Quint Street Construction Projects Target Local and Disadvantaged Contractors and Workforce Training Organizations

First of two outreach meetings features construction site tour

San Francisco County Transportation Authority, Caltrain and the San Francisco Department of Public Works will be holding a Contractor and Workforce Training Organization Workshop

Tuesday, September 30, 2014

4p.m.-6p.m.

Southeast Community Facility

1800 Oakdale Avenue

San Francisco, CA 94124

(note: this is not an event for job seekers)

The San Francisco County Transportation Authority (SFCTA), in collaboration with Caltrain and the San Francisco Department of Public Works, will hold a community workshop on two upcoming Quint Street projects in the Bayview neighborhood. The three agencies hope to attract construction contractors and workforce training organizations for the projects, which are scheduled to begin construction in 2015.

The upcoming workshop, scheduled for Tuesday, September 30 from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. in the Southeast Community Facility (1800 Oakdale Avenue), is the first of two informational workshops about the potential contractor and workforce opportunities associated with the projects.
"As a member of the Caltrain and San Francisco County Transportation Authority boards, I am working to ensure that the Southeastern Neighborhoods and all San Francisco will gain the most benefit from the Quint-Jerrold bridge replacement project, including the creation of jobs and boosting our local economy thorough our investments in transportation infrastructure,” said Malia Cohen, District 10 Supervisor. “I commend these agencies for convening early outreach community meetings to maximize participation by our local contractors and workforce training providers."

The Quint Street Bridge Replacement Project will be constructed first and involves replacing the Quint Street Bridge with a berm and retaining wall to facilitate a potential new Oakdale Caltrain Station.

The Quint-Jerrold Connector Road Project construction will follow, creating a new road linking Quint Street just north of Oakdale Avenue to Jerrold Avenue along the west side of the Caltrain tracks.

A tour of the project site will take place immediately following the workshop. For more information about the Quint Street projects, visit www.sfcta.org/quint.

About the San Francisco County Transportation Authority (www.sfcta.org)
Created in 1989, the SFCTA is responsible for long-range transportation planning for the city, and it analyzes, designs and funds improvements for San Francisco’s roadway and public transportation networks. The SFCTA administers and oversees the delivery of the Prop K half-cent local transportation sales tax program, serves as the designated Congestion Management Agency (CMA) for San Francisco, under state law, and acts as the San Francisco Program Manager for grants from the Transportation Fund for Clean Air (TFCA). The SFCTA administers the countywide vehicle registration fee and is the Treasure Island Mobility Management Agency. 

The SFCTA Board consists of the eleven members of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors, who act as SFCTA Commissioners. Commissioner John Avalos is Chairman of the Board, and Tilly Chang is the SFCTA’s Executive Director.

Quint St vacation hearing

Closing the street beneath the Quint St Caltrain bridge (known as "vacating" the street) is required so that they can begin the process of replacing the bridge with a permanent earthen berm.  To close a city street requires legislation passed by the Board of Supervisors.  The final hearing for the Quint Street vacation is tomorrow afternoon in the City Hall Legislative Chamber (Room 250) at 3.00 PM.

Here is the agenda: http://www.sfbos.org/ftp/uploadedfiles/bdsupvrs/bosagendas/agendas/2014/bag060314.pdf

The Quint Street bridge is item #31: https://sfgov.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=F&ID=3109491&GUID=2A155048-60F9-4CFF-8B09-07A0F49549BB

31.140454 [Hearing - Street Vacation Order - Quint Street Railroad Crossing Improvement Project - Quint Street, McKinnon Avenue, and Newcomb Avenue]Hearing of persons interested in or objecting to the proposed Ordinance ordering the vacation of portions of Quint Street, McKinnon Avenue, and Newcomb Avenue as part of the Quint Street Railroad Crossing Improvement Project; quitclaiming the City’s interest in the vacation areas to the Peninsula Corridor Joint Powers Board; reserving easement rights for the benefit of the City for its utilities; accepting a Department of Public Works Order concerning the street vacation; and authorizing official acts in connection with this Ordinance making environmental findings, and findings of consistency with the General Plan, and the eight priority policies of Planning Code, Section 101.1. (Clerk of the Board) 

If you are unable to attend in person you can send comments to Board.of.Supervisors@sfgov.org or drop a hard copy to:

Angela Calvillo, Clerk of the Board
Room 244, City Hall
1 Dr. Calton Goodlet Place
San Francisco CA 94102


The BoS clerk's office sent me the following information regarding the legislation:

DPW SUR Map No 2013-005 in File No. 140452 can be found on the 5/6/14 Board Packet (Page 7) available online here: https://sfgov.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=F&ID=3066534&GUID=88F57710-BC8D-4731-AAE0-EEBB49C47471. 

