01/26/2026
There is a traffic safety crisis on Highway 101 in Eureka, including Broadway, 4th Street, and 5th Street. Because of the way these streets are designed, vulnerable people are regularly killed there.
In the last decade alone, at least 5 people have been killed and at least 35 people severely injured while walking or biking on 4th and 5th Streets. Pedestrians are severely injured or killed on these streets at 90 times the average rate for streets and roads in Humboldt County.
It's past time to make these dangerous downtown streets safe for everyone.
Our recent report "Dangerous Downtown Streets" describes the safety crisis on 4th and 5th Streets in detail, and recommends improvements to make things safer. Our point-of-view videos provide clear perspectives on what it's like for people of all ages and abilities to walk and bike around 4th & 5th Streets. But if you've spent any time in downtown Eureka, you already know: these streets are dangerous.
Five years ago, our petition for a safer Broadway spurred Caltrans to plan a major safety overhaul of Broadway. Some of those improvements are now under construction, but the rest are still unfunded. So in addition to major safety upgrades on 4th and 5th Streets, our new petition demands that Caltrans fully fund and build the rest of Broadway's safety improvements too.
Click the link to sign the petition.
https://transportationpriorities.org/4th5thstreets/
Thanks for helping make our streets safer and our communities stronger
Coalition for Responsible Transportation Priorities
