Open Houses: Share Your Ideas on a Better Folsom and Howard Street in SoMa

Friday, December 2, 2016

How can we make Folsom and Howard streets in SoMa better and safer? Share your ideas at one of our two open house events next week.

We’re kicking off the Folsom-Howard Streetscape Project to look at ways to make these streets safer and provide better options to get around in the growing South of Market neighborhood.

Next week, we’ll collect input on how to do that at two open house events on Thursday, Dec. 8 and Saturday, Dec. 10. We’re hosting two similar open houses to help ensure people with a variety of schedules can come, but both events will feature the same materials, information and opportunity to provide feedback.

Improving Folsom and Howard is important, as traffic demands on SoMa’s streets are only expected to continue to rise. By 2040, we estimate SoMa will see a 212 percent increase in residents and a 140 percent increase in workers. We need to prepare thoughtfully for that growth by making changes to provide more efficient transportation options, like walking and biking, and make everyone who uses our streets safer.

With the Folsom-Howard Streetscape Project, we will focus on upgrading this couplet of streets to prioritize safety, community livability and enhancing the neighborhood’s character. We will also look at ways to improve Muni service and traffic flow.

At the open houses, we’ll ask for your input on how to improve elements like: