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The District 6 Traffic Calming and Sideshow Deterrence project will design and install traffic calming devices and sideshow deterrence measures to improve safety at eleven locations in District 6 identified by the Commissioner's office and its constituents.

Sanchez Street is one of the city's most beloved Slow Streets, and was one of the first Slow Streets corridors to be converted to a post-pandemic Slow Street in 2021. This project was an opportunity for Sanchez Street to pilot innovative new treatments and to test out 'next generation' improvements on a Slow Street, including concrete traffic calming islands and permanent metal wayfinding signs.

The project will develop transportation and land use concept designs that rethink the urban renewal-era Geary Expressway and advance a high-quality multimodal, mixed-use transit-oriented area to connect the Japantown and Fillmore/Western Addition neighborhoods and promote community livability.

The Bayview Caltrain Station Location Study will recommend the selection of a single new Caltrain station location in the Bayview, prepare the station for environmental approval, and would restore access to Caltrain and the regional transit network to the Bayview community.

The study will develop a more complete understanding of how freight activity impacts the neighborhood and identify strategies to reduce conflicts between large trucks and other road users.

The SFMTA’s Folsom-Howard Streetscape Project is intended to make it safer and more pleasant to walk, bike, shop and live along Folsom and Howard streets.

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

The District 4 Mobility Study, which the Transportation Authority completed in 2021, identified a community shuttle as a priority. The study found that there are about 17,000 drive-alone trips within the district on an average weekday. The study also found just 4% of trips within the district use transit.

This project implemented pavement marking improvements to the intersection of Clement Street and 6th Avenue, including new thermoplastic crosswalk designs, to help improve safety, walkability and overall neighborhood awareness at this intersection which is close to many businesses, shops, cafes, restaurants, homes and schools.

The Jane Warner Plaza Renovation Project focused on improvements to pedestrian and bicycle safety in this busy multi-modal node.

Upper Market has complex, 6-way intersections and is on San Francisco’s Vision Zero High-Injury Network. Through the Upper Market Street Safety Project, SFMTA installed sidewalk and roadway improvements to make Upper Market safer and more comfortable for people walking, biking, driving, and accessing transit.

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

The goal of the Frederick and Clayton Traffic Calming Project was to increase visibility of pedestrians and improve pedestrian safety on Frederick and Clayton streets. 

The Transportation Authority conducted the Octavia Improvements Study in close partnership with SFMTA to identify ways to improve safety and make it easier to travel on Octavia Boulevard leading to the Central Freeway.