2003 CBO Mini-Grants on Pedestrian and Traffic Safety

Boys & Girls Club of SF – Columbia Park Clubhouse 450 Guerrero Street San Francisco, CA 94110 Award amount: $27,000		Contact: Alejandra Vila Phone: 864-0491 Fax: 864-1496 avila@kidsclub.org

The mission of the Boys and Girls Club of San Francisco (BGCSF) is to inspire and enable all young people, especially those from disadvantages circumstances, to realize their full potential as productive, responsible and caring citizens. BGCSF is affiliated with the national Boys and Girls Club of America. BGCSF currently serves youth in 8 clubhouses in disadvantaged neighborhoods in San Francisco, including the Columbia Park Clubhouse in the Inner Mission. The Columbia Park Clubhouse has chartered, small group leadership and service clubs for ages 11-18. Each leadership group plans and implements activities in the following areas: service to Club and community, leadership development, education, career exploration, unity, free enterprise, health and fitness, and social recreation.

The BGCSF Columbia Park Clubhouse will recruit Clubhouse teens to work in 2 teams on projects related to adolescent driver safety and alcohol-related driver safety. Specifically, BGCSF (in conjunction with Conscious Media Youth Crew) will teach teenaged teams how to 1) write scripts of two 15-minute educational safety videos targeted youth ages 7 to 18; 2) produce and edit the 2 safety videos; and 3) create 2 public safety announcements (PSAs). BGCSF will also assist youth to plan and conduct local school site peer education workshops and community presentations to teenagers on adolescent driver safety and alcohol-related driver safety. BGCSF will also assist youth to advocate for 2 changes in public policy to ameliorate adolescent driver and alcohol-related driver safety hazards.

Chinatown Community Development Center 1525 Grant Avenue San Francisco, CA 94133-3323 Award amount: $25,000		Contact: Helen Kwan Phone: 984-1450 Fax: 362-7992 hkwan@chinatowncdc.org

The Chinatown Community Development Center (CCDC) is a community-based nonprofit organization serving the Chinatown, Tenderloin, and North Beach neighborhoods of San Francisco. Established in 1977, Chinatown CDC has gained a national reputation as a successful, innovative community development organization. The organization takes a comprehensive approach to community development, maintaining a balance of organizational roles – from the "bricks and mortar" development of over 2,200 units of affordable housing; to the planning of transportation systems and expanding and enhancing community spaces; to the "social" capital development of resident and volunteer associations committed to neighborhood improvement.

CCDC will work with schools, city agency representatives, and neighborhood residents to improve pedestrian safety on Kearny Street. Specifically, CCDC will develop, distribute, collect and analyze community surveys to residents living on the Clay Street corridor regarding conditions for pedestrians. As a result, CCDC will work with city agency representatives to ameliorate pedestrian safety hazards on Kearny Street identified in community surveys. CCDC will also work with the Chinese Education Center elementary school PTA and school administration to identify pedestrian safety hazards for schoolchildren and to distribute pedestrian safety materials to schoolchildren and caregivers. CCDC will also work with the MTA to identify and implement solutions to crosswalk blockage around bus stops on Kearny Street. CCDC will also work with Portsmouth Square Garage to develop measures to improve pedestrian safety at the intersection of Clay and Kearny Streets.

Coleman Advocates for Children and Youth 459 Vienna St San Francisco, CA 94112 Award amount: $27,000		Contact: Margaret Brodkin Phone: 239-0161 Fax: 239-0584 mbrodkin@colemanadvocates.org

For over 25 years, Coleman Advocates for Children and Youth (CACY) has been a strong voice for children, youth and families living in San Francisco. Coleman Advocates combines policy expertise and advocacy with grassroots organizing, capacity development and coalition building within and across San Francisco neighborhoods. The overall goal of CACY is to ensure that those most affected by the City's policies and programs can influence the decision-making processes to improve the health, safety, and well-being of San Francisco's children and youth. CACY is focused on District 11, including the Excelsior neighborhood, with one of the highest densities of children, youth and immigrant families in the city.

CACY will develop and implement the Excelsior Community Action Plan for Safer Streets. Specifically, CACY will conduct qualitative and quantitative background research on bicycle and pedestrian safety in the Excelsior. CACY will develop, distribute, collect, and analyze community surveys regarding pedestrian and bicycle safety to Excelsior residents. CACY will then develop and write the Excelsior Community Action Plan for Safer Streets based on results from the background research, focus groups, community surveys and community meetings. CACY will also translate the Excelsior Community Action Plan for Safer Streets into Spanish, Cantonese, and Tagalog. CACY will distribute copies of the Excelsior Community Action Plan for Safer Streets to residents and policymakers. Finally, CACY will hold a community forum with residents, Supervisor Sandoval, and representatives from appropriate city agencies to discuss the Excelsior Community Action Plan for Safer Streets and proposed solutions to identified pedestrian and bicycle safety hazards.

