Atherton has one of the highest pedestrian death rates in the Bay Area

[@Ezero8]

Atherton, the wealthiest zip code in the country, "doesn't have the money?" GTFOH

[@danielbrown7535]

😂....paying taxes for reparations leaves no money for sidewalks

[@Mike__B]

You can look at the budget to see how they funded stuff this last year... I think they have money they simply don't want to spend it, I mean it's a highway make Caltrans pay for it. And yeah they are the wealthiest zip code, but as far as income it's most property tax and homes that have been held a long time with Prop 13 means they aren't getting as much as you think.

[@misterkiller89]

A wealthy neighborhood doesn’t want side walks and barely any street lamps for it’s “charm” ? Wth

[@felixthecat2786]

They want to keep people out

[@Mike__B]

Yeah no kidding, and considering that particular street doesn't even have any housing facing it, charm for what? the cars using it as a highway to drive THROUGH the city because there's literally no reason to go to Atherton unless you live there.

[@LoebRules]

Yup. Go to any affluent neighborhood in the country, pretty much the same

[@marcvslicinivscrassvs7536]

Piedmont and Hillsborough are the same way

[@LoebRules]

@@marcvslicinivscrassvs7536💯. My good friends parents are in Hillsborough, I don't think there's a sidewalk anywhere in that town

[@xwarrrmongerx22]

NBC Bay Area this isn’t the only problem in local communities up and the Bay Area. But the freeways too, so many on and off ramps have broken lights even the on some bridges.. if you take a drive on 80 at night from Sac to SF you can count up to over 100+ freeway light not working that’s just going westbound. Plus the freeway faded lane strips, and you can’t even see which lane your in. Even worst is Richmond parkway eastbound at night. I haven’t touched up on the pot holes… on 80 east and westbound. Please do a investigation on our freeways.

[@leukybear]

World-class neighborhood with third-world public works budget

[@rfmonster7690]

You got the riches people living in Atherton, and you don't have the money to put up street light ??????????

[@PrecisionAcc]

that's the thing, they don't want streetlights because it doesn't look good lmao

[@felixthecat2786]

They want to keep people out

[@danielbrown7535]

😂...no side walks either....it's like living in Carmel. You watch out for the rich old lady driving her Bentley at 70 on residential streets.....BECOUSE ...honestly the car feels like it's doing 25 mph inside.

[@jacobsockness571]

If the Mayor doesn't feel safe, why doesn't he just make someone fix it?

[@infledermaus]

Do what they did in Salt Lake City. If you don't stop for pedestrians or drive into a crosswalk before a pedestrian leaves it and a cop catches you, it's a $1600 fine. Bam. It stopped pedestrian deaths or severely reduced them.

[@Funcentric]

Knowing the problem and refusing to do anything about it is just plain stupid. You can blame the pedestrians all you want but regardless, it’s still happening.

[@raulingaverage]

They don't support safe bike X pedestrian infrastructure and dense housing. So makes sense.

[@pizzacat69]

atherton is full of rich people who can afford to pay the legal fees whenever they run over the peasants

[@leogaufo9990]

This is a problem, and it constantly needs to be addressed. I used to live on Tuscaloosa Ave for a bit and would have to drive with the GPS on just so I wouldn’t miss my turn. It’s hard to determine whether you’re turning onto the street or somebody’s driveway.

[@kyoung5600]

Hit and runs are very common in the bay area, people have no moral values at all.

[@nayelithompson715]

Atherton polce is always patrolling that stretch With the speed gun every Tuesdays and Thursdays. ⚖️

[@jaquanpowell4605]

I’m surprised as always to find out Atherton has cops cause it’s so small.

[@nayelithompson715]

@@jaquanpowell4605 oh they have cops alright!! They don't play!!. I always see them. I work in Atherton right in the same area they are mentioned. I don't see a lot of cars speeding 😕. (Some drivers might.).

[@yashnaik4230]

New level of nimbyism

[@jaquanpowell4605]

Rich assholes are ruining the Bay Area

[@thegatesofdawn...1386]

That area is extremely stressful, it's always busy.

