America’s Sorriest Bus Stop: San Francisco vs. Hillsboro, Oregon

It has no bench, no shelter, no sidewalk and no crosswalk access within 0.3 miles. It sits sandwiched between the edge of a 50mph 7-lane stroad (including 2 bike lanes) and a heavy railroad track. The cherry on the cake is the Ford car/truck dealership on the other side of the stroad. I wanted to get a better angle from near the bus-stop but I couldn't muster up the courage to cross this freeway-like behemoth. I wonder how the lady in the Google street view image managed to do it.

I know this is probably not the nation's most compelling example because of San Francisco's dense urban landscape ("how bad can it be?", I imagine people would say) but there were 3 pedestrian deaths on this corridor in five years. This location remains on San Francisco's high-injury network, as designated by the city's Department of Public Health.

Lincoln Way forms the southern border of SF's premiere park, Golden Gate Park. It has a 35 mph speed limit but is a known speed corridor (and I can confirm speeds tomorrow when I'm at work).

The 29-Sunset outbound drops you off on a patch of sidewalk. You notice that there is actually no sidewalk on that side of the street, despite that being the edge of the park. So, for example, if you want to take the bus to go the park, you have to cross the street, walk a block or two to wherever the next park entrance is, then cross again.

There are zero traffic controls at nearly every crossing along Lincoln Way (no stop signs, traffic signals, etc.). You hope for the goodness of people, who are driving 40-45 mph, to see you in time and stop.