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Engineering Public Hearing Agenda, March 6, 2020

Effective Date
Friday, March 6, 2020 - 10:00am
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SAN FRANCISCO MUNICIPAL TRANSPORTATION AGENCY
ORDER #6228
FOR PUBLIC HEARING
 
The Sustainable Streets Division of the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency will
hold a public hearing on Friday, March 6, 2020, at 10:00 AM, in Room 416 (Hearing
Room 4), City Hall, 1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place, San Francisco, CA 94102, to consider the following proposals:
 
12th Street at Mission Street – Parking Prohibited Except Vehicles Authorized by SFDPH and SFFD
1. ESTABLISH – NO STOPPING ANYTIME, 7 AM TO 4 PM, MONDAY THROUGH THURSDAY, EXCEPT VEHICLES AUTHORIZED BY SFDPH OR SF FIRE
12th Street, west side, from Mission Street to 40 feet southerly
(Supervisor District 6) Tracy Minicucci, Tracy.Minicucci@sfmta.com
 
SFDPH requested that the SFMTA assist them in finding an on-street location to inspect Mobile Food Facility vehicles (e.g. food trucks) in walking distance from the new permit center at 1500 Market.
 
600 Block of Congo Street – No Parking Anytime
2. ESTABLISH – NO PARKING ANYTIME
Congo Street, northwest corner, from south of property line 681 to west of property line 729, 74 feet total (Supervisor District 3) Simon Qin, simon.qin@sfmta.com
 
Proposal to remove 1 parking space to provide more room for turns in both directions of traffic at 90-degree bend on Congo Street.
 
San Jose Avenue from Rousseau Street to St. Mary's Avenue – Speed Humps
3. ESTABLISH – SPEED HUMPS
San Jose Ave, west of Rousseau Street (1 curb lane speed hump)
San Jose Ave, west of St. Mary's Avenue (1 curb lane speed hump)
(Supervisor Districts 8 & 9) ♦ Shahram Shariati, shahram.shariati@sfmta.com
 
This proposal would install traffic calming devices on the curb/right turn lane of San Jose Avenue to control turning movement speeds prior to vehicles making a sharp right turn.
 
North Potrero Hill – Parking Time Limits, RPP, Meters
4. ESTABLISH - 2-HOUR PARKING, 8 AM TO 10 PM, MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY, EXCEPT VEHICLES WITH AREA X PERMITS
A. Arkansas Street, east side, from 17th Street to 40 feet southerly
(completing the 100 block of Arkansas)
B. 17th Street, south side, from Pennsylvania Avenue to 135 feet westerly
C. Mariposa Street, south side, between Texas and Mississippi streets
D. Pennsylvania Avenue, west side, from 17th Street to 200 feet southerly
E. Mississippi Street, west side, from Mariposa Street to 140 feet southerly
(completing the 200 block of Mississippi)
F. Connecticut Street, east side, from 17th Street to 145 feet southerly (completing the 100 block of Connecticut) (Supervisor District 10) Andy Thornley, andy.thornley@sfmta.com
 
The measures proposed here were developed at the request of Potrero Hill stakeholders, including the Potrero Boosters, Potrero-Dogpatch Merchants Association, and the SF Police Department, as a further phase of parking and curb management for the area.
 
Turk Street – Passenger Loading Zone
5(a). RESCIND – PART-TIME PASSENTER LOADING ZONE, 7:30AM-9:00AM AND 1:00PM-4:00PM, SCHOOL DAYS
Turk Street, south side, from 72 feet to 219 feet, west of Pierce Street (147-foot zone)
 
5(b). ESTABLISH - PART-TIME PASSENGER LOADING ZONE, TOW-AWAY, NO PARKING, 7:30AM-9:00AM AND 1:00PM-4:00PM, SCHOOL DAYS
Turk Street, south side, from 15 feet to 219 feet, west of Pierce Street (204-foot zone) (Supervisor District 5) Andre Wright, Andre.Wright@sfmta.com
 
This is to extend the length of the existing passenger loading zone (PLZ) adjacent to Creative Arts Charter School to better accommodate their pickup/drop-off operations.
 
 
Categorically exempt from Environmental Review: CEQA Guidelines Section 15301 Class 1(c): Operation, repair, maintenance, or minor alteration of existing highways and streets, sidewalks, gutters, bicycle
and pedestrian trails, and similar facilities.
 
 
 
_______________________________
Andrea Contreras, SFMTA Date
 
The following items have been environmentally cleared by the Planning Department on February 7, 2020, Case 2020-001918ENV:
 
Laguna Street, between Golden Gate Avenue and Turk Street – Sidewalk Widening
6. ESTABLISH – TOW-AWAY, NO STOPPING ANYTIME
ESTABLISH – SIDEWALK EXTENSION
A. Laguna Street, east side, from Golden Gate Avenue to 23 feet northerly (6-foot widening)
B. Golden Gate Avenue, north side, from Laguna Street to 18 feet easterly (6-foot widening)
C. Laguna Street, east side, from Turk Street to 23 feet southerly (6-foot widening)
D. Turk Street, south side, from Laguna Street to 18 feet easterly (6-foot widening)
(Supervisor Districts 5 and 6) Shahram Shariati, Shahram.Shariati@sfmta.com
 
This project is designed to reduce pedestrian crossing distances, improve pedestrian visibility and reduce vehicle speeds adjacent to the Jefferson Square Park and Margaret Hayward Playground.
 
