Lower Great Highway Pedestrian Improvements

Introduction

The goal of the Lower Great Highway Pedestrian Improvements Project was to increase pedestrian safety and comfort along Lower Great Highway by implementing pedestrian improvements and traffic calming measures. The project was born out of community concerns around pedestrian safety, particularly when Upper Great Highway is closed.
 
At the request of former District 4 Supervisor and Transportation Authority Board Member Katy Tang, the SFMTA used Neighborhood Program funds to engage the community and evaluate the feasibility of traffic calming measures on the Lower Great Highway from Lincoln Avenue to Sloat Boulevard. Based on this community engagement, SFMTA then implemented a suite of improvements on the Lower Great Highway, including measures that address traffic diversion from the Great Highway.

While the Lower Great Highway is not on the city's High Injury Network, many pedestrians had reported feeling unsafe and vulnerable when crossing this street on their way to and from Ocean Beach. This in part stemmed from a lack of pedestrian accessibility to the many informal paths that lead over the vegetated median. Some of these paths are not made adequately visible to drivers on the Lower Great Highway by signs or signals.

Improvements included signage improvements, angled parking as a traffic calming device, improved roadway striping, raised crosswalks, concrete median islands, painted safety zones, intersection daylighting, and speed tables.

Cost & Funding 

This project was supported by the Transportation Authority’s Neighborhood Program at the request of former District 4 Supervisor and Transportation Authority Board Member Katy Tang. 

Resources

SFMTA Lower Great Highway Pedestrian Improvements Project webpage

Prop K Transportation Sales Tax Funding Request Form (PDF)

Contact 

Shivam Vohra, SFMTA: Shivam.Vohra@sfmta.com