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Irving StreetscapeOpen House
January 30, 2014
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What is SFMTA ?
The San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency (SFMTA) keeps the City moving.
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Irving Street Overview
• Vibrant commercial
• Dense residential
• Narrow sidewalks with high pedestrian activity
• One wide lane in each direction
Photo by Flickr user telesle17
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N-Judah Overview• 40,000 daily riders• 8 mph average speed outside subway
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Challenges - SafetyWithin project area during last 5 years:• 11 people hurt getting on/off trains• 16 pedestrians hurt in collisions with vehicles
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Challenges – Transit Speed and Reliability
• Frequent stops contribute to slow trips and train bunching
• Boarding from street is slow
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Opportunities on Irving• Repaving - spring 2015• Transit Effectiveness Project• WalkFirst• Transit signal priority
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Tools – Sidewalk Widening / Transit Bulbs• Faster safer boarding• Encourages boarding from all doors, less front-door crowding• Improves pedestrian safety• Added space for streetscape amenities
Carl/Cole - Before Carl/Cole - After
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Streetscape Amenities
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Design Options - Bikes
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Tools – Transit Stop LayoutE
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Tools – Traffic Signal Upgrades• Improving/adding transit signal priority at existing signals• New signal proposed to replace stop signs at 4th/Irving
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Benefits• 25% shorter trips and improved reliability for 20,000 daily
N-Judah riders between 9th/Judah and UCSF – Saves one hour each month for daily riders
• Improved pedestrian and traffic safety• Opportunity to make streetscape more attractive
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Next Steps and Feedback• Sign in to receive project updates• Review proposals and complete survey• Encourage your neighbors to review materials and
complete survey online www.sfmta.com/irvingemail comments to [email protected]
• Revised design on website: early February• Neighborhood group meetings (TBD): February• Public Hearing: March 2014• Start Detailed Design: Spring 2014• Repaving: Winter/Spring 2015
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Contact Us
• www.sfmta.com/irving
• TEP Project Manager: Sean Kennedy
• Irving Project Manager: Dustin White
• 415.701.4599
• Call 311 for language assistance