[@Mike__B]

First off those death rates really need to be taken with a grain of salt because these are small numbers we're dealing with, both in number of deaths and in population of the city, don't get me wrong any death is one too many but for the chart they showed there were 3 fatalities from 2011 to 2020, so over a 10 year period, "just" three, if there was one less then the fatality rate would be in line with those other cities two less people and it is one of the safest roads, so this high death rate really is a matter of small number bias and really shouldn't be used. Now that said that's definitely a rich people NIMBY thing there with no sidewalk and no street lights, I mean we're not talking every street in the city we're talking a major thoroughfare that's about one and a half miles that goes through/borders the town. And for that old mayor to say "we just don't have the money for it..." how much does it cost to put some wooden forms in and pour concrete? Either way they have 6million budgeted for capital improvements, and spending just $10k on accessability, $640k for traffic safety, but $1.5M on street maintenance and 1.7M on park improvements. Maybe they should let the grass grow a little more and get some safety measures on El Camino. But I get it, they're just doing what all government does trying to pass the buck "That's CalTrans job not ours"

[@ellvtv2314]

We have reached the same conclusion. Glad another person here actually took a look at the table. The Mayor tries to pin the blame on the State due to right of way issues while the rich residents can easily pay for the pedestrian walk way on their own land.

[@cynthiarogers2904]

THIS IS A PERFECT EXAMPLE OF WEALTHY RESIDENTS NOT WANTING TO PAY FOR SAFETY OR QUALITY ROADS IN THEIR CITY OR TOWN. 2:54 / *ATHERTON SIDE OF EL CAMINO REAL (Southbound) = 4 STREET LIGHTS / NO SIDEWALKS* *MENLO PARK SIDE OF EL CAMINO REAL (Northbound) = 17 STREET LIGHTS / SIDEWALKS* . WHAT CONCLISIONS DO YOU DRAW REGARDING ATHERTON'S ELITE'S ATTITUDE TOWARDS PEDESTRANS ?

[@IGNANT4LIFE]

it seems there is so much room between the fence lines and actual road that you can walk along el camino while being pretty far away from the actual road, I am surprised people are getting tagged... not sure if the sidewalk is the issue.

[@CandiceNguyenTV]

There are some areas that are indeed very close to the road. Just a feet or 2. We were out there physically just last week. Residents tell me there are a couple spots where you have to walk into El Camino to keep going. A result of a lot of overgrown grass and plants that haven’t been maintained.

[@wownewstome6123]

@@IGNANT4LIFE If you look at 3:31 you can see an area where you would be almost walking on the white line where you could easily be hit. That's one example. I'm sure there are more.

[@wownewstome6123]

@@IGNANT4LIFE Even where there is more room, like at that bus stop, cars pull off onto the shoulder of the road often times (on any road). With the lack of street lights, a pedestrian could be hit.

[@IGNANT4LIFE]

@@wownewstome6123 Excellent point! thank you for showing me (rather than just telling me I'm wrong or an idiot). I greatly appreciate the insight/direction. ;)

[@Funcentric]

Crazy how no sidewalks is an intentional design. Mountain View does the same BS.

[@723lion]

this always happens in area with special group of people living in

[@cynthiarogers2904]

*BURLINGAME EL CAMINO REAL (BOTH NORTHBOUND AND SOUTHBOUND) = MANY POTHOLES, BUMPY ROAD, NEEDS MAJOR REPAVING AND STRIPING.* *SAN MATEO AND MILLBRAE EL CAMINO REAL (BOTH NORTHBOUND AND SOUTHBOUND) = WELL-MAINTAINED ROAD. (Yet, they do not have the wealth of Burlingame residents.)*

[@papagen00]

not just atherton, many rich neighborhoods don't have sidewalk and street lights to keep out peasants after dark.

[@jt8251]

It's not fair to say this is happening in Atherton. It's happening along El Camino Real which happens to pass through the furthest Eastern border of Atherton.

[@crush3095]

I used to ride my bike up here when I did road bike centuries around the bay I would always do this side in the day time and come back on the Oakland side, because much better lighting for sure, not just Atherton but all over

[@machone539]

Atherton where NO ONE WALKS!!!!! There is not even sidewalks. The folks who live there DO NOT want folks walking around there. Those that walk to work, drive to the Hillsdale Shopping Center and walk around the mall.

[@Venim85]

All about dat rich NIMBY lifestyle.

[@interamerica6027]

Man that major looks like he is ready to call it a day.

[@tomfinland9572]

LOL..... obviously very privileged ha ha

[@kenyoung4881]

Don’t walk in Atherton till it gets fixed. Problem solved.

