Thank you to all the neighbors who attended the SFCTA’s two town halls on April 13th and 16th and commented on the County’s long-term Brotherhood Way Safety and Circulation Plan and the SFMTA’s Quick-Build Project! For those who could not be in attendance, draft designs for the Quick-Build Project are available for viewing here or in the right-hand column of this webpage and any additional comments can be submitted to Brotherhood-Alemany@SFMTA.com.
The next step for the Quick-Build project will be a public hearing in late spring or early summer, where members of the public will be able to provide additional feedback before the project design is finalized and approved. Implementation is expected to occur later this year.
The Brotherhood-Alemany Quick-Build Project will make the complicated Brotherhood Way/Alemany Boulevard/Sagamore Street/Orizaba Avenue intersection safer and easier to navigate for people walking, driving, taking transit and riding bikes, using proven methods that will:
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Make drivers more likely to yield to pedestrians;
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Lower vehicle speeding;
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Reduce conflicts between turning and merging cars;
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Make it easier for people to access local destinations;
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Improve connections for people riding bikes.
The project will involve reaching out directly to neighborhood groups and residents, and it will work closely with the SFCTA's Brotherhood Way Safety and Circulation Plan study.
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Project Background
The intersection of Brotherhood Way, Alemany Blvd, Sagamore St, and Orizaba Ave brings together road users from several different directions in a mix of uncontrolled, stop, yield, and signal-controlled traffic. The complexity of this area often leads to confusion among road users, illegal turns and lane changes, and other traffic safety issues. Excessive vehicle speeds, multi-stage crosswalks, and low driver yielding compliance makes walking difficult and uncomfortable, while dedicated bikeways on Brotherhood Way and Sagamore Street do not connect well.
In 2023 and 2024, SFMTA staff developed concepts to improve safety and traffic flow at the Brotherhood/Alemany intersection through the Brotherhood/Alemany Safety Improvement Project (BASIP). During community discussions, neighbors strongly expressed the need for immediate safety measures, especially for pedestrians crossing the intersection. From this feedback, the SFMTA launched the Brotherhood-Alemany Quick-Build Project to implement near-term changes quickly while planning for more long-term improvements as part of BASIP. The Brotherhood-Alemany Quick-Build Project will make the intersection safer and easier to navigate for people walking, rolling, driving, and taking transit.
