design and environmental modifications, minimizing conflicts at intersections.”
Another statement shared with NBC 7 on behalf of San Diego Mayor Todd Gloria said, “Mayor Gloria’s first four budgets invested tens of millions of dollars in making our streets and pedestrian infrastructure safer and more accessible for all travelers, including pedestrians and cyclists.”
“His first four budgets created a total of 385 miles of bike lanes, including 101 miles of Class IV (separated) lanes. This is well over double the 168 miles of lanes created in the four years prior,” the statement continued.
The city also added that infrastructure quality will remain a priority in upcoming budgets and they will continue to work alongside groups like Circulate San Diego to make streets safer.
The loss of a loved one
“A protected bike lane would have saved Kevin’s life,” Nancy Cavanaugh-Wilson told NBC 7 as she held a framed photo of her husband, Kevin Wilson, riding his bike.
Wilson died on Jan. 20, 2020, after being hit by a car while on his morning ride. Cavanaugh-Wilson said he was an “avid cyclist” and had been on a bike since he was a young boy. She said she would worry about him every time he left home to go for a ride, despite how well “he knew the rules of the road.”
“This was out of his hands, you know,” Cavanaugh-Wilson, as she recalled being told he was hit by a driver from behind, said. “He didn’t stand a chance.”
Despite how difficult it is to relive that day, she said she does not want anyone to have to go through the same thing.
“We need people to be aware, and we need the city to improve what needs to be done to make our roads safer,” she said. She is now an advocate with Families for Safe Streets San Diego. While she said she knows the goal of zero traffic-related deaths on city streets is a lofty one, she said it is a motivator.
“I don’t know if it’s ever going to happen, but we need that goal,” Cavanaugh-Wilson said. “Whatever it takes.”
San Diego, CA
City considering cutting funding to resource center for those experiencing homelessness
Last week Mayor Todd Gloria released the budget proposal for the 2027 fiscal budget. Protected homeless services is among his top priorities mentioned in the proposal. However, some of the reductions he’s proposing could impact thousands of San Diegans experiencing homelessness.
Located on 17th and K Street, the Neil Good Day Center offers an array of services to nearly seven thousand people experiencing homelessness. The services include giving them a place to shower and do laundry, and connecting them to a case manager, among others.
“These are critical services that are helping people off the streets, but really better their lives and their health and their employment situation as well,” Deacon Vargas with Father Joe’s Villages said.
Deacon Jim Vargas heads Father Joe’s Villages, which runs the center. He said through their prevention and diversion strategies, they’ve managed to keep nearly one thousand individuals from falling into homelessness.
“So by helping them pay rent, or helping them with their utilities, or helping them to reunite with family,” Vargas said.
Right now, the city allocates at least $850,000 per year to the Neil Good Day Center, according to Vargas.
But the future and funding for these services are in limbo because of Mayor Todd Gloria’s proposed budget cuts.
“The impact to those whom we’ve been serving the Daily Center would be very severe,” Deacon Vargas said.
In a statement to NBC 7, Mayor Todd Gloria said in part, “We must find more efficient and cost-effective ways to address this crisis and prioritize funding for programs that provide shelter beds and maximize resources to programs that place people into permanent housing.”
Since it’s still at a proposal stage, Deacon Vargas said it’s unclear how the city will decide to move forward.
However, Deacon Vargas said services would be significantly reduced because they would be forced to operate solely on a budget of about half a million dollars they receive from philanthropy.
“The hours would be cut. Some days would be cut. We would have showers that might be impacted because they’re given seven days a week and we’d close two days a week, then the showers would be five days a week, the case management,” Deacon Vargas said.
Deacon Vargas is certain of one thing.
He would like to continue offering services at the Day Center, even if the city goes through with the funding cuts.
“As we work with individuals at the Day Center and at Father Joe’s Villages, the community becomes healthier as a result of it,” Deacon Vargas said.
The budget also recommends additional cuts to homeless services, but does not give specifics as to where those cuts would be.
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Solans, Luna, Guilavogui help RSL beat slumping San Diego, extend unbeaten streak to 6 games :: WRALSportsFan.com
SANDY, Utah — SANDY, Utah (AP) — Sergi Solans had two goals and an assist, Diego Luna added a goal and two assists, and Real Salt Lake beat San Diego FC 4-2 on Saturday night to extend its unbeaten streak to six games.
Morgan Guilavogui scored his first goal in MLS and had an assist for Real Salt Lake (5-1-1). The 28-year-old designated player has five goal contributions in his first six career games.
RSL hasn’t lost since a 1-0 defeat at Vancouver in the season opener.
San Diego (3-3-2) has lost three in a row and is winless in five straight.
Luna opened the scoring in the fifth minute when he re-directed a misplayed pass by Duran Ferree, San Diego’s 19-year-old goalkeeper, into the net.
Moments later, Solans headed home a perfectly-placed cross played by Luna from outside the right corner of the 18-yard box to the back post to make it 2-0. Solans, a 23-year-old forward, flicked a header from the center of the area inside the right post and past the outstretched arm of Ferree to make it 3-1 in the 37th minute.
Guilavogui slammed home a first-touch shot to give RSL a three-goal lead in the 45th.
Marcus Ingvartsen scored a goal in the 14th minute and Anders Dreyer converted from the penalty spot in the 66th for San Diego.
Ingvartsen has five goals and an assist this season and has 10 goal contributions (seven goals, three assists) in 16 career MLS appearances.
Rafael Cabral had three saves for RSL.
Ferree finished with five saves.
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