Engineering Public Hearing Agenda, April 5, 2019

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SAN FRANCISCO MUNICIPAL TRANSPORTATION AGENCY
Order #6062
FOR PUBLIC HEARING

The Sustainable Streets Division of the San Francisco Municipal
Transportation Agency will hold a public hearing on Friday,
April 5, 2019, 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:

455 Fell Street (at Laguna Street) – Tow-Away, No Stopping Anytime,
Car Share Only
1. ESTABLISH – TOW-AWAY, NO STOPPING EXCEPT PERMITTED CAR SHARE
VEHICLES
Fell Street, south side, from 50 feet to 90 feet east of Laguna
Street (40-foot zone for 2 shared vehicle parking permits)
(Supervisor District 5) Andy Thornley, andy.thornley@sfmta.com

Mercy Housing has requested provision of on-street car share in
front of the new building (nominally 455 Fell Street) as an amenity
for the residents and the community at large. The Hayes Valley
Neighborhood Association are also supportive of this proposed curb use.

00 - 99 block of Jersey Street – Residential Permit Parking Area
Extension
2. ESTABLISH – RESIDENTIAL PERMIT PARKING AREA Z ESTABLISH –
2-HOUR PARKING, 8 AM TO 6 PM, MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY, EXCEPT
VEHICLES WITH AREA Z PERMIT
Jersey Street, both sides, between Dolores Street and Church
Street (Supervisor District 8) Gerry Porras, gerry.porras@sfmta.com

Extension of Area Z will allow residents of Jersey Street with
permits to park within Area Z.

1300 block of Plymouth Avenue – Residential Permit Parking
Area
3. ESTABLISH – RESIDENTIAL PERMIT PARKING AREA V ESTABLISH –
2-HOUR PARKING, 8 AM TO 6 PM, MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY,
EXCEPT VEHICLES WITH AREA V PERMITS
Plymouth Avenue, both sides, between San Ramon Way and Wildwood Way
(Supervisor District 7) Gerry Porras, gerry.porras@sfmta.com

Extension of Area V will allow residents of Plymouth Avenue with permits
to park within Area V.

Woodland Avenue at Parnassus Avenue – STOP Signs
4. ESTABLISH – STOP SIGN Woodland Avenue, northbound,
at Parnassus Avenue, stopping the stem of this "T" intersection
(Supervisor District 5) Sam Dosick, sam.dosick@sfmta.com

SFMTA recommends stopping the stem of this "T" intersection to
better clarify the right-ofway.

Rhode Island Street at Alameda Street – STOP Signs
5. ESTABLISH – STOP SIGNS
Rhode Island Street, northbound and southbound, at Alameda Street,
making this intersection an all-way STOP (Supervisor District 10)
Sam Dosick, sam.dosick@sfmta.com

SFMTA recommends the installation of an all-way STOP to mitigate a
broadside collision pattern at this intersection.

Oakwood Street at 18th Street – STOP Signs
6. ESTABLISH – STOP SIGN
Oakwood Street, northbound, at 18th Street, stopping the stem of
this "T" intersection (Supervisor District 8) Sam Dosick,
sam.dosick@sfmta.com

SFMTA recommends stopping the stem of this "T" intersection to better
clarify the right-of-way.

Natoma Street at 2nd Street – Parking Meters
7. ESTABLISH – METERED MOTORCYCLE PARKING
Natoma Street, south side, from 102 feet to 168 feet west of 2nd Street
(converts three general metered parking stalls no. 115, 113, and 111 to 18
metered motorcycle parking spaces).(Supervisor District 6) ♦
Laura Stonehill, laura.stonehill@sfmta.com

This proposal creates eighteen motorcycle parking stalls in place of three
general metered parking spaces.

Washington Street at Polk Street-Parking Meters
8(a). ESTABLISH RED ZONE
Washington Street, south side, from 0 feet to 20
feet west of Polk Street (intersection daylighting) ♦

8(b). ESTABLISH – METERED MOTORCYCLE PARKING “1711”
Washington Street, south side, from 20 feet to 52 feet
west of Polk Street (converts metered parking stall 1715
to 8 metered motorcycle parking spaces).
(Supervisor District 3) ♦ Matt Lasky, matt.lasky@sfmta.com

This proposal prohibits parking on the south side of
Washington Street within 20 feet of the Polk Street intersection
for better visibility and creates eight motorcycle parking stalls
in place of one general metered parking space.

