Engineering Public Hearing Agenda, November 16, 2018
SAN FRANCISCO MUNICIPAL TRANSPORTATION AGENCY
Order # 6000
FOR PUBLIC HEARING
The Sustainable Streets Division of the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency
will hold a public hearing on Friday, November 16, 2018, 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:
3207 Mission Street – Residential Permit Parking Extension
1. ESTABLISH – RESIDENTIAL PERMIT PARKING AREA AA ELIGIBILITY
3207 Mission Street (eligibility only; no signs)
(Supervisor District 9) Gerry Porras, gerry.porras@sfmta.com
Petition makes residents eligible to obtain parking permits.
Haight Street and Divisadero Street – No Left Turns Except Muni
2. RESCIND – NO LEFT TURN
ESTABLISH – NO LEFT TURN EXCEPT MUNI
Haight Street, eastbound, at Divisadero Street
(Supervisor District 5) Edgar Orozco, edgar.orozco@sfmta.com
This proposal will exempt Muni transit vehicles from the current
restriction. Muni will only make this left turn when construction
or special events require a temporary route diversion.
Visitacion Avenue, between Schwerin Street and Delta Street – Part-Time
Bus Zones
3. ESTABLISH – SCHOOL BUS LOADING ZONE, TOW-AWAY, NO STOPPING, 8:30 AM TO
9:30 AM AND 3 PM TO 4 PM, SCHOOL DAYS
Visitacion Avenue, north side, from Schwerin Street to 155 feet easterly
(Supervisor District 10) * André Wright, andre.wright@sfmta.com
SFUSD is requesting Visitacion Valley Elementary School's existing school bus
loading zone be extended 20 feet to accommodate their buses.
Baker Street and Beach Street – STOP Signs
4. ESTABLISH – STOP SIGNS
Baker Street, northbound and southbound, at Beach Street, making this
intersection an all-way STOP (Supervisor District 2)
Elizabeth Chen, elizabeth.chen@sfmta.com
Proposal makes this intersection an all-way STOP at the request of local
residents.
Powell Street at Francisco Street – Bus Zones
5. ESTABLISH – BUS ZONE
Powell Street, east side, from Francisco Street to 120 feet south
(extends existing 75-foot bus zone and removes 2 parking spaces)
(Supervisor District 3) Felipe Robles, felipe.robles@sfmta.com
Proposal extends bus zone by removing parking spaces, at the request
of Muni Operations.
23rd Street, south side, between Tennessee Street and Minnesota
Street Perpendicular Parking
6(a). ESTABLISH – PERPENDICULAR PARKING
23rd Street, south side, between Tennessee Street and Minnesota
Street
6(b). ESTABLISH – NO PARKING ANYTIME
23rd Street, north side, from Tennessee Street to 66 feet westerly
(removes three parking spaces) (Supervisor District 10) Kathryn Studwell,
kathryn.studwell@sfmta.com
Establishes perpendicular parking on south side of 23rd Street.
Grove Street, between Larkin Street and Polk Street – Parallel Parking,
Yellow Loading Zone, and Blue Zone
7(a). RESCIND – ANGLE PARKING
Grove Street, north side, from 27 feet to 135 feet west of Larkin Street
(rescinds 9 angle parking spaces #446-00004)
7(b). RESCIND – BLUE ZONE (Diagonal)
Grove Street, north side, from 15 feet to 27 feet west of Larkin Street
(12-foot blue zone)
7(c). ESTABLISH – BLUE ZONE (Parallel)
Grove Street, north side, from 5 feet to 25 feet west of Larkin Street
(20-foot blue zone)
7(d). ESTABLISH – YELLOW ZONE, COMMERCIAL LOADING, 30-MINUTE LIMIT, 7 AM TO 6 PM,
MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY
Grove Street, north side, from 85 feet to 135 feet west of Larkin Street
(2 yellow metered spaces) (Supervisor District 6) * Elizabeth Chen,
elizabeth.chen@sfmta.com
Conversion to parallel spaces allows easier commercial loading at the new
Bi-Rite Café and improves accessibility at the blue zone. Net loss of 4 spaces.
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.
