Once Zimmermann learned that Lila would survive the collision, she wrote about the incident on NextDoor and received more than comments in the first two days from residents sharing similar experiences, several of whom spoke about that particular stretch of road.
A resident named Laura Maguire said she requested a pedestrian crossing light for the intersection nearly a year ago, and received a response from the SFMTA last March saying they would install another pedestrian crossing sign instead, along with having the trees trimmed to make sure no signs are obstructed.
SFMTA spokesperson Erica Kato confirmed the email Maguire posted, and said the agency had only received one other complaint regarding pedestrian safety at that intersection in the last 10 years. Bryant and Alabama streets are a block away in either direction from Florida Street.
The same is true for Guerrero Street. Suramma De Leon, who has lived at the same intersection for more than 15 years, said that on three separate occasions between and , drivers going east on Cesar Chavez Street have hit her parked cars. In all seven cases, the drivers at fault were traveling east, toward Highway Arya, along with several other residents, said that even when cars do stop for them, they only obstruct the view of cars in the middle lane, who often keep driving in situations similar to the one that landed Lila in the hospital.
An elderly woman who declined to give her name said she also crosses at adjacent streets rather than risk the crosswalk at Florida. Juan Carlos Lara covers business and development in the Mission. Pilates Studio in San Francisco. Bonded Together. San Francisco and Fog. Pilates Instructor. San Francisco Studio. Firenze Classics.
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Mission Local. February 1, Residents near the intersection of Cesar Chavez and Florida streets are calling for additional safety measures after a dog was injured in a hit-and-run collision on Jan. Find out what's happening in San Francisco with free, real-time updates from Patch. Let's go! Thank Reply Share. There are signal lights one block away in each direction but traffic is heavy here all hours of the day.
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