Castro Station Accessibility Improvements Project

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Giới thiệu Dự án (Project Introduction)

The Castro Station Accessibility Improvement Project supports a system wide effort to improve safety and accessibility.   The SFMTA is rehabilitating and modernizing the subway system's elevators. The new elevator started construction in Spring 2023 and projected to be completed Fall 2026.   

The Castro station elevator design allows the station agents to see into the elevator and maintain sight lines from the station agent booth. The elevator design includes a translucent etched pattern of gradient lines made on clear laminated glass. To create a safer and more comfortable place to walk, the brick area near the station entrance was regraded and both the walkway above the station and the sidewalk on Market Street was made wider. The sidewalk on Market Street was poured with sparkling concrete. The plaza lighting was replaced with new modern lights; the terraces and concourse level were replanted.   New fences and benches were installed.

The Castro Station Accessibility Improvement Project is a partnership with San Francisco Public Works and the SF Arts Commission to improve Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) access to Muni transit. We’re pleased to say that the project now calls for adding a fourth stop to the new three-stop elevator. The new stop will serve the Market Street sidewalk, allowing riders of Muni’s 35 & 37 routes to enter directly into the elevator and ride down to the concourse level and enter the station through the fare gates. The elevator will still include stops at Harvey Milk Plaza and the platform level as included in the original scope. These design changes impacted the architectural and structural systems and required re-doing several city approvals.

 

Project Timeline
2016-2018
Civil and Engineering Design
Pending
2019-2022
Final Design and Approvals
Pending
2023 - 2026
Construction
Pending
Tình Trạng Dự Án (Project Status)
  1. Current
Cost Estimate
$15 - $30 Million
Giai Đoạn Hiên Tại (Current Phase or Stage)
Bid
Thời Gian Hoàn Tất Dự Đoán (Predicted Completion)
2026
Project Success
On schedule
Cải Tiến (Improvements)
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Adding second elevator
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Repaving and leveling plaza pathways
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Widening Market Street sidewalk
Các Khu Phố (Neighborhoods)
Streets
Castro Muni Station, Castro Street, Market Street, Collingwood Street

 

 

 

View of the final design of the Castro Muni Station accessibility elevator that includes a 4th level added to Market Street

Level 4 - Market Street

Market Street - Castro Muni Station

With community feedback and support, this elevator will service 4 levels - Market Street, Harvey Milk Plaza, station agent and booth concourse level and the platform level to the underground rail lines.    Adding Market Street level to the final design allows easy accessibility for the 35 and 37 bus lines and the car rails. 

 Level 3 - Harvey Milk Plaza view

Harvey Milk Level - Castro Muni Station

The elevator will provide service to the Harvey Milk Plaza level where people can enjoy the environment.  The project team worked with San Francisco Public Works and with The Friends of Harvey Milk Plaza in the design phase of this project.   To find out more, visit Friends of Harvey Milk Plaza at:  www.friendsofharveymilkplaza.org/newdesign

Level 2 - Concourse view 

 

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Harvey Milk Level - Castro Muni Station

The new elevator includes will stop at the Concourse Level, providing convenient access to station agents, fare vending machines, and station services.    

 The project also includes:   

  •  Repaved and regraded the plaza to improve accessibility and pedestrian circulation 
  •   Replanted landscaping to enhance the public space and support a welcoming environment 
  •   Installed new security fencing to improve safety and define public space
  • Added new seating (bench) to create a more comfortable public space.

 


As part of a larger system-wide effort to improve accessibility to Muni services, several stations are having their elevators and escalators rehabbed. Some stations, including Castro Station, are serviced with a single elevator that provides access to the station gates. When the elevator needs servicing, or goes out of service unexpectedly, customers who rely on the elevator to enter the station are unable to do so, affecting their day-to-day activities.  With a second elevator added to the station, the existing elevator can be serviced without disrupting access and provides continuous access to the station and trains. Castro Station has made several upgrades in and around the station area in an effort to improve ADA access to the station and Muni transit. These improvements included:

  • Added a second elevator to provide continuous, reliable access to the station and improve accessibility.
  • Regraded and leveled the plaza around the station entrance to create a smooth, ADA-compliant pedestrian pathways.    
  • Widened the brick walkway above the station by removing the select planters where feasible to improve pedestrian circulation
  • Expanded the sidewalk along Market Street to create a safer, more comfortable and accessible pedestrian path experience.
  • Installed new plaza lighting to improve visibility, safety, and the overall appearance of the public space.
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Modernizing Muni Subway Escalators and Elevators
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The 4th stop added on Market Street to provide accessibilty to customers.  This stop will also benefit the customers riding the 35 & 37 bus routes to enter from street level to get to the concorse.  

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Thông Tin Liên Hệ (Contact Information)
Christian Kalinowski
415.314.1824