Last Friday, 61-year-old James Hudson was by a drunk driver during San Francisco's Masonic cross Avenue, one of the city killed busiest and most dangerous arteries. The suspect, 23-year-old José Jiménez who drove 25 mph, more than 50 miles per hour in a zone is expected, that this week with astronaut homicide and driving under the influence of alcohol are charged. Masonic Avenue is one of San Francisco's most notorious pedestrian accident hot spots, and last week death indicates the city obligation, to take important steps to make safer to reduce future deaths.

Hudson's death marked the second Masonic Avenue death in less than a year. Last August, 22-year-old Nils Yannick left a bicycle accident on Freemasons and Turk from another drunken driver died. Left tragic death of the urgent need, San Francisco has become a symbol safer streets. In addition to pedestrian accident deaths is Masonic Avenue responsible for many other accident injuries. Last month, 30 miles per hour was of a car, for example, a young Jogger go blue. The accident sent her through the air and fly in the hospital with a broken leg. SFWeekly rode a tandem bicycle with his daughter reporter Matt Smith when he was taken almost in the same accident.

San Francisco is often praised as a pedestrian friendly city. But a number of high traffic such as Masonic Avenue, Geary Boulevard and Van Ness Avenue have suspended as incredibly dangerous for pedestrians and cyclists. "The acceleration on Masonic is out of control," said UCSF nurse Annika Ehrlich. "This is a neighborhood with families and children, but drivers handle such as a highway."

The San Francisco municipal transportation agency has planned a whole city pedestrian safety plan, with improvements for Masonic Avenue, for months. And on Friday, the Agency should take to details to improve security, to discuss habitability and transport. Design, was a proposed plan, the $20 million "Boulevard" by an eclectic group of city agencies, citizens and community organizations developed.

The Boulevard plan would certainly improve safety on San Francisco's Masonic Avenue. But improved security measures must be accompanied by a promise under city drivers to drive more slowly and remain aware of pedestrians and cyclists.

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