Haight Ashbury Free Clinics 612 Clayton St San Francisco, CA 94117 Award amount: $23,000		Contact: James Beck Phone: 565-1905 Fax: 864-6162 jbeck@hacfi.org

The Haight Ashbury Free Clinics Inc. (HAFCI) provides free, non-judgmental medical substance abuse treatment and prevention services to the underserved and marginalized populations of San Francisco. Built on the philosophy that health care is a right and not a privilege, HAFCI's staff and volunteers have earned the trust of the community, especially among populations that are traditionally hard to reach – youth, people of color, substance abusers and the mentally ill. Currently, HAFCI's 350 staff members and 500 volunteers provide a continuum of health care services addressing the physical, mental, and substance abuse treatment needs of its clients. Its mission is to increase access to health care for all and to improve the health and well-being of the community.

HAFCI will conduct a qualitative and quantitative research study with adolescents and their caregivers in the Haight and Western Addition neighborhoods in order to ascertain their perceptions of drinking and driving (i.e., focus groups, community surveys, etc). HAFCI will develop and disseminate culturally- and age-specific materials to adolescents regarding alcohol-related traffic safety based on the findings of the qualitative and quantitative research. HAFCI will also conduct educational forums targeting adolescents who are new drivers (or close to receiving their drivers' licenses) about the dangers of drinking and driving. HAFCI will also assist youth to advocate for 1 change in public policy to ameliorate the prevalence of safety hazards resulting from youth drinking and driving.

International Institute of San Francisco 657 Mission St, Suite 500 San Francisco, CA 94105 Award amount: $28,000		Contact: Ildar Hafizov Phone: 538-8100 x205 Fax: 538-8111 ihafizov@iisf.org

The mission of the International Institute of San Francisco (IISF) is to enable immigrants, refugees, and their families to become fully participating citizens in their new communities. The Institute has a strong tradition of supporting multi-lingual, multi-cultural service delivery systems. IISF provides specialized immigration legal assistance, health services, youth programs, and refugee service programs in San Francisco and San Mateo counties. In 2001, more than 14,000 people participated in IISF service programs.

IISF will conduct Pedestrian Safety 101, Preventing Dangerous Accidents, and Becoming an Advocate workshops for Russian, Spanish, and Chinese immigrants. In these workshops, IISF will teach Russian, Spanish, and Chinese immigrants about statistics of pedestrian injuries and fatalities in San Francisco, traffic laws in San Francisco and the United States, proper use of crosswalks and roadways, meanings of traffic signs and signals, and how to create an emergency plan in the event of a pedestrian injury. IISF will also teach Russian, Spanish, and Chinese immigrants how to directly influence public policy and how to conduct community outreach regarding pedestrian safety in their own communities.

Real Alternatives Program Collaborative 2730 Bryant St San Francisco, CA 94110 Award amount: $19,000		Contact: Roberto Vargas Phone: 920-9171 Fax: 920-9151 rapcollaborative@aol.com

The Real Alternatives Program Collaborative (RAP Collaborative) is a partnership of Mission-based organizations, both nonprofit and public, whose purpose is to provide comprehensive services for Mission youth. Member agencies of the RAP Collaborative are Horizons Unlimited, Instituto Familiar de la Raza, Mission Accomplish, Mission Neighborhood Centers, RAP, Inc, TAPP, Yo! SF Mission, Castro Mission Health Center, Mission Family Services, the RAP High School, and the Hilltop School. The RAP Collaborative serves high-risk youth in San Francisco, primarily in the Mission District, with a special focus on youth accessing services at the Sunshine School. The RAP Collaborative promotes self-determination and leadership for youth that ultimately promotes their health and well-being and that of their families and the communities in which they live.

RAP Collaborative will teach Drivers' Education to adolescent students at the RAP Collaborative. In addition, RAP Collaborative will hire youth peer educators to coordinate, design, and deliver a peer education presentation addressing traffic safety dangers, possibly including driving without a license, motor vehicle theft, and safe driving practices for adolescents. RAP Collaborative will also produce one video and one public service announcement (PSA) in a culturally- and age-specific format addressing dangers from driving without a license, motor vehicle theft, and safe driving practices for adolescents.

San Francisco Bicycle Coalition 1095 Market Street, Suite 215 San Francisco, CA 94103 Award amount: $28,000		Contact: Leah Shahum Phone: 431-2453 x22 Fax: 431-2468 leah@sfbike.org

The San Francisco Bicycle Coalition (SFBC) is a 4,200 member nonprofit advocacy group working to transform San Francisco's streets and neighborhoods into safer and more livable places by promoting the bicycle for everyday transportation. The SFBC directly serves existing cyclists and potential cyclists by improving bicycling conditions. The SFBC also serves non-cyclists throughout the city because when more people choose to commute by bicycle, all of San Francisco benefits through cleaner air, less congested and hazardous streets, and a healthier community.