Other attachments associated with File No. 140452 may also be found via our Legislative Research Center (LRC) here: https://sfgov.legistar.com/LegislationDetail.aspx?ID=1743061&GUID=C4986B5B-923B-4790-AEEC-FCB8CD733919&Options=ID|Text|&Search=140452

Quint Street Bridge Replacement Update

The Transportation Authority is working closely with Caltrain, along with several City agencies, to coordinate progress on Caltrain’s planned replacement of the rail bridge over Quint Street with a berm, which will close through access under the tracks, and the development of a new street to connect Quint Street with Jerrold Avenue on the west side of the Caltrain tracks. These two projects have been designed to accommodate a possible future Caltrain station at Oakdale Avenue.

At the meetings listed below, the following topics will be covered:

Condition report on the existing rail bridge over Quint Street
Status updates on the bridge replacement project and Quint-Jerrold Connector Road
Efforts to maximize contracting and job opportunities for local workers and disadvantaged businesses
Project timelines and schedule changes

Next steps
SCHEDULED PRESENTATIONS

Southern Waterfront Advisory Committee
Wednesday, April 30, 6pm
EcoCenter at Heron's Head Park, 32 Jennings Street

Hunters Point Shipyard Citizens Advisory Committee
Monday, May 12, 6pm
Southeast Community Facility, 1800 Oakdale Avenue, Alex J. Pitcher Room

Southeast Community Facility Commission
Wednesday, June 11, 6pm
Southeast Community Facility, 1800 Oakdale Avenue, Alex J. Pitcher Room

Bayview Hunters Point Citizens Advisory Committee
Meeting date to be determined.

In addition, the Board of Supervisors is expected to host hearings in May and June regarding Caltrain’s requested vacation of Quint Street, although the street would not close until construction begins in 2015.

Crews working on plan to repair Quint St. Bridge in San Francisco

UPDATE: Apparently Quint St should remain open during and after emergency repairs are made as the section of the bridge that is rapidly failing is not directly over the street.  More to come...

From ABC7,

 

SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- Caltrain has declared a state of emergency regarding a very old bridge in San Francisco that's deteriorating very rapidly.

Caltrain's commuter and freight trains use the Quint St. Bridge on the Peninsula corridor.Caltrain is working on an emergency plan to repair the Quint St. Bridge and are trying to do it as quickly as possible to minimize the inconvenience to the neighborhood. ABC7 News was told that the planning should take about a week and then two more weeks for the repair work to be completed. 

More at ABC7
h/t D Dodt

Caltrain Bridge Replacements in D10

Starting later this year, Caltrain will be removing and replacing the existing vehicular/pedestrian bridges over the Caltrain tracks at 22nd Street, 23rd Street, and Paul Avenue in San Francisco. The three bridges are deemed structurally deficient, do not meet existing seismic safety standards and must be replaced to ensure the safety of community members and Caltrain passengers. The locations of the project areas can be seen in the attached maps.

More information at Caltrain's website.

Caltrain staff will be hosting two community meetings to present information about the San Francisco Roadway Bridges Project.  The meetings will include information about why the project is needed, implementation details and how potential impacts on the community will be addressed. The meetings are free and open to the public.  Please share the meeting information below with your constituents, patrons, and neighbors.

