Larkin and Myrtle

Dear Supervisor Mahmood, I am writing to express my serious concern regarding the intersection of Larkin and Myrtle. City records document 68 injury collisions within 150 meters of this intersection in the last five years, including one fatality; this 150-meter radius differs from the 80-meter core used for the Danger Index, so the figures are not directly comparable. This intersection shows more reported harm than 99 percent of San Francisco intersections, earning a grade F on the Danger Index. (No exposure normalization: the index ranks reported harm, not risk per crossing.) Furthermore, 350 street-condition 311 reports, covering street defects, sidewalks, curbs, signs, streetlights, and blocked sidewalks, have been filed for this location in the last three years. While no press coverage was found in a recent search, press coverage of safety problems at this intersection goes back at least 9 years, to 2017, representing the earliest coverage we can find. No visual audit findings are available for this corner. I urge you to fund critical safety improvements: Continental crosswalks, corner daylighting, and a leading pedestrian interval. An estimated $250,000 to $350,000, order of magnitude, could be secured through the Caltrans Highway Safety Improvement Program (HSIP). Thank you for your time and consideration. Sincerely, A resident of District 5