Overview
Speed hump with arrows and cars parked against the curb.

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Introduction

This project will implement a series of traffic calming and pedestrian safety treatments aimed at discouraging speeding and improving street safety equitably throughout District 5. Treatment types include painted safety zones, speed humps/cushions, and raised crosswalks.

Potential locations for painted safety zones and traffic calming were informed by a District 5 survey and recommended by survey participants. Final locations will be confirmed with the District 5 office and must be legislated by SFMTA. Proposed locations are as follows: 

Painted Safety Zones 

  • Fell and Octavia (Hayes Valley)
  • Sutter and Webster (Fillmore/Japantown)
  • Oak and Divisadero (NoPa/Alamo Square)
  • Bush and Fillmore (Fillmore/Japantown)
  • Haight and Laguna (Lower Haight)
  • Hayes and Gough (Hayes Valley)
  • Hayes and Laguna (Hayes Valley)
  • Sutter and Buchanan (Fillmore/Japantown)
  • Hayes and Scott (Alamo Square)
  • Fulton and Baker (NoPa)

Speed Humps and Cushions

  • Eddy between Fillmore and Webster (Fillmore)
  • Eddy between Laguna and Buchanan (Fillmore)
  • Eddy between Buchanan and Webster (Fillmore)
  • Germania between Steiner and Fillmore (Lower Haight)
  • Laguna between Page and Haight (Hayes Valley/Lower Haight)
  • Sutter between Laguna and Buchanan (Japantown)
  • Sutter between Webster and Buchanan (Japantown)

Raised Crosswalks

  • Haight and Lyon (Haight) - east and west legs
  • Post and Octavia (Fillmore/Japantown) - east and west legs

Project Partners

The project is funded by the Transportation Authority's Neighborhood Program and is led by the SFMTA.

Timeline

  • Spring 2026

    Design

  • Fall 2026

    Construction

  • Winter 2026

    Project Completion

Cost and Funding

The project was funded by the District 5 Supervisor and Transportation Authority Board Commissioner Bilal Mahmood. 

Resources

District 5 Traffic Calming & Traffic Improvements Funding Request (PDF)

Contact

SFMTA Project Manager, Paul Stanis

paul.stanis@sfmta.com

 

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