Community Meeting Information

Tuesday, Feb. 25, 2014 at 6:30 p.m.
Visitacion Valley Library
201 Leland Avenue
San Francisco, CA 94134

Thursday, Feb. 27, 2014 at 6:30 p.m.
Potrero Hill Neighborhood House
953 De Haro Street
San Francisco, CA 94107

For the latest information on the San Francisco Roadway Bridges Project, please visit www.caltrain.com/sfrb. If you have any questions about the project or the community meetings, please feel free to contact Brent Tietjen, Public Affairs Specialist
SamTrans | Caltrain | TA
Office of Public Affairs
1250 San Carlos Ave.
San Carlos, CA 94070-1306
650-508-6495
tietjenb@samtrans.com

Transportation Projects Open House for the Southeast Community

Transportation Projects Open House for the Southeast Community

The Caltrain bridge over
Quint St. (top) needs to be replaced.
Replacement of the Jerrold Ave.
Bridge (bottom) is complete.

Featuring three projects:

• Quint St. Bridge: The rail bridge over Quint St. is more than 100 years old and needs to be replaced, which may entail a street closure at the bridge. Three design options have implications for cost, local access, and a future Caltrain station at Oakdale Ave.

• Quint-Jerrold Connector Road: Design concept for a possible connecting road to divert local traffic toward the entry of the Produce Market if Quint St. is closed at the bridge.

• Proposed Caltrain Oakdale Ave. Station: Results from the Caltrain Oakdale Ave. Station Ridership Study.

Join Caltrain, the San Francisco County Transportation Authority, and Supervisor Malia Cohen for an informational open house to learn more about these projects and how they will affect your neighborhood. You will have the opportunity to speak with planners, ask questions, view presentations, and voice your opinion.

Saturday, April 21, 11am–1pm
Bayview Opera House, 4705 Third Street
(between Newcomb Ave. and Oakdale Ave.)
Take Muni T-Third, 23, 24, 44, or 54

There will also be Caltrain small business subcontracting opportunities and CityBuild recruitment information

A light lunch will be provided by Yvonne's Southern Sweets

Get in touch
For questions, to RSVP, or to schedule a presentation to your community group, call: 650.622.7845 or email: info@leblancassociates.com.

For special needs assistance or translation services, please call 415.593.1670
Para ayuda especial o servicios de traducción por favor llame al 415.593.1670
如或需要特殊協助或翻譯服務，請電 415.593.1670

Can't make the open house?
Check out the project websites for updates and upcoming presentations:
www.sfcta.org/quint and www.sfcta.org/oakdale

I've posted previously about this here.

Future meetings:

Presentation to the Southeast Community Facility Commission
Wednesday, April 25 6–8pm
Southeast Community Facility, Alex J. Pitcher Room
1800 Oakdale Ave.

Presentation to the Hunters Point Shipyard Community Advisory Committee
Planning and Development Subcommittee
Thursday, May 10 6–8pm
Hunters Point Shipyard Site Office Trailers Conference Room
(near Innes Ave. and Donahue St.)

Presentation to the Hunters Point Shipyard Community Advisory Committee (Full CAC)
Monday, May 14 6–8pm
Southeast Community Facility, Alex J. Pitcher Room
1800 Oakdale Ave.

Linking Muni, Caltrain in southeast S.F. could cost as much as $396 million

For years, neighborhood advocates have clamored for transportation upgrades in the Bayview and Visitacion Valley neighborhoods.

Muni's T-Third Street line, added in 2007 to improve access to the communities, does not connect with Caltrain's isolated Bayshore station, and there are no convenient east-west transit options in the area.

But solutions are being developed, and the San Francisco County Transportation Authority recently released a draft report detailing the costs of proposed transit alternatives for the community.

Planned improvements in The City's southeast neighborhoods, which include an extension of the T-Third Street train and a new Bus Rapid Transit line, could cost as much as $396 million.

Read more at the San Francisco Examiner

Quint St Caltrain Project Update

Basically, the SFCTA is dragging its feet on this so that they can put in the project that they want, which involves closure of Quint St with the possibility of a connector road that will probably never happen.  The information they just sent us Friday evening via email is the exact same as what we saw from them in November.  Nothing has changed.

They already have a plan that would work with the money that they have - replacement of the bridge in-kind, as was done with the Jerrold Ave. bridge.  They keep saying how rickety the old bridge over Quint is, but then they keep dragging things out, now looking for money to do more studies.  The studies done in 2005 showed that replacement in-kind was a viable option.  Caltrain doesn't require a four-track width at this location because, even if high-speed rail becomes a reality, they only need two tracks.

