Eastern Neighborhoods

KEARN STOCKTON BART & Muni Station Public Transit Improvements Concept (Embarcadero) Bay Bridge

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1ST ST GENERAL TRANSIT IMPROVEMENTS BART & Muni Station (Montgomery) SOMA: Improvements to transit service connecting East 2 N TRANSPORTATION STUDY: VD 2ND ST GEARY BL D Rincon SoMa, Rincon Hill, Transbay Terminal and West SoMa should S The Municipal Transportation Agency (SFMTA), T be explored. Major streets in the heart of SoMa may be Planning Department and the San Francisco County Transpor- Hill 33RD ST appropriate for transit service enhancements and R D

tation Authority (SFCTA) will conduct a Transportation EMBARCADERO

S E accompanying streetscape and pedestrian improvements. T M T Implementation Study (2008) analyzing mobility needs and the S B BART & Muni Station A

transportation impacts of new zoning. The study will also (Powell) N 4TH R

O C : The SFMTA’s planned reroute of the #30 I ST develop an implementation and funding program for transit S HOWARD ST A

IS D 5TH ST E or #45 bus down 4th Street through Mission BayCout, VVAN NESS AVE MMISSION ST

improvements. A T R N S O Showplace Square and into Potrero Hill will provide an T N E K East E R S A improved transit link between Potrero Hill and downtown. 6TH RIDER EXPERIENCE: S MMARKET ST SoMa ST A HARRISON ST Key transit stops, stations and streets should be prioritized V E for enhanced amenities like bus bulbs, additional seating, SHOWPLACE SQUARE: Improvements to public transit BRYANT ST service linking Showplace Square to the downtown core and real-time transit information, lighting, landscaping and BART & Muni Station (Civic Center) regional transit hubs including the 4th and King Caltrain station, pedestrian safety improvements. T TOWNSEND ST S M Civic Center BART station, 16th Street BART station, and the OCTAVIA BLVD O S L TRANSIT SPEED AND RELIABILITY: 8TH O Transbay Terminal should be explored. ST FFOLSOM ST Curb cuts/driveways should be limited or restricted on major FELL ST West 9TH Caltrain Station transit streets to reduce vehicle conflicts with transit vehicles. Muni Station ST (4th & King) CENTRAL WATERFRONT: Improvements to east-west (Van Ness Ave.) SoMa transit service in the Central Waterfront should be explored Transit enhancements such as transit-only lanes, transit signal BRANNAN ST KING ST including connections to the 22nd Street Caltrain station and priority, transit “queue jumps,” limited or express service, 11 TH NEL ST NN Third Street Light Rail. and/or lengthened spacing between stops should be 10TH ANN CHA ST CHANNELC K implemented on select transit routes. 77TH ST T REEK H BERRY ST CR 16TH STREET: 16th Street is developing into a key S T ON IOION CREEK S east-west transit corridor connecting the Mission, Showplace MISSMISM Square, Potrero Hill and Mission Bay as well as BART (16th * Mission Bay street grid under construction. Street) and the Third Street Light Rail. The SFMTA plans to Mission Estimated completion date is 2013. 101 DDDIVISIONIIVVIISSIION SSTSTT reroute the #22 bus down 16th Street to Third Street. Showplace Bay* Further interagency planning and study are needed to 14TH ST ALAMEDA ST Square determine how additional improvements such as transit signal 7 priority, lane reconfigurations or other measures can help 15TH ST T H create a fast and reliable transit link along 16th Street. Upper 15TH ST S Market T 16TH ST SSTT BART Station 116TH6TH POTRERO AVENUE: The SFMTA has identified Potrero (16th & Mission) 17TH ST Avenue as a Conceptual Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) Route. Improvements such as intelligent transportation systems technologies (traffic monitoring cameras, video detection MARIPOSA ST systems) should be implemented. Further planning is necessary

PEN 18TH ST 18TH ST NSYLVANIA ST to explore BRT options and feasibility. 101 Mission 19TH ST : As one of the Eastern Neighborhoods’ 20TH ST

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KEARN STOCKTON BART & Muni Station Pedestrian / Bicycle / Traffic Calming Improvements (Embarcadero)

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1ST ST BART & Muni Station SHOWPLACE SQUARE/POTRERO HILL (Montgomery) Improved pedestrian EAST SOMA connections MISSING SIDEWALKS: Missing segments of sidewalks along streets VD 2ND ST 2ND/3RD/4TH STREETS: Pedestrian GEARY BL Rincon (Utah, Henry Adams, Rhode Island, De Haro and Berry Streets) should Areas for improved T S Hill amenities and safety improvements such as T be constructed as new development occurs and funding allows. E pedestrian connections K 33RD ST R R curb bulbs, streetscape plans and landscaping A D

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MMARKET ST S E T M should be explored for these major T S 16TH STREET: Pedestrian connections between Showplace Square B BART & Muni Station A Planned bicycle pedestrian and transit corridors.