Post Street and Laguna Street – Tow-Away, No Stopping Anytime,
Car Share Only
9(a). RESCIND – TOW-AWAY, NO STOPPING EXCEPT PERMITTED
CAR SHARE VEHICLES

Laguna Street, west side, from 25 feet to 65 feet north of Post
Street (restores meter Post IDs 540-16030, 540-16050)

9(b). ESTABLISH – TOW-AWAY, NO STOPPING EXCEPT PERMITTED
CAR SHARE VEHICLES
Post Street, south side, from 100 feet to 138 feet east of
Laguna Street (38-foot zone for 2 shared vehicle parking
permits) (Supervisor District 5)
Andy Thornley, andy.thornley@sfmta.com

The Japantown Task Force has requested the relocation of
two on-street car share parking spaces established under
the 2013-2016 pilot. After consultation with the JTF, and
with their endorsement, an alternative location was identified
which would keep the shared vehicles in the same vicinity
(on a one-hour time-limited block face).

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 4, 2019, Case 2019-001852ENV:

Sutter Street at Webster Street – Left Lane Must Turn Left
10. ESTABLISH – LEFT LANE MUST TURN LEFT
Sutter Street, westbound, at Webster Street (Supervisor
District 5) Elizabeth Chen, elizabeth.chen@sfmta.com

Proposal to convert the two westbound lanes into one left
turn lane and one through lane. Restriping the lanes will
result in one through lane between Buchanan Street and
Fillmore Street.

The following items have been environmentally cleared by the
Planning Department on December 18, 2015, Case 2015-005492ENV:

Fern Street at Polk Street – Bike Share Station
11. ESTABLISH – NO STOPPING EXCEPT BICYCLES
ESTABLISH – BIKE SHARE STATION
Fern Street, south side, from 26 feet to 89 feet west
of Polk Street (58-foot bike share station with red zones
on either end) (Supervisor District 3) ♦ Laura Stonehill,
laura.stonehill@sfmta.com

Proposing a Ford GoBike bike share station in the parking
lane on the south side of Fern Street, adjacent to 1221
Polk Street

The following items have been environmentally cleared
by the Planning Department on December 18, 2015,
Case 2015-005492ENV:

Folsom Street at 2nd Street – Bike Share Station
12. ESTABLISH – NO STOPPING EXCEPT BICYCLES
ESTABLISH – BIKE SHARE STATION Folsom Street, south side,
from 2nd Street to 120 feet westerly (112-foot bike share
station, with red zones on either end) (Supervisor
District 6) ♦ Laura Stonehill, laura.stonehill@sfmta.com

Proposing a Ford GoBike bike share station in the parking
lane on the south side of Folsom, adjacent to 601/611 Folsom
Street. This is a temporary relocation of the previous station
on 2nd Street south of Folsom, to accommodate construction on
2nd Street.

The following items have been environmentally cleared by the
Planning Department on October 23, 2018, Case 2018-014462ENV:

20th Avenue, from Lincoln Way to Wawona Street – 20th Avenue
Neighborway Project
13(a). ESTABLISH – BIKE LANES (CLASS II BIKE FACILITY)
A. 20th Avenue, northbound, from Irving Street to Lincoln Way
B. 20th Avenue, southbound, from Irving Street to Lawton Street
C. 20th Avenue, southbound, from 193 feet north of Noriega Street
to Quintara Street
D. 20th Avenue, northbound, from Taraval Street to Quintara Street
E. 20th Avenue, northbound, from Wawona Street to 234 feet south of
Taraval Street

13(b). ESTABLISH – TRAFFIC CIRCLE 20th Avenue and Kirkham Street 20th
Avenue and Ulloa Street

13(c). ESTABLISH – NO LEFT TURN VEHICLES OVER 30 FEET
A. 20th Avenue, northbound and southbound, at
   Kirkham Street
B. Kirkham Street, eastbound and westbound,
   at 20th Avenue
C. 20th Avenue, northbound and southbound,
   at Ulloa Street
D. Ulloa Street, eastbound and
   westbound, at 20th Avenue

13(d). ESTABLISH – TOW-AWAY, NO STOPPING ANYTIME
20th Avenue, east side, from Lincoln Way to 60 feet southerly
(right-turn pocket) 20th Avenue, east side,
from Kirkham Street to 15 feet northerly (turn accommodation)

13(e). ESTABLISH – NO RIGHT TURN ON RED, EXCEPT BIKES
20th Avenue, southbound at Irving Street

13(f). ESTABLISH – NO PARKING AT ANY TIME Judah Street,
north side, from 20th Avenue to 20 feet westerly
(extends existing 12-foot fire hydrant red zone by
8 feet, removes one parking space, widens sidewalk by 6 feet)