Contact SFCTA's Deputy Director for Planning, Tilly Chang at 415.522.4832 let her know that they've dragged their feet long enough and have spent enough money on studies.  It's time to replace the bridge with another bridge so that the Bayview can stay connected to the rest of the city and Caltrain can continue to operate safely.

Project Update
Selecting a design option for the Caltrain
Quint Street Bridge Replacement Project

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The issue

	Top: The existing Caltrain bridge over Quint Street needs to be replaced. Bottom: Replacement of the Jerrold Avenue bridge is complete. Top: The existing Caltrain bridge over Quint Street needs to be replaced. Bottom: Replacement of the Jerrold Avenue bridge is complete.

Caltrain has developed three options to replace the rail bridge over Quint Street, which is over 100 years old and needs to be replaced. The Authority is considering the three alternatives which have varying implications and trade-offs in terms of cost and funding, ability to support a future potential Caltrain Station at Oakdale Avenue, and vehicular access:

• Replacing the existing bridge with a berm for $20 million, closing private vehicle access under the tracks on Quint Street;
• Replacing the existing bridge in-kind for $25 million with a structure that maintains vehicle access under the tracks but would need to be rebuilt to accommodate a future station; and
• Replacing the existing bridge with one designed to accommodate future station platforms for $35 million, exceeding the available funding by $10 million. Given funding limitations, this option is not feasible in the short to medium terms.

A potential complementary project, the Quint-Jerrold Connector Road running along the west side of the Caltrain tracks, would increase accessibility to adjacent land uses and could be paired with Option 1 to provide alternate access to areas on the other side of the Caltrain tracks via Jerrold Avenue. As Option 1 costs $5 million less than the Quint Bridge project budget, these funds could help fund the majority of the estimated cost of the Connector Road.
 

What we've heard so far

Multi-agency outreach to date has included a community workshop noticed in Chinese, Spanish and English, meetings with community groups, and discussions with stakeholders about the Quint Street Bridge options. Feedback has called for:

• Increased outreach to the broader community—including limited English proficiency groups – regarding the options for the Quint Street Bridge Replacement;
• More detailed information about the design of each Bridge Replacement option;
• More detailed information about the potential Quint-Jerrold connector road, including how it would be integrated with the surrounding existing and planned street network; and
• Status and next steps for the potential Caltrain Station near the Southeast Community Facility at Oakdale Avenue.

Current status and next steps

Authority staff has requested planning, outreach and conceptual design funds for SFDPW, SFMTA and Authority staff to undertake the following tasks:

• Review the cost estimates and designs of all three Quint Street Bridge alternatives to identify any potential for value engineering and cost savings;
• Undertake transportation planning and coordination in the area including developing a conceptual-level design for a Quint-Jerrold Connector Road to better assess cost and operational feasibility;
• Coordinate with Caltrain staff on an evaluation of the system impact of adding an infill station at Oakdale (follow-on to already completed station feasibility and ridership studies); and
• Conduct a round of public outreach in April/May, to present the results of these analyses and seek community input on a preferred bridge replacement option.

Staff will present the funding request for SFDPW, SFMTA and the Authority to undertake this planning, outreach and design work to the Authority's Plans and Programs Committee at its March 20th meetingat 10:30 a.m. in City Hall, Room 263.  The Authority Board will consider the item at its meeting the following week on March 27th. Please see the Authority's website for the staff memo (PDF) to the Authority's Citizens Advisory Committee for this request and for agendas for the Transportation Authority meetings on March 20th and 27th.
We will bring a schedule of planned April/May outreach events and presentations to community groups to the March 20 Plans and Programs meeting, or you may check our Caltrain Quint Street Bridge Replacement project page for regular updates.
We anticipate a policy action at the Authority Board regarding the preferred Quint Street Bridge Replacement option in late spring/early summer.
If you have questions or would like to schedule an April presentation with your community group, please contact Colin Dentel-Post, Transportation Planner with the Authority.

Quint St Closure a Fait Accompli?

Last night I attended the BVHP PAC Land Use meeting, at which the future (or lack thereof) of Redevelopment Agencies was discussed, as was the landscaping plan for Third at Cargo Way.  The issue that got me to the meeting was the proposed closure of Quint St at the Caltrain overpass.

