"The reason I'm out here doing this today is we have just been hit with a wave of pedestrian fatalities in the last few weeks. As a parent to a four-year-old, I was really rocked, a couple of weeks ago, when a two-year-old girl was killed in the crosswalk, when she was hit by a car with her mom, down in Mission Bay."
"I walk so much with my own son, and, gosh, I can't tell you how many times a car has come around a corner quickly or blown through a red light, and I just couldn't shake that feeling like, gosh, that could have been us so easily."
"The longest walk I've done before today was 40 miles. I did that one day back in January, and past mile 25 or so, I think my entire body hurt, like, below my jaw, so I was expecting to be pushing through a lot more at this point."
Harrison Anderson completed a 50-mile walk across San Francisco to raise awareness about pedestrian safety and advocate for infrastructure improvements. Motivated by recent pedestrian fatalities, including a two-year-old killed in a crosswalk in Mission Bay, Anderson undertook this journey to highlight the dangers pedestrians face daily. As a parent, he has witnessed numerous near-misses while walking with his son, including cars running red lights and turning corners too quickly. Starting at 7 a.m. from Ina Coolbrith Park, Anderson intentionally visited all parts of San Francisco throughout his cross-city trek, surpassing his previous single-day record of 40 miles. The walk raised funds for Walk SF, a nonprofit organization dedicated to improving the city's walking infrastructure and pedestrian safety policies.
Read at ABC7 San Francisco
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