13(g). ESTABLISH – RED ZONE
A. 20th Avenue, west side, from Lincoln
Way to 20 feet southerly (turn accommodation)
B. 20th Avenue, west side, from Irving Street
to 20 feet northerly (visibility red zone)
C. 20th Avenue, east side, from Irving Street
to 16 feet southerly (visibility red zone,
removes one yellow commercial loading zone)
D. Irving Street, south side, from 20th Avenue
to 11 feet westerly (visibility red zone,
removes one general metered parking space)
E. 20th Avenue, west side, from Judah Street
to 3 feet northerly (visibility red zone)
F. 20th Avenue, east side, from Judah Street
to 6 feet southerly (visibility red zone)
G. 20th Avenue, west side, from Kirkham Street
to 3 feet northerly (visibility red zone)
H. 20th Avenue, east side, from Kirkham Street
to 10 feet southerly (visibility red zone)
I. 20th Avenue, west side, from Kirkham Street
to 5 feet southerly (turn accommodation)
J. Kirkham Street, south side, from 20th Avenue
to 8 feet westerly (visibility red zone)
K. Kirkham Street, north side, from 20th Avenue
to 15 feet westerly (turn accommodation)
L. Kirkham Street, north side, from 20th Avenue
to 20 feet easterly (visibility red zone)
M. 20th Avenue, west side, from Lawton Street
to 20 feet northerly (visibility red zone)
N. 20th Avenue, east side, from Lawton Street to
10 feet southerly (visibility red zone)
O. Lawton Street, north side, from 20th Avenue
to 10 feet easterly (visibility red zone)
P. Lawton Street, south side, from 20th Avenue
to 10 feet westerly (visibility red zone)
Q. 20th Avenue, west side, from Moraga Street
to 10 feet northerly (visibility red zone)
R. 20th Avenue, east side, from Moraga Street
to 10 feet southerly (visibility red zone)
S. 20th Avenue, east side in intersection,
from Moraga Street to 10 feet southerly
(visibility red zone in stem of T)

  T. 20th Avenue, east side in intersection, from Moraga
   Street to 10 feet northerly (visibility red zone in stem of T)
   U. Moraga Street, south side, from 20th Avenue to 10
feet westerly (visibility red zone)

V. 20th Avenue, west side, from Noriega Street to 18 feet
northerly (visibility red zone, removes one general metered
parking space)

W. Noriega Street, south side, from 20th Avenue to 6 feet westerly
(visibility red zone)

X. 20th Avenue, west side, from Ortega Street to 10 feet
northerly (visibility red zone)

Y. 20th Avenue, east side, from Ortega Street to 10 feet southerly
(visibility red zone)
Z. Ortega Street, south side, from 20th Avenue to 10 feet
westerly (visibility red zone)
AA. Ortega Street, north side, from 20th Avenue to 10 feet easterly
(visibility red zone)
BB. 20th Avenue, east side, from Pacheco Street to 10 feet
southerly (visibility red zone)
CC. Pacheco Street, south side, from 20th Avenue to 10 feet
westerly (visibility red zone)
DD. Pacheco Street, north side, from 20th Avenue to 10 feet
easterly (visibility red zone)
EE. 20th Avenue, west side, from Quintara Street to 10 feet
northerly (visibility red zone)

FF. 20th Avenue, east side, from Quintara Street to 10 feet
southerly (visibility red zone)
GG. Quintara Street, south side, from 20th Avenue to 10 feet
westerly (visibility red zone)

HH. Quintara Street, south side, from 20th Avenue to 10 feet
easterly (visibility red zone)

II. 20th Avenue, west side, from Rivera Street to 10 feet
northerly (visibility red zone)
JJ. 20th Avenue, east side, from Rivera Street to 9 feet
southerly (visibility red zone)
KK. Rivera Street, north side, from 20th Avenue to 10 feet
easterly (visibility red zone)
LL. Rivera Street, south side, from 20th Avenue to 10 feet
westerly (visibility red zone)
MM. 20th Avenue, west side, from Santiago Street to 10 feet
northerly (visibility red zone) NN. 20th Avenue, east
side, from Santiago Street to 10 feet southerly (visibility
red zone)
OO. Santiago Street, south side, from 20th Avenue to 10 feet westerly
(visibility red zone)
PP. Santiago Street, north side, from 20th Avenue to 10 feet easterly
(visibility red zone)
QQ. 20th Avenue, west side, from Taraval Street to 10 feet northerly
(visibility red zone)
RR. 20th Avenue, west side, from Ulloa Street to 10 feet northerly
(visibility red zone)
SS. 20th Avenue, east side, from Ulloa Street to 10 feet northerly
(turn accommodation)
TT. 20th Avenue, east side, from Ulloa Street to 10 feet southerly
(visibility red zone)
UU. 20th Avenue, west side, from Ulloa Street to 12 feet southerly
(turn accommodation)
VV. Ulloa Street, north side, from 20th Avenue to 10 feet easterly
(visibility red zone)
WW. Ulloa Street, south side, from 20th Avenue to 25 feet easterly
(turn accommodation)
XX. Ulloa Street, south side, from 20th Avenue to 10 feet westerly
(visibility red zone)
YY. Ulloa Street, north side, from 20th Avenue to 12 feet westerly
(turn accommodation)
ZZ. 20th Avenue, west side, from Vicente Street to 10 feet northerly
AAA. 20th Avenue, east side, from Vicente Street to 10 feet southerly
BBB. Vicente Street, south side, from 20th Avenue to 10 feet westerly
CCC. 20th Avenue, west side, from Wawona Street to 10 feet northerly

