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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) about the Shared Roadway Marking

 

Bicycle Plan Implementation - Month 1 Sharrow locations

Last updated 11.23.2009

Street

From

To

One-way?

Route No.

Dist (Mi)

~ QTY

District

5th St

Market

Townsend

75

0.84

74

6

20th Ave

Sloat

Eucalyptus

75

0.24

8

7

20th Ave

Wawona

Lincoln

75

1.90

60

4

23rd Ave

Fulton

Lake

19

0.91

30

1

Battery

Market

Clay

Yes

11

0.30

13

3

Clay

Montgomery

Battery

Yes

11

0.16

6

3

Fulton

23rd Ave

22nd Ave

75

0.06

4

1

Geneva

Ocean

Alemany

90

0.67

38

11

Greenwich

Lyon

Octavia

6

0.98

44

2

Grove

Octavia

Van Ness

20

0.28

12

5,6

Hayes

Baker

Scott

30

0.28

12

5

Indiana

Mariposa

Cesar Chavez

7

0.97

32

10

Mariposa

Mississippi

Illinois

7 and 23

0.37

27

10

Mission

South Van Ness

11th St

30

0.12

3

6

Montgomery

Clay

Washington

Yes

11

0.07

2

3

Sanchez

Duboce

16th St

47

0.34

17

8

Sansome

Sutter

Washington

11

0.38

34

3

Washington

Montgomery

Sansome

Yes

11

0.10

4

3

Wawona

21st Ave

20th Ave

75

0.06

4

4

TOTALS

9.03

424

 

Bicycle Plan Implementation - Month 2 Sharrow locations

Last updated 12.3.2009

Street

From

To

One-way?

Route No.

Dist (Mi)

~ QTY

District

10th St

Market

Howard

Yes

25

0.24

8

6

22nd St

Chattanooga

Potrero

44

1.10

75

8,9

34th Ave

Clement

Cabrillo

85

0.52

16

1

3rd St

Townsend

China Basin

5

0.24

10

6

Ashbury

Oak

Clayton

55

0.65

24

5,8

Baker

Fell

Page

51

0.13

8

5

Chattanooga

22nd St

Jersey

44

0.28

12

8

Church

Hermann

Duboce

345

0.06

4

8

Circular

Hearst

Diamond

70

0.27

6

8,11

Clayton

Oak

Waller

55

0.20

12

5

Diamond

Chenery

Monterey

70

0.14

8

8

Downey

Waller

Ashbury

Yes

55

0.37

10

5

Gennessee

Monterey

Judson

70

0.22

16

7

Grant

Post

Sutter

Yes

17

0.06

4

3

Hearst

Gennessee

Circular

70

0.68

22

7,8,11

Hermann

Webster

Church

345

0.05

4

8

Judson

Gennessee

Phelan

770

0.07

4

7

Kansas

Division

16th St

123

0.26

12

10

Laguna

McAllister

Fulton

20

0.06

4

5

Larkin

Grove

Market

Yes

25

0.08

4

6

Larkin

McAllister

Grove

25

0.13

8

6

Lyon

Lombard

Greenwich

6

0.07

4

2

Mission

Steuart

Embarcadero

50

0.05

4

3,6

Parker

Turk

Golden Gate

20

0.07

4

1

Steuart

Market

Mission

50

0.12

4

3,6

Stockton

Post

Bush

17

0.13

8

3

Stockton

Sacramento

Broadway

17

0.31

20

3

Sutter

Steiner

Gough

16

0.64

28

2,3

Sutter

Gough

Market

Yes

16

1.30

30

2,5

Waller

Clayton

Ashbury

55

0.09

4

5

Webster

Grove

Hermann

345

0.46

28

5,8

TOTALS

9.05

405

 


At their August 2004 meeting, the California Traffic Control Device Committee(CTCDC) recommended that Caltrans adopt the "bike + chevron" shared roadway marking for inclusion in the MUTCD 2003 California Supplement . This decision was based on a report prepared by Alta Planning + Design for the San Francisco Department of Parking and Traffic's Bicycle Program which presents the findings of a study evaluating the effectiveness of two pavement markings for use on Class III (signed/shared) bikeways. On September 12, 2005, Caltrans adopted Traffic Operations Directive Policy 05-10 which incorporates the Shared Roadway Marking into the 2003 MUTCD CA Supplement

SF Concerns with Approved Language in CA MUTCD: While San Francisco is pleased to see the Shared Roadway Marking approved as an official traffic control device for the state of California, some changes were made to the language controlling the use of the marking that we believe should be revisited. The letter to the California Traffic Control Device Committee and Caltrans (PDF) outlines our concerns with language that limits the use of the marking to where there is parallel parking.

San Francisco supports the current language proposed for the next revision of the national MUTCD.

Report: "San Francisco's Shared Roadway Pavement Markings: Improving Bicycle Safety" (.PDF)

To View Figure of Marking and CA Guidance for Installation:Traffic Operations Directive Policy 05-10

Marking in the News: Christian Science Monitor

Questions or comments:

SF Sharrow Report: Mia Birk of Alta Planning + Design at MiaBirk@altaplanning.com 503-230-9862.

Roadway pavement markings or CTCDC approval: Mike Sallaberry of the MTA at mike.sallaberry@sfmta.com or 415 701-4563.

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