The road would duplicate a similar effort launched by concerned moms in 2008, establishing a visual signifier of safe routes for children and seniors to access hubs like schools and community centers.
Eric Rozell, manager of the Safe Passage program, helps pedestrians cross at Turk and Hyde streets in the Tenderloin on Friday. The Tenderloin Community Benefit District is working to paint a yellow road that is a visual match to the work of its Safe Passage program.
The Yellow Brick Road would duplicate a similar effort launched by concerned moms in 2008, establishing a visual signifier of safe routes for children and seniors to access hubs such as schools and community centers. According to the 2019 Point-In-Time Count, nearly half of The City’s homeless population lives in the Tenderloin. The prevalence of homelessness in the Tenderloin has led to sidewalks being blocked by encampments, the resolution notes.
Corner Captains maintain contact through radios. A code yellow, for example, means there’s an issue others should be aware of — a fight between two people nearby, perhaps — but doesn’t require a call to police.
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