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Agenda
- Project Background (20 minutes)
- Clarifying Questions (5 minutes)
- Breakout Group Exercise: Identify goals and
challenges (20-30 minutes)
- Report Back (15-20 minutes)
- Closing (5 minutes)
Polk Street Improvement Project 09 | 26 | 2012 SAN FRANCISCO, - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
Polk Street Improvement Project 09 | 26 | 2012 SAN FRANCISCO, - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
Polk Street Improvement Project 09 | 26 | 2012 SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA Agenda Project Background (20 minutes) Clarifying Questions (5 minutes) Breakout Group Exercise: Identify goals and challenges (20-30 minutes) Report
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Walking and Biking Goals
- Reduce pedestrian
collisions by 50% by 2021
- 20% of trips by bicycle by
2020
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Timeline
Time Action Aug to Sept 2012 Met with neighborhood groups and public advisory committees Sept 2012 First public meeting Oct 2012 Walking tours and design workshop Dec 2012 Public meeting to discuss potential design concepts Early 2013 Final public meeting to discuss preferred design concept 2013-2014 Environmental review, other approvals 2014 Detailed design, advertise contract Early 2015 Construction
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Project Area
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Walking
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Transit
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Bicycling
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Driving
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Collision History
Union to Clay
(7 blocks)
6 pedestrians 14 bicycles Clay to Geary
(7 blocks)
27 pedestrians 18 bicycles Geary to McAllister
(6 blocks)
20 pedestrians 37 bicycles
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0.00 0.01 0.02 0.03 0.04 0.05 0.06 Market St from Drumm to Kearny Sts Columbus Ave from Jackson to Greenwich Sts Polk St from Geary to Clay Sts
Pedestrian Collision Rate
0.00 0.05 0.10 0.15 0.20 Market St from Drumm to Kearny Sts Valencia St from 14th to 21st Sts Columbus Ave from Jackson to Greenwich Sts Polk St from Clay to Union Sts Polk St from Geary to Clay Sts Polk St from McAllister to Geary Sts
Bicycle Collision Rate
Collision History
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Examples of Potential Measures
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Other Related Efforts
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Other Nearby Projects
- Lower Polk Community Challenge Grant
(2011)
- Invest in Neighborhoods Initiative (2012)
- Polk Street Contraflow Bicycle Connection
(from Market to McAllister) (2013)
- Van Ness Bus Rapid
Transit (BRT) (2015)
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Near-term Pilot Demonstration
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Project Goals
Break into smaller groups
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Project Goals
- What is great about Polk Street?
- How can we make it better?
- What types of changes are most
important?
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Next Steps
Time Action Monday, October 22 Walking tour #1 Wednesday, October 24 Walking tour #2 Thursday, October 25 Walking tour #3 Saturday, October 27 Design workshop and walking tour #4 November Analyze comments, create preliminary design concepts Saturday, December 1 Open house to review and discuss conceptual designs
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Contact Information
- Darcie Lim
Darcie.Lim@sfmta.com 415-701-4545
- Antonio Piccagli
Antonio.Piccagli@sfmta.com 415-701-4481
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Collision History
Polk St
(7 blocks – Geary to Clay)
27 pedestrians 18 bicycles 59 other Columbus St
(7 blocks)
18 pedestrians 9 bicycles 48 other Valencia St
(7 blocks)
14 pedestrians 49 bicycles 54 other
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Collision History
Polk St
(20 blocks)
53 pedestrians 69 bicycles 154 other 525+ peds/hr 144 bikes/hr Market St
(20 blocks)
144 pedestrians 116 bicycles 207 other 3000+ peds/hr 618 bikes/hr
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Bikes and Polk Street
- Polk is the only good option
- West: Franklin, Gough and Van Ness are multi-
lane arterials
- East: Larkin is one-way northbound and has
steeper grades
- Hyde is one-way southbound and has cable car
tracks for many blocks
- Both are fast streets
- Polk has gentlest grades
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Businesses
Add photos of various businesses including café spaces
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Van Ness Bus Rapid Transit (BRT)
- Currently Undergoing
Environmental Review
- Detailed Design and
Contract Advertisement 2013-2015
- Construction breaking
ground in mid to late 2015
- Service open in 2017 or
2018
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Existing Conditions
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Collision History
WalkFirst map of high severity pedestrian collisions
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Project Components
Demonstration block Full build
Wichita, KS Wichita, KS, temporary changes Valencia St before Valencia St after
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Project Goals
Primary Goal: Improve pedestrian and bicycle safety Secondary Goals: Improve streetscape Improve access and amenities
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Other Nearby Projects
- Paving on Franklin and Gough
– 2013-2014
- California Pacific Medical Center
– 2013-2018
- Van Ness Bus Rapid
Transit/State Route Reconstruction – 2015-2017
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Other Nearby Projects
- Invest in Neighborhoods Initiative
– ????
- Pedestrian Countdown (Polk/O’Farrell)
– 2013
- Bike Sharing (Polk/Golden Gate)
– 2013
- Safe Routes