On Thursday, October 22, Transportation Authority Vice Chair and District 3 Supervisor Danny Sauter joined the SFMTA, local merchants, and community partners for a ribbon cutting and bike ride to celebrate new safety improvements along Beach Street in Fisherman’s Wharf.
The Transportation Authority supported the Beach Street Quick-Build project with $790,000 from the Prop K transportation sales tax and the Prop D Traffic Congestion Mitigation Tax, a voter-approved tax on ride-hail trips that helps make streets safer and transit more reliable.
Visitors, workers, merchants, cable car riders, and neighbors travel along Beach Street every day. It is also on the city’s High Injury Network, the 12% of city streets where 68% of severe and fatal traffic injuries happen.
The Beach Street Quick-Build project includes:
- A two-way protected bike lane on the north side of Beach Street between Van Ness and Columbus Avenues
- Upgraded crosswalks and a new stop sign and painted safety zone
- Improved visibility at intersections by clearing parking near crosswalks and moving stop lines back from them
- Four new curb ramps between Van Ness Avenue and Hyde Street with San Francisco Public Works
- New loading zones, accessible parking spaces, and parking spaces for local businesses
- Realignment of the 19 Polk bus stop in front of Aquatic Park
Quick-build projects use lower-cost materials that can be adjusted, if needed, such as paint, posts, and signs. This lets crews install them within months instead of years. SFMTA will study the project within 24 months through its Safe Streets Evaluation Program. The results will guide near-term changes and a long-term design.
Since the inception of the Prop D Traffic Congestion Mitigation Tax in 2019, the Transportation Authority has awarded over $23 million to SFMTA’s Quick-Build Program and another $14 million from the transportation sales tax, which have enabled safety improvements completed on over 40 corridors around the city.
Learn more about the Beach Street Quick-Build Project.