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Our partners recently completed three transportation projects across the city, funded with local transportation sales tax, vehicle registration fee, and TNC tax dollars provided by the Transportation Authority. Together these projects added traffic signal upgrades at 19 intersections, delivered hundreds of traffic calming devices in neighborhoods across San Francisco, and provided a new sidewalk connection between the Bayview and Hunters Point.
Signal improvements enhance safety and accessibility at 19 locations
SFMTA and San Francisco Public Works recently completed installation of signal improvements at 19 locations across the city as part of their Traffic Signal Upgrade Contract 36 project, including:
- New pedestrian signals and accessible pedestrian signals, which use audible tones and vibrating buttons to help people who are blind or visually impaired cross safely
- Higher-visibility 12-inch traffic signals on mast arms
- New left turn signals
- New curb ramps
- New signal equipment to replace those that were old or damaged
We funded the project with $5 million in Prop K and Prop L transportation sales tax funds. Sixteen of the intersections are located on the city's High Injury Network, the 12% of streets where most severe and fatal collisions occur. Focusing improvements where they are most needed supports the City’s safe streets goals and advance our commitment to prioritizing traffic safety.
Traffic calming program delivers hundreds of safety improvements
SFMTA has made significant progress on its application-based traffic calming program, which lets residents request speed humps, traffic circles, and similar measures on their own streets. The Transportation Authority has dedicated millions annually to support planning, design, and construction related to the traffic calming program with funding from San Francisco’s half-cent sales tax for transportation and Prop D TNC tax.
The SFMTA has installed every device from the fiscal year 2019 and fiscal year 2020 program cycles and is making strides on the fiscal year 2021 and fiscal year 2022 program cycles. For the fiscal year 2022 program, SFMTA has installed 247 of 273 devices and expects to finish the rest by the end of this year.
SFMTA is also developing criteria for the next version of the program and plans to update our board in late 2026 or early 2027.
Innes Avenue sidewalk improvements complete a missing link
San Francisco Public Works has completed the Innes Avenue Sidewalk Improvements project, which gives people walking a safer, more complete connection between the Bayview and Hunters Point neighborhoods. The project built nearly 450 linear feet of new sidewalk, four curb ramps that meet accessibility standards, and 350 feet of new rockslide catchment fence.
We supported design and construction of the Innes Avenue Sidewalk project with $851,000 in Prop AA vehicle registration fee funds.