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O C improvements I ST S A as high-visibility crosswalks, curb bulbouts and countdown signals at

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WEBSTE 6TH SoMa’s long blocks. SSA A East SHOWPLACE SQUARE & MISSION BAY CONNECTIONS: ST AVA VEV Pedestrian connections should be established between the two Proposed Street or Area R ST SoMa MISSING SIDEWALKS: Missing segments for Traffic Calming RITC neighborhoods with appropriate treatments such as pedestrian of sidewalks along streets such as Townsend H S T countdown signals, high visibility crosswalks, and/or curb bulbouts. and Ritch should be constructed as new BART & Muni Station GROVE STS (Civic Center) development occursOCTAVIA BLVD and funding allows. BICYCLE NETWORK: Planned bicycle improvements on Townsend 8TH ST Street and Potrero Avenue should be implemented contingent on KING ST BICYCLE NETWORK: PlannedFELL STST bicycle T environmental clearance of the San Francisco Bicycle Plan. 9TH S ST M O improvements on 2nd, 5th and Townsend S West L TOWNSEND ST HOWARD ST O Streets should be implemented contingent on FFOLSOM ST SoMa BRANNAN ST Caltrain TRAFFIC CALMING: The SFMTA’s Livable Streets program should 11 Station environmental clearance of the San FranciscoTH implement recommendations from the neighborhood traffic calming ST (4th & King) 10TH 77TH ST BicycleMarket Plan. T project in Potrero Hill (2007/8). ST H CHANNEL S Octavia T HARRISON ST BERRY ST BIKEWAY PROJECT: Proposals for the Mission Creek Bikeway ION CREEK BRYANT ST should be evaluated for feasibility, specifically issues surrounding cost and MISS * Mission Bay street grid under construction. implementation. Mission Estimated completion date is 2013. DDIVISIONIVISION SSTT Bay* MISSION Showplace 14TH ST ALAMEDA ST TRANSIT STATION ACCESS: Care Square CENTRAL WATERFRONT

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environment around the 16th and 24th ISLAND ST STREET GRID: New rights-of-way and extensions to the street grid

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E Potrero improvements should be explored as part T Hill for the Blue-Greenway should be further examined, specifically issues of an upcoming planning process for the 23RD ST surrounding feasibility and implementation. redesign of led by the 23RD STT Planning Department. BART Station (24th & Mission) 224TH4TH STST BIKEWAY PROJECT: The Mission 25TH ST Central Creek Bikeway proposal should be Waterfront 26TH ST evaluated for feasibility, specifically issues 25TH STT surrounding cost and implementation. CESAR CHAVEZ ST 26TH ST CESAR CHAVEZEZZ ST Embarcadero Plaza Eastern Neighborhoods Justin Herman Plaza

KEARN STOCKTON Streets and Open Space Concept Bay Bridge

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33RD ST T R Rincon S D T E Yerba Buena S K T Hill R Gardens A T Rincon Hill MMARKET ST S N Brannan Street Wharf O 4TH Park 5TH I S ST HOWARD ST (planned) ST IS MMISSION ST T VVAN NES S Courtesy of A M East N O S

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A ST Park A United HARRISON ST Townsend V MINN As shown above, alleyways could be converted to “living streets,” E Nations Circle Plaza NATOMA ST Civic South where traffic is calmed and paving and landscaping are designed to Center BRYANT ST Beach Plaza RUSS ST Marina

reflect what is envisioned as the pedestrian primacy of these streets. TOWNSEND ST The Planning Department is currently working with the 8TH Redevelopment Agency and the Department of Public Works on ST Victoria Manolo FELL ST Draves Park three streets in the East SoMa: Minna, Natoma, and Russ Streets. 9TH ST McCovey These streets will set the standard for additional living streets to be West Cove Park SoMa BRANNAN ST KING ST designed throughout all the Plan areas. 11 TH ST 10TH

ST 77TH ST T Brady Park H BERRY ST S (planned) T Mission Bay* * Mission Bay street grid under construction. Estimated completion date is 2013. Rendering by Courtney Pash 101 DIVISIONDIVISIOVISIONV SIOOONN STSST ST Mariposa St and SShowplace Terry Francois Blvd 14TH ST ALAMEDA ST Square Open Space (Mission Bay) (planned) 15TH ST

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Potential Living Streets CCESARESAR CCHHAAVEZVEZ SSTT expand Islais Creek Access Precita Park Access (planned)

to Bernal Heights Park