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Andrea Contreras, SFMTA Date
The following items are pending environmental clearance:
Powell Streetscape Project (Powell Street from Ellis Street to Geary Street)
8(a). ESTABLISH – LEFT TURN ONLY EXCEPT MUNI
Powell Street, southbound, at O’Farrell Street
8(b). ESTABLISH – NO RIGHT TURN
O’Farrell Street, eastbound, at Powell Street
8(c). ESTABLISH – SIDEWALK WIDENING
ESTABLISH – TOW-AWAY NO STOPPING ANY TIME
A. Powell Street, west side, from Ellis Street to O’Farrell Street
B. Powell Street, east side, from Ellis Street to 86 feet northerly
C. Powell Street, east side, from 154 feet north of Ellis Street to O’Farrell
Street
D. Powell Street, west side, from O’Farrell Street to 88 feet northerly
E. Powell Street, west side, from 147 feet north of O’Farrell Street to Geary
Street
F. Powell Street, east side, from O’Farrell Street to 139 feet northerly
G. Powell Street, east side, from 198 feet north of O’Farrell Street to Geary
Street
H. O’Farrell Street, south side, from Powell Street to 148 feet easterly
(rescinds yellow metered loading spaces #143, #145, and #147 for a 6-foot
wide transit/sidewalk bulb)
I. O’Farrell Street, south side, from Powell Street to 23 feet westerly
J. Ellis Street, north side, from Powell Street to 25 feet easterly
K. Ellis Street, north side, from Powell Street to 9 feet westerly
8(d). ESTABLISH – NO PARKING ANY TIME EXCEPT ACTIVE LOADING
A. Powell Street, east side, from 86 feet to 154 feet north of Ellis Street
B. Powell Street, west side, from 88 feet to 147 feet north of O’Farrell Street
C. Powell Street, east side, from 139 feet to 198 feet north of O’Farrell Street
8(e). RESCIND – BUS ZONE
O’Farrell Street, south side, from Powell Street to Cyril Magnin Street
8(d). ESTABLISH – PASSENGER LOADING ZONE AT ALL TIMES
O’Farrell Street, south side, from 23 feet to 43 feet west of Powell
Street (establishes one passenger loading zone space)
8(e). ESTABLISH – YELLOW LOADING ZONE, 30-MINUTE TIME LIMIT, AT ALL TIMES
O’Farrell Street, south side, from 43 feet west of Powell Street to
Cyril Magnin Street (establishes 7 yellow metered loading spaces)
8(f). ESTABLISH – BUS ZONE
O’Farrell Street, south side, from Powell Street to 130 feet easterly
8(g). ESTABLISH – YELLOW 6-WHEEL COMMERCIAL LOADING ZONE, 30-MINUTE TIME LIMIT,
AT ALL TIMES
O’Farrell Street, north side, from 6 feet to 73 feet east of Powell Street
(affects existing
yellow metered loading spaces # 144, #146, and #148)
(Supervisor District 6) Alvin Lam, alvin.lam@sfmta.com
This legislation builds upon the previous Powell Street Safety
Pilot for the upcoming Powell Streetscape Project. The Project
will re-design two blocks of Powell Street (between Geary and Ellis)
with a new pedestrian-focused design, replacing the temporary aluminum
parklets with wider sidewalks, flexible load zones, and a variety of
other streetscape elements. Further, improvements for the 38-Geary Muni
lines and upgrades to traffic signals will keep people moving and improve
safety.
The following items have been environmentally cleared by the Planning Department
on October 18, 2015, Case 2015-005492ENV:
Filbert Street at Powell Street – Bike Share Station
9. ESTABLISH – NO STOPPING EXCEPT BICYCLES
ESTABLISH – BIKE SHARE STATION
Filbert Street, north side, from 11 feet to 100 feet east of Powell Street
(82-foot bike share station with red zones at either end)
*(Supervisor District 3) Laura Stonehill, laura.stonehill@sfmta.com
Proposing a Ford GoBike bike share station in the parking lane adjacent to
the Boys' & Girls' Club.
China Basin Street at 3rd Street – Bike Share Station
10. ESTABLISH – NO STOPPING EXCEPT BICYCLES
ESTABLISH – BIKE SHARE STATION
China Basin Street, north side, from 37 feet to 135 feet west of 3rd Street
(82-foot bike share station with red zones on either side)
*(Supervisor District 6) Laura Stonehill, laura.stonehill@sfmta.com
Proposing a Ford GoBike bike share station in the parking lane adjacent
to a parking lot.
22nd Street at Dolores Street – Bike Share Station
11. ESTABLISH – NO STOPPING EXCEPT BICYCLES
ESTABLISH – BIKE SHARE STATION
22nd Street, south side, from Dolores Street to 75 feet westerly
(62-foot bike share station with red zones in either end)
*(Supervisor District 8) Laura Stonehill, laura.stonehill@sfmta.com
Proposing a Ford GoBike bike share station in the parking lane adjacent to
Thomas Edison Charter Academy.
*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:
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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: 11/2/18