On April 16, we joined Transportation Authority Chair Myrna Melgar, staff from District 5 Transportation Authority Board Bilal Mahmood’s office, SFMTA, and Walk SF at New Traditions Elementary School in District 5 to participate in a student-led daylighting painting event.
Daylighting improves safety at intersections by improving visibility between people driving and pedestrians. Daylighting prevents one in three crashes by ensuring clear sight lines at intersections, and SFMTA is working to daylight intersections across San Francisco by the end of 2026.
Effective January 1, 2025, Assembly Bill 413 restricts parking within 20 feet of the approach of any marked or unmarked crosswalk, even if the approach does not have any red curbs painted. In February, SFMTA shared that the agency will paint curbs red before issuing fines to vehicles parked at a curb within 20 feet of an intersection. Until a curb is painted red, and while they remain grey (unpainted), vehicles may receive a warning.
The Transportation Authority funded implementation of daylighting at approximately 300 intersections, with priority at intersections adjacent to schools, as part of the Vision Zero Quick-Build program with $1.1 million in voter-approved Prop D Traffic Congestion Mitigation Tax funds.
Additionally, the Transportation Authority funded the SFMTA’s School Traffic Calming program with $100,000 in Prop L sales tax funds for daylighting at 10 schools identified for walk audits in the 2024 to 2025 school year.
Finally, during our May 20 Transportation Authority Board meeting, our board gave final approval of $117,500 in District 5 Neighborhood Program funds from the Prop L sales tax program to support daylighting throughout District 5. This will make District 5 the first fully daylit district in San Francisco.
Resources
School Walk Audit Program (SFMTA)
School Walk Audit Guidelines (SFMTA)