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Evans Avenue Quick-Build

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Project Timeline 
Fall 2020/21
Outreach
Pending
Spring 2022
Legislation & Detailed Design
Pending
Summer 2022
Construction
Completed
Current Phase or Stage
Construction
Predicted Completion
Fall 2022
Project Status
Completed
Improvements
walking
Pedestrian Improvements
bike
Bicycle Infrastructure Improvements
Bus Routes and Rail Lines
Streets
Evans Avenue

Overview

Evans Avenue, between Cesar Chavez and 3rd streets, consists of two travel lanes in both the eastbound and westbound direction. The corridor is in the Bayview neighborhood and home to commercial retail, light and heavy industrial, and city department activities. The 19 Polk Muni bus also serves this corridor and connects to additional Muni lines such as: T Third, 15 Bayview Hunters Point Express, 44 O'Shaughnessy, and 91 3rd/19th Avenue Owl. Along Cesar Chavez protected bike lanes can be found heading eastbound and westbound. Evans Avenue is also a bike route.

New development within this diverse and active corridor is in various operations, construction, or planning stages. These projects include:

Aerial of current and upcoming development

In addition to increased activity within the area, Evans Avenue is part of San Francisco's Vision Zero High Injury Network , which means 75% of the city’s traffic injuries and fatalities occur on just 13% of San Francisco streets.  

From 2015 to 2020 there have been 81 crashes involving a vehicle and another vehicle, bicyclist or pedestrian on Evans Avenue between Cesar Chavez and 3rd streets. Twelve pedestrian crashes resulted from this total with five of these crashes identified as severe injuries. Three bicycle crashes resulted from this total with one crash identified as a severe injury. On October 20, 2020, a pedestrian was struck and killed by a vehicle on Cesar Chavez and Evans Avenue.

Evans Avenue Quick-Build Project

The Evans Avenue Quick-Build project is in support of the city’s commitment to Vision Zero. The project's main goal is to improve traffic safety conditions and comfort for all who travel along Evans Avenue between Cesar Chavez and 3rd streets by using adjustable, quick-to-construct, and reversible roadway treatments. 

What is a ‘Quick-Build’ project?

Quick-build projects focus on the implementation of safety improvements on streets identified on San Francisco's Vision Zero High Injury Network.

Quick-build projects are adjustable and reversible traffic safety improvements that can be installed relatively quickly. Unlike major capital projects that may take years to plan, design, bid and construct, quick-build projects are buildable within months and are intended to be evaluated and reviewed within the initial 24 months of construction.

Typical quick-build improvements include:

  • Road diet (i.e. remove one or two travel lanes)
  • Paint, traffic delineators, and street signs
  • Parking and loading adjustments
  • Traffic signal timing
  • Transit boarding islands

Project Benefits

Improvements within the project area will provide a greater sense of safety while cycling/walking and support the City’s Vision Zero goals.

Project Outreach

Community stakeholders will be informed of this project prior to construction and will have the opportunity to provide input at a public hearing. Additionally, the SFMTA, through its Vision Zero Safe Streets Evaluation Program, will analyze the project before and after implementation to understand outcomes and determine design effectiveness. Evaluations will inform near-term modifications and a long-term design for this street. 

Stay Updated

If your business, organization or community group would like a presentation about the Evans Avenue Quick-Build project, please contact Adrienne Heim, Transportation Planner, at Adrienne.Heim@sfmta.com.

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Contact Information
Ellen Robinson, Project Manager
415.701.4322
Adrienne Heim, Transportation Planner
415.646.2564