Cayuga Avenue Slow Street
The Cayuga Avenue Slow Street extends 1.7 miles through the Cayuga Terrace, Excelsior, and Mission Terrace Neighborhoods, from Rousseau Street to Naglee Avenue. It’s home to many families and functions as an important community connection to Cayuga Playground and Balboa High School. Cayuga Avenue was identified as a bicycle route and candidate for traffic calming in the 2019 Excelsior Neighborhood Traffic Calming Project. Cayuga Avenue was approved for inclusion in the Slow Streets Program by the SFMTA Board on December 6, 2022.
Learn more about the Slow Streets Program
Cayuga Avenue Slow Street Evaluation
The SFMTA will collect data on both traffic volumes and speeds once the Cayuga Avenue Slow Street has been implemented, and adjust corridor designs as necessary to meet the Slow Streets vehicle speed and volume criteria. Keep an eye on this page for further details about the Slow Street Evaluation. To receive project updates, please sign up via the link on the righthand side of this page.
Background
Plans to make active transportation improvements to Cayuga Avenue date back to 2019. Through the 2019 Excelsior Neighborhood Traffic Calming Project, the community identified a need for traffic calming materials such as speed humps on Cayuga Avenue in front of Balboa High school. After the COVID-19 response Slow Streets Program was launched in 2020, Cayuga Avenue was identified as a potential Slow Street. The project team sent mailers to residents within 1,000 feet of the corridor and hosted an online open house to discuss Cayuga’s inclusion in the Slow Streets Program. Community outreach indicated strong support for Cayuga as a Slow Street, however material shortages and logistical challenges prevented implementation during the COVID-19 phase of the program.
Cayuga Avenue Slow Street Design
The draft design for the Cayuga Avenue Slow Street includes:
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Slow Streets delineator signs at select intersections
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Slow Streets pavement markings
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Slow Streets identification signs on Cayuga Avenue and select cross streets
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A median diverter at Cayuga Avenue and Geneva Avenue
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New marked crosswalks
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Traffic calming elements, such as speed cushions
Next Steps
Spring 2023: Implementation is in progress and will take place in phases through Fall 2023.
Questions? Please reach out to the project team at SlowStreets@SFMTA.com, using the subject line "Cayuga Avenue". To receive updates on the Cayuga Avenue Slow Street, please sign up via the link on the righthand side of this page.