13(h). RESCIND – 45-DEGREE GENERAL METERED PARKING (CONVERT TO
PARALLEL)
20th Avenue, west side, from 10 feet to 94 feet north of Irving
Street 20th Avenue, east side, from 30 feet to 94 feet south of
Irving Street

13(i). ESTABLISH – GENERAL METERED PARKING (CONVERT FROM 45-DEGREE)
20th Avenue, west side, from 20 feet to 94 feet north of Irving
Street (net reduction of two general metered spaces) 20th Avenue,
east side, from 44 feet to 102 feet south of Irving Street
(net reduction of two general metered spaces)

13(j). RESCIND – 45-DEGREE PARKING (CONVERT TO PARALLEL)
20th Avenue, east side, from Ortega Street to 140
feet southerly (net reduction of five parking spaces)
20th Avenue, east side, from 10 feet to 104 feet north
of Quintara Street (net reduction of three parking spaces)

13(k). ESTABLISH – 45-DEGREE FRONT-IN PARKING Pacheco Street,
north side, from 20th Avenue to 89 feet westerly
(establishes six 45 degree parking spaces, net addition of 1 space)

Pacheco Street, north side, from 10 feet to 81 feet easterly
of 20th Avenue (establishes five 45 degree parking spaces,
net addition of 1 space)

13(l). ESTABLISH – 45-DEGREE BACK-IN PARKING
(CONVERT FROM FRONT-IN)
A. 20th Avenue, east side, from 10 feet south of
Lawton Street to Moraga Street (establishes 44
45-degree parking spaces, net reduction of 1 space)
B. 20th Avenue, east side, from 10 feet south of Moraga
Street to 277 feet south of Moraga Street (establishes
22 45-degree spaces)
C. 20th Avenue, west side, from 24 feet south of Taraval
Street to 102 feet south of Taraval Street
(establishes six 45-degree parking spaces)

13(m). ESTABLISH – METERED YELLOW ZONE, COMMERICIAL LOADING,
8 AM TO 6 PM, MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY
20th Avenue, east side, from 16 to 44 feet south of
Irving Street

13(n). ESTABLISH – WHITE ZONE, PASSENGER LOADING, 8 AM
TO 9:30 AM, 11 AM TO 12:30 PM, SCHOOL DAYS
20th Avenue, from Quintara Street to 100 feet northerly
(expands white zone by 10 feet)

13(o). ESTABLISH – SPEED CUSHIONS (TWO-SLOT)
A. 20th Avenue, between Lincoln Way and Irving Street
(2 speed cushions)
B. 20th Avenue, between Irving Street and Judah Street
(2 speed cushions)
C. 20th Avenue, between Judah Street and Kirkham Street
(2 speed cushions)
D. 20th Avenue, between Kirkham Street and Lawton Street
(2 speed cushions)
E. 20th Avenue, between Noriega Street and Ortega Street
(2 speed cushions)
F. 20th Avenue, between Ortega Street and Pacheco Street
(2 speed cushions)
G. 20th Avenue, between Pacheco Street and Quintara Street
(2 speed cushions)
H. 20th Avenue, between Quintara Street and Rivera Street
(2 speed cushions)
I. 20th Avenue, between Rivera Street and Santiago Street
(2 speed cushions)
J. 20th Avenue, between Santiago Street and Taraval Street
(2 speed cushions)
K. 20th Avenue, between Ulloa Street and Vicente Street
(2 speed cushions)

The 20th Avenue Neighborway Project is proposing a number
of changes to the 20th Avenue corridor to create a more
pleasant north-south route for people walking and biking to
Golden Gate Park, Stern Grove, or other neighborhood
destinations in the Sunset District. Elements of the proposal
include new uphill buffered bike lanes, sharrows, two traffic
circles, parking configuration changes, visibility red zone,
bulbouts, bike boxes, and new bike signals and bike crossing
treatments to Golden Gate Park at Lincoln.
(Supervisor District 4) Nick Smith, nick.smith@sfmta.com

♦Items denoted with a diamond ( ♦ ) 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

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ISSUE DATE: 3/22/18

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