Projects & Studies

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Crosswalk in School Zone on Claremont Boulevard (Photo: SFMTA Photo Department)

Participatory Budgeting Traffic Safety Priorities for District 7

Transportation Authority Board Member Norman Yee (D7) engaged District 7 residents in an inclusive participatory budgeting process to identify projects that will improve the safety and quality of its neighborhoods. Through this process, the residents and stakeholders requested traffic calming and pedestrian safety measures at specific locations.

Photo of the Sansome and Battery Bicycle Connections Project

Battery and Sansome Bicycle Connections

The SFMTA’s Sansome and Battery Connections Project will improve walking and bicycling between the Embarcadero and the Financial District by providing an alternative route parallel to the Embarcadero corridor.

Photo of intersection improvements along Divisadero street.

Divisadero Intersection Improvements

The SFMTA’s Divisadero Intersection Improvements project will improve ten intersections on a segment of Divisadero between Turk and Haight streets.

An image taken at Fulton and Arguello, looking down Arguello, with a car and a person biking

Arguello Boulevard Improvements

The main goal of this project is to address community concerns surrounding safety for people biking and walking along Arguello Boulevard.

A mural with a Muni bus in the Excelsior

District 11 Traffic Calming Improvements

The SFMTA will implement quick and effective near-term traffic calming measures at locations in District 11.

Crosswalk on Alemany Boulevard

Alemany Safety Project

Segments of Alemany Boulevard between Sickles Avenue and Mission Street are part of the city’s High-Injury Network. The SFMTA is exploring ways to make Alemany Boulevard safer for all road users. This study builds on prior work by the SFMTA and San Francisco Planning Department.

People walking on an existing dirt path near the Lower Great Highway

Lower Great Highway Pedestrian Improvements

This project aims to increase pedestrian safety and comfort along Lower Great Highway by implementing pedestrian improvements and traffic calming measures.

A high-level view of the Hairball

Hairball Improvements

Street safety improvements are coming to “the Hairball,” a busy intersection between Potrero Hill and the Mission.

Existing Lake Merced path

Lake Merced Bikeway Feasibility Study and Quick-Build

The SFMTA will study how to improve bike safety and access to and within Lake Merced Park.

A street view of Jefferson street including an F streetcar

Jefferson Streetscape Improvement Project

The Jefferson Streetscape Improvement Project aims to improve street safety on the main street of Fisherman’s Wharf.

An image of the buffered bike lane

Golden Gate Avenue Buffered Bike Lane

As part of the SFMTA’s Golden Gate Avenue Safety Project, the agency reduced the number of traffic lanes and constructed an eastbound buffered bike lane on Golden Gate Avenue between Polk Street and Market Street.

rendering of new playground

Buchanan Mall Bulb-outs

The Buchanan Mall Bulb-outs project will enhance safety and connectivity for people walking to the Buchanan mall and surrounding neighborhood by implementing improvements at two intersections, as evaluated and recommended in the Western Addition Community Based Transportation Plan.

An aerial view of the crosswalk

Bessie Carmichael Crosswalk Project

The Bessie Carmichael Crosswalk project supported the City’s Vision Zero goal by making it safer for students to walk and bike to school.

People crossing San Jose Avenue after exiting the Muni light rail.

Geneva-San Jose Intersection Study

Through this study, the SFMTA developed conceptual design improvements to address safety issues near the Geneva-San Jose Intersection.

People biking on Valencia

Valencia Bikeway Improvements

The SFMTA is working with the community to assess and recommend safety improvements for Valencia Street between Market and Mission streets.