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PUBLIC OUTREACH

The Staff Recommended Locally Preferred Alternative (LPA) will be considered by the Van Ness BRT CAC, the SFMTA Board, and the Authority Board in May. Below are dates and locations of upcoming meetings where the LPA will be discussed. Please re-visit this website to see updates and additional meetings.

• SF Environment Commission Policy Committee: Monday, April 30, 5:00 PM–6:00 PM, City Hall, Room 421.
• Pacific Heights Residents Association: April 30, 7:30 PM–8:00 PM, Calvary Presbyterian Church Educational Center, 2515 Fillmore Street.
• Van Ness BRT CAC:* Tuesday, May 1, 5:30 PM–6:30 PM, SFCTA, 100 Van Ness Avenue, Floor 26.
• SFMTA Citzens' Advisory Council: Thursday, May 3, 5:30PM–6:30 PM, SFMTA, 1 South Van Ness Avenue, 3rd Fl, Room 3074.
• Friends of the Urban Forest: May 8, 11:00 AM–12:00 Noon, 1007 General Kennedy Ave., No. 1 (Directions) 
• Japantown Better Neighborhood Plan Organizing Committee: May 9, 5:30 PM–6:00 PM, Union Bank Hospitality Room, 1675 Post Street.
• Lower Polk Neighbors: Wednesday, May 9, 7:00 PM–8:00 PM, First Congregational Church, 1300 Polk Street, at Bush.
• San Francisco Planning Commission: Thursday, May 10, 1:00 PM–3:30 PM, City Hall, Room 400.
• San Francisco Transit Riders Union: Monday May 14, 7:00 PM–8:30 PM, 100 Van Ness Ave., 26th Floor.
• Transportation Authority Plans and Programs Committee: Tuesday, May 15 at 10:30 AM, City Hall, Room 263.
• SFMTA Board:* Tuesday, May 15 at 1:00 PM, City Hall, Room 400.
• Chinatown Community Development Center, Chinatown Transportation and Research (TRIP): Wednesday, May 16,6:00 PM–7:00 PM, CCDC Offices, 667 Clay Street.
• Polk District Merchants Association: Thursday May 17, 9:00 AM–10:00 AM, STUDIO Gallery, 1815 Polk Street.
• Transportation Authority Plans and Programs Committee:* Tuesday, June 19 at 10:30 AM, City Hall, Room 263.
• Transportation Authority Board:* Tuesday, June 26 at 11:00 AM, City Hall, Room 250.

*Action Item on LPA Recommendation

PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD

The Draft EIS/EIR, describing the project and potential environmental impacts, was available for public review and comment for 45 days, ending on December 23, 2011. It is still available for download (PDF) on our Environmental Review page, which also lists the locations of hard copies and CDs. You can also download a PDF copy of the Executive Summary. The entire document may be viewed on CD or as hard-copy at the Authority's offices (see address below).

Although the public comment period is closed, we encourage members of the public to contact us about the project via email or letter, addressed to Van Ness BRT EIS/EIR, Attn: Mr. Michael Schwartz, San Francisco County Transportation Authority, 100 Van Ness Avenue, 26th floor, San Francisco, CA 94102.

FACT SHEET

An updated PDF Fact Sheet, with concise information about the project, is available for download in English, Spanish (Español) , and Chinese (中文).

Project updates:
Van Ness Avenue公車捷運專案 更新報告
Actualización sobre el Proyectoe de Transporte por Autobús Rápido de Van Ness Avenue

El borrador de EIS/EIR que describe el proyecto y los posibles impactos ambientales estaba disponible al público durante 45 días-cierre de comentarios el 23 de diciembre de 2011. El BRT de Van Ness Avenue, propuesto para Van Ness Avenue (y una cuadra de South Van Ness Avenue), se extenderá aproximadamente 2 millas desde Mission Street hasta Lombard Street. Todas las alternativas que requieren obra civil proponen convertir un carril de uso mixto en cada dirección en carril exclusivo para vehículos de transporte público. Las alternativas que requieren obra civil se construirían dentro de la vía  pública existente e incorporarían las siguientes características: carriles exclusivos para autobús, abordaje a nivel de la plataforma, paradas limitadas en estaciones de alta calidad, semáforos prioritarios para los autobuses, mejorías a la seguridad del peatón, y otras características.

EIS/EIR草案所描述的專案和潛在環境影響在45天內供公眾審閱和評論，所有評論意見均需在2011年12月23日之前提出。提議的Van Ness Avenue BRT地點在Van Ness Avenue（和South Van Ness Avenue的一個街區）上，從Mission Street到Lombard Street延伸約兩英里。在每一套建造選擇方案中，兩條不同方向的車道（一條南向，一條 北向）將轉換為兩條公交車專用車道。建造選擇方案將完全在現有街道公路用地範圍內，並將包括以下特 徵：專用公交車車道、平面上車、統一公交系統停車站、優質車站、公交系統交通信號燈優先排序、行人安 全增強設施等。