[@RoughRaiders13]

Welcome to California. Where you get the sweet smell of homeless in the morning, have to play frogger to cross the street, and lawmakers who only care about criminals and the homeless. I got stuck there for almost 8 years when I was active duty Marine Corps. The day I left that backwards state was one of the greatest days of my life.

[@waytospergtherebro]

And now you're selling solar panels to old people in Home Depot. Great story.

[@miahill6864]

Speaking in percentage, of course Atherton will have higher % because the population is very low.

[@ellvtv2314]

The state probably could not justify spending millions of dollars to build sidewalks for a wealthy neighborhood with a population of only 6,915 people. With limited resources, the millions of dollars would be better spent in a more densely populated area like Oakland. In this very same news segment, there is table showing that Atherton only had 3 fatalities versus Oakland 110 fatalities from years 2011-2020. This gives viewers a much better perspective.

[@jaquanpowell4605]

Oakland also has a failed city council, raced based politics and way more poor black and brown people.

[@Pavitrak24]

Richest zip code in the US has deadliest roads. I wonder what gives.

[@danielbrown7535]

😂....polosi's and WINE.

[@jaquanpowell4605]

@@danielbrown7535Pelosi

[@Oakland5150]

Rich people have insurance and they have busy lives, cant be bothered by people walking and slowing them down. Insurance got the victims family some money.

[@jeremys6631]

You shouldn't be walking around area like that. That part EC isn't walkable. You're supposed to walk into neighborhood in Menlo Park then come to EC

[@IndustrialhHemprocks]

Gotta take middlefield instead bc its super scary on a bike

[@dwj9099]

If they don't want to pay for sidewalks or street lights, then that's what you get.

[@anubizz3]

So she said her mom life not worth donating small amount of money from her Wealth ?

[@rubyredlopez4]

🚨🚨 INFORCE THE LAW, START GIVING TICKETS OUT to ALL Those WHO go over the speed limit, do your job Authorities 🚨🚨🚨

[@user-eh8yz6ko3t]

These rich people do not want to light up their city and do anything to draw attention and bring more peasants through their neighborhoods

[@papagen00]

autonomous driving vehicles are the solution.

[@MrElemonator]

It has nothing to do with speeding? These kids don’t get it and can’t slow down so we all do after we waste peoples time putting in bumps. 😷

[@bonniegaither3994]

Because pedestrians equal, poor and I’m sure those rich people don’t want poor people around unless they’re serving them coffee.

[@jsan48]

Drunk rich people drive there all the time.

[@jasonsmith1143]

people drive FAST!!! don't even remember YIELDED signs

[@blindthief]

The other day I almost ran over an entire family who were jaywalking. People, use the crosswalk!! If I run you over it is not my fault when you illegally walk right into my car. If you are a good, law-abiding pedestrian you are fine. I'm talking to the ones who have no respect for drivers and car traffic.

[@skymuffn]

…it’s on the busy thoroughfare of El Camino Real.

[@Xfishf00D]

Poor politics is the issue

[@LoebRules]

This rich people don't want it

[@TheDrumLife2]

Yep, and it's been like that for the last 80 years with no issues. Too bad people want to jaywalk. They get what they deserve.

[@jimmyjay689]

Common sense peoples...

[@Deebo019]

I live on Almendral so seeing this video talk about someone killed crossing it scares me knowing that I have biked across El Camino from Almendral.

[@4FYTfa8EjYHNXjChe8xs7xmC5pNEtz]

Who cares, they're rich

[@aeromtb2468]

jaywalking is legal bow, thank the sf politician.

[@AstonVantage8]

I’m sorry for the loss of life and this piece is a bit of sensational news reporting. If u look at death per mile of roadway in town I bet the number will be very low. There is very little foot traffic on that stretch of El Camino Improve traffic safety and slow down traffic for sure but spending millions to put a sidewalk there is probably not the best solution. Also all sorts of traffic go thru el Camino, not only Teslas and other fancy cars from Atherton residents.

[@CandiceNguyenTV]

The pedestrian death rate for each city/town in our comparison is calculated per 100,000 residents. And stems from National Highway Transport Safety Administration data. So, for every 100,000 residents, there are 4.34 fatalities in Atherton. That rate is far higher than rates from nearby cities. Happy to answer any other questions. You might be surprised at the foot traffic. I was out there just last week and in one hour our team saw dog walkers, runners, a family with a stroller and numerous bikers.

[@breekolean2758]

The people who are getting mowed down are the trash they don't want in their lives

[@Nonenone23]

Asian drivers