 
The following items have been environmentally cleared by the Planning Department on October 19, 2015, Case 2015-005492ENV:
 
22nd Street at Potrero Avenue – Bike Share Station
7. ESTABLISH – SIDEWALK BIKE SHARE STATION
22nd Street, south side, from 145 feet to 203 feet east of Potrero Avenue (57-foot bike share station) (Supervisor District 10) ♦ Laura Stonehill, laura.stonehill@sfmta.com
 
Proposing a Bay Wheels bike share station on the sidewalk on the south side of 22nd Street, adjacent to San Francisco General Hospital.
 
48th Avenue at Cabrillo Street – Bike Share Station
8. ESTABLISH – SIDEWALK BIKE SHARE STATION
48th Avenue, west side, from 81 feet to 142 feet south of Cabrillo Street (60-foot bike share station) (Supervisor District 1) ♦ Laura Stonehill, laura.stonehill@sfmta.com
 
Proposing a Bay Wheels bike share station on the sidewalk on the west side of 48th Avenue, adjacent to the Safeway parking lot.
 
23rd Avenue at Clement Street – Bike Share Station
9. ESTABLISH – NO STOPPING EXCEPT BICYCLES
ESTABLISH – BIKE SHARE STATION
23rd Avenue, west side, from Clement Street to 62 feet southerly
(53-foot bike share station with red zones)
(Supervisor District 1) ♦ Laura Stonehill, laura.stonehill@sfmta.com
 
Proposing a Bay Wheels bike share station in the parking lane on the west side of 23rd Avenue, adjacent to Honey B.
 
Townsend Street at 6th Street – Bike Share Station
10(a). ESTABLISH – NO STOPPING EXCEPT BICYCLES
ESTABLISH – BIKE SHARE STATION
Townsend Street, north side, from 186 feet to 249 feet west of 6th Street
(63-foot bike share station in the floating parking lane) ♦
 
10(b). ESTABLISH – YELLOW METERED LOADING ZONE, 7 AM TO 6 PM, MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY
Townsend Street, north side, from 114 feet to 186 feet west of 6th Street
(three 24-foot yellow zones in the floating parking lane)
(Supervisor District 6) ♦ Laura Stonehill, laura.stonehill@sfmta.com
 
Proposing a Bay Wheels bike share station in the floating parking lane on the north side of Townsend Street, adjacent to Stripe and shifting existing yellow zone to accommodate the station.
 
 
The following items have been environmentally cleared by the Planning Department on February 8, 2018, Case 2018-002084ENV:
 
11(a). Twin Peaks Boulevard – Road Closure
ESTABLISH – ROAD CLOSURE, EXCEPT PEDESTRIANS AND BICYCLES
Twin Peaks Boulevard, eastern alignment, from Christmas Tree Point Road to 1,700 feet southerly (makes permanent the Pilot closure of northbound one-way portion of figure eight loop to vehicles)
 
11(b). ESTABLISH – TWO-WAY STREET
Twin Peaks Boulevard, western alignment, from Christmas Tree Point Road to 1,500 feet southerly (continues two-way pilot roadway configuration)
(Supervisor Districts 7 and 8) Jason Hyde, jason.hyde@sfmta.com
 
This proposal makes permanent the Pilot closure of a portion of Twin Peaks Boulevard to motor vehicles, which is set to expire on May 31, 2020.
 
 Items denoted with an asterisk ( ) can be given approval by the City Traffic Engineer after the public hearing. Otherwise, the SFMTA Board will make the final approval at a later date based on the outcome at the public hearing.
 
California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Appeal Rights under Chapter 31 of the San Francisco Administrative Code: For Approval Actions, the Planning Department has issued a CEQA exemption determination or negative declaration, which may be viewed online at http://www.sf-planning.org/index.aspx?page=3447. Following approval of the item by the SFMTA City Traffic Engineer, the CEQA determination is subject to appeal within the time frame specified in S.F. Administrative Code Section 31.16, typically within 30 calendar days of the Approval Action. For information on filing a CEQA appeal, contact the Clerk of the Board of Supervisors at City Hall, 1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place, Room 244, San Francisco, CA 94102, or call (415) 554-5184. Under CEQA, in a later court challenge, a litigant may be limited to raising only those issues previously raised at a hearing on the project or in written correspondence delivered to the Board of Supervisors or other City board, commission or department at, or prior to, such hearing, or as part of the appeal hearing process on the CEQA decision.
 
Whether the City Traffic Engineer’s decision is considered a Final SFMTA Decision is determined by Division II, Section 203 of the Transportation Code. If the City Traffic Engineer approves a parking or traffic modification, this decision is considered a Final SFMTA Decision. If a City Traffic Engineer disapproves a parking or traffic modification and a member of the public requests SFMTA review of that decision, the additional review shall be conducted pursuant to Division II, Section 203 of the Transportation Code. City Traffic Engineer decisions will be posted on https://www.sfmta.com/committees/engineering-public-hearings by 5 p.m. on the Friday following the public hearing. Final SFMTA Decisions involving certain parking or traffic modifications, whether made by the City Traffic Engineer or the SFMTA Board, can be reviewed by the Board of Supervisors pursuant to Ordinance 127-18. Information about the review process can be found at: https://sfbos.org/sites/default/files/SFMTA_Action_Review_Info_Sheet.pdf.
 
Approved for Public Hearing by:
 
 
_________________________
Ricardo Olea
City Traffic Engineer
Sustainable Streets Division
 
cc: Debbie Borthne, SFMTA Parking and Enforcement
James Lee, SFMTA Parking and Enforcement
Matt Lee, SFMTA Service Planning
 
RO:TF:ND
ISSUE DATE: 2/21/20