SFBC will develop a training curriculum on bicycling safety to add to both the existing taxicab driver and the Muni bus driver training curriculum based on focus groups with taxicab/bus drivers and bicyclists as well as research on other taxicab/bus driver training programs. SFBC will also design stickers to be placed inside taxicabs reminding passengers to check for bicyclists riding on the road before opening their door. SFBC will also work with Muni to develop and distribute reminders about bicycling safety to Muni bus drivers through existing communication channels. SFBC will also educate bicyclists regarding safety around buses and taxicabs through flyers, information posted on the SFBC website, and Tube Times. Finally, SFBC will work with Muni to develop a Please Don't Squeeze ad campaign directed at cyclists, including safety posters on the backs of Muni buses.

Senior Action Network 965 Mission St, Suite 705 San Francisco, CA 94103-2921 Award amount: $25,000		Contact: Bruce Livingston Phone: 546-1333 Fax: 546-1344 bruce@senioractionnetwork.org

Founded in 1990, Senior Action Network (SAN) is San Francisco's largest senior advocacy organization – an umbrella coalition of 140 member groups representing over 2,900 seniors. SAN is a member-driven, grassroots advocacy organization, working to improve the quality of life of all San Franciscans, particularly seniors. SAN's programs and activities aim to alleviate poverty, create community, alter the social configurations that reinforce injustice, and ensure that those who are most adversely affected by systemic inequity are those leading the fight to rectify those inequities.

In conjunction with Mercy Housing California (MHC), SAN will facilitate a community forum on pedestrian safety in Visitacion Valley. SAN and MHC will the recruit community leaders from Visitacion Valley to participate in a neighborhood coalition focused on traffic safety. SAN, MHC and the neighborhood coalition will develop, publish, and distribute the Visitacion Valley Pedestrian Safety Plan to residents, city agency representatives, and policymakers. SAN and MHC will advocate for solutions by appropriate city agencies to identified concerns in the Visitacion Valley Pedestrian Safety Plan, including traffic engineering improvements, law enforcement, and policy changes to improve pedestrian safety.

Tenderloin Housing Clinic 126 Hyde St San Francisco, CA 94102 Award amount: $23,000		Contact: Randy Shaw Phone: 771-9850 Fax: 771-1287 randy@thclinic.org

Founded in 1980, the Tenderloin Housing Clinic's mission is to preserve and improve housing for low-income people. The Tenderloin Housing Clinic (THC) provides a law office providing free assistance to tenants, operates permanent housing programs primarily for homeless single adults, and leases 6 single-room-occupancy (SRO) hotels. In 2001, THC provided and/or facilitated housing for 1,659 low-income people and provided over 1,017 low-income tenants with free legal assistance.

THC will conduct background research on pedestrian safety in the Tenderloin and South of Market area. THC will then develop, distribute, collect and analyze community surveys regarding pedestrian safety issues targeting Tenderloin and SoMa residents, particularly residents living in SRO hotels. THC will then organize and host community forums to discuss survey results and develop a prioritized action plan to address the top 3 pedestrian safety concerns. THC will distribute written copies of the prioritized action plan to Tenderloin and SoMa residents, elected officials, and representatives from appropriate city agencies.

Walk San Francisco 7 Hallam St, #1A San Francisco, CA 94103-3943 Award amount: $25,000		Contact: Michael Smith Phone: 358-5545 Fax: 358-5545 director@walksf.org

Walk San Francisco (Walk SF) is a pedestrian advocacy group that promotes walking as a safe and sustainable form of transportation that increases our city's livability, enhances public life, and improves public and environmental health. Walk SF is a coalition of organizations and individuals that seeks to improve San Francisco's walking environment through activism and policy advocacy. Walk SF's goals are: 1) to reduce pedestrian deaths and injuries; 2) to ensure the design of a human-scaled, pedestrian-oriented city; 3) to promote community attitudes and government policies that favor walking; 4) to increase funding for pedestrian-friendly transportation planning and projects; and 5) to make San Francisco the most walkable city in the United States.

At both Fairmount and Bessie Carmichael Elementary Schools, Walk SF will form pedestrian safety committees consisting of parents, neighborhood residents, school staff, DPT representatives, and SFPD officers. Walk SF will collect relevant local area pedestrian data, including number of pedestrian deaths, injuries and crashes, SFUSD school safety standards, and history of past pedestrian projects. Walk SF will then determine problematic pedestrian safety issues within a 3-block radius of each school by surveying parents, neighborhood residents, school staff, and school bus drivers. Walk SF will work with DPT, SFPD, and other appropriate city agencies to develop and implement a practical and effective pedestrian safety plan encompassing a 3-block radius around both schools, including a student pick up and drop off system. Walk SF will organize Walk to School Day 2003 at both schools to highlight the findings of the project. Finally, Walk SF will write a San Francisco School Area Safety Manual, based on the successes and limitations of the project, to be distributed to other schools in San Francisco.

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