Overview
Bayview quick-build improvement projects seek to improve safety for all roadways users through traffic calming and increased pedestrian visibility. Recognizing the immediate need for transportation improvements in Bayview Hunters Point, funding for near term improvements was allocated during the planning phase of the Bayview Community Based Transportation Plan (CBTP) to deliver quick-build projects in 2020.
The Bayview CBTP is a community driven, SFMTA-led planning effort funded through a Caltrans Sustainable Planning Grant. The CBTP seeks to improve transportation mobility and safety in the culturally rich and resilient Bayview community by identifying solutions tailored to the needs of residents, community-based organizations, and businesses.
This project installed quick-build improvements on Evans Avenue, Hunters Point Boulevard, and Innes Avenue. Improvements included reducing Evans and Hunters Point to two lanes in each direction, adding protected bike lanes, and reducing Innes to two lanes in each direction with a shared middle turn lane. The ongoing Innes Avenue Quick-Build Project will offer additional traffic safety improvements in the project area.
Goals
- Increase visibility, safety and comfort for pedestrians
- Prevent reckless driving and slowing down vehicle speeds
- Enhance safety and comfort for people using the existing bike lanes
Project Timeline
- Design and Community Outreach – Winter 2019/2020
- Legislation and Environmental Review – Spring 2020/Fall 2020
- Project Implementation – Winter/Spring 2021
- Project Completed - April 2021
Collisions
On the project corridor over the past five years, there were 20 reported traffic crashes. These collisions resulted in 32 injuries and one fatality. Unsafe speeds, turns, or lane changes accounted for 60% of injury collisions. Quick-build improvements will allow us to address these issues promptly and efficiently, in response to community needs.
Quick-build improvements will allow us to address these issues promptly and efficiently, in response to community needs.
Evaluation
An evaluation of this quick-build project shows that speeding and pedestrian visibility, safety, and comfort remain an issue on Innes Avenue today. In partnership with the San Francisco Recreation & Parks Department, the SFMTA is pursuing additional measures to address lingering concerns, including high traffic speeds and ways to better connect neighbors with the new India Basin Waterfront Park through the Innes Avenue Quick-Build Project.
