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Transportation Improvements Coming to Buchanan Mall
The Transportation Authority board allocated funding to SF Public Works for the Buchanan Mall Bulbouts Project which aims to reduce pedestrian crossing distances and increase visibility of pedestrians. Later on, SF Public Works will also renovate the entire Buchanan Mall 5-block park which is located in Western Addition.
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Launching the Next Phase of the Downtown Rail Extension Project
The Transbay Joint Powers Authority and partnering agencies recently held an inaugural meeting of the project’s Executive Steering Committee to launch the next phase of the Downtown Rail Extension Project.
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Making Streets Safer for Seniors and People with Disabilities
SFMTA’s Vision Zero Proactive Traffic Calming Program aims to enhance the safety of residential streets for all residents, especially for seniors and people with disabilities, by using traffic calming measures to slow speeding vehicles.
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Transportation Authority Breaks Ground on Southgate Road Realignment Project on Yerba Buena Island
The Southgate Road Realignment will provide safer connections at the I-80 Bay Bridge interchange at the top of Yerba Buena Island leading to and from Treasure Island.
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Affordable Housing, Transportation Improvements Coming to Treasure Island
Site work and construction for the Maceo May Apartments, an affordable housing project on Treasure Island, will begin this summer, along with supporting transportation improvements led by the Transportation Authority.
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SFMTA's Transportation Recovery Plan
SFMTA Director Jeffrey Tumlin presented the agency’s Transportation Recovery Plan at our board recently. The plan seeks to strategically increase transit service to respond to crowding and public feedback, and install permanent and temporary infrastructure to best serve riders given constrained resources and to minimize health risks.
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Twenty-four Blocks in Noe Valley and Twin Peaks Area Repaved
San Francisco Public Works renovated 24 blocks near Twin Peaks and Glen Canyon Park by repaving the street, adding 70 new curb ramps, and implementing sidewalk and curb repairs.
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Our Response to Police Brutality and Commitment to Racial Equity
We stand with the millions of people protesting the brutal murders of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Tony McDade, Sean Monterrosa, Erik Salgado, Ahmaud Arbery, and many other Black and Brown people unjustly killed at the hands of law enforcement and white civilians.
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Applications for SFMTA’s Residential Traffic Calming Program Due June 30
The SFMTA’s Residential Traffic Calming Program is a resident-directed program that implements traffic calming measures to reduce speeding on residential streets in San Francisco.