To refresh your memory, there are four separate projects:

1. Proposed Oakdale Ave Caltrain station
2. Quint St bridge
3. Jerrold Ave bridge (completed)
4. Quint/Jerrold connector road







We were told by SFCTA Deputy Planning Director Tilly Chang that a 2005 study indicates that the site could just barely accommodate a station at Oakdale Ave.  The station design that was thought to be best had two outer platforms with two tracks side by side between them.  This study took into account electrification, the bullet train, and local service. From p.54 of the final report from that study,

"With the two-platform option, the platforms could be built initially at a narrower width of 20 feet, and then widened to 30 feet when the additional third and fourth tracks were built. This would also allow the Quint Street Bridge replacement to be built at a narrower width, then if necessary, widened in the future to accommodate third and fourth tracks."

Fast forward to 2012.  There is $25M in the pot to replace the Quint St. bridge.  To replace it in-kind, "at a narrower width", as was done at Jerrold Ave., it would cost $25M.  To design it such that it can be "widened in the future to accommodate third and fourth tracks", and this is the very plan that was recommended in the 2005 report.  However, according to Ms. Chang, this option is no longer on the table.  What?!?  Another option, to replace the bridge with one already wide enough to accommodate all four sets of tracks would be $35M, but the extra $10M is nowhere to be found.  According to Ms. Chang, this leaves us with only one solution: close Quint St., erect a 20' high earthen berm across it, and divert Quint along the western edge of the train tracks so that it meets up with Jerrold right at the Produce Market and the soon-to-be-reconfigured Jerrold/Rankin/Kirkwood/Innes intersection.  According to Ms. Chang, this plan would cost $25M.  Or would it?

To erect the berm and put tracks on top is proposed to be $20M.  The remaining $5M from the pot of money would then have to get transferred to another agency, DPW I believe, to do the work on the Quint/Jerrold connector road.  According to Ms. Chang, to do this might cost $5M, but it might also be $6M, or $7M, or $8M, depending on what they find in the soil and what remediation needs to be done.  The $5M might also get snapped up by another cash-strapped agency or project, leaving us with no connector road at all.  This was a concern leveled by Linda Richardson, chair of the BVHP PAC Land Use committee, and one that we ought to take very seriously.

After much discussion about the berm plan, including ridiculous interjections by some bureaucrat who claimed that no one will miss Quint being closed because it's always flooded out in the wintertime anyway, I asked, "Why has there been no mention of the option to replace the bridge in-kind for $25M with one that can be expanded in the future when a station is approved to be built?"  Ms. Chang's response was that this option was off the table because it didn't allow for the station, despite this being the very plan that the 2005 final study indicates is the best option.  Ms. Richardson quickly shut down this line of discussion, saying something about being concerned we'd lose the station if we did this and also something about the SFPUC's plans for the digesters on the east side of the track benefiting from closure of Quint. 

Missing from the berm and Quint/Jerrold connector road plans presented last night, which by the way were identical to those proposed at the November community meeting, was any mention of the SF Produce Market's plans to reconfigure Jerrold Ave traffic on the west side of the bridge so that it is diverted around the market onto Kirkwood and Innes Aves.  The berm/connector plan creates a complicated intersection for the proposed Quint/Jerrold connector road, as it would then put drivers squarely into the new Rankin/Kirkwood/Innes interchange that comes with the Produce Market's plan.  The DPW rep at last night's meeting was just as unprepared to answer Michael Hamman's question about how this would be addressed as he was when I asked it of him two months ago.  If DPW is to take the lead on this phase of any project, I'm scared.

Without question, the 100-year old Quint St bridge is a safety concern, and it must be replaced as soon as possible.  If the bridge fails as a result of all these delays in its replacement, it's not going to be a pedestrian or car driver who gets killed, but rather hundreds of Caltrain riders plunging to the street below, followed by a months-long service elimination on the line.  As such, it is up to Caltrain to replace the bridge, which they're rightfully anxious and ready to do, and its irresponsible for every other agency involved to delay this bridge replacement by even a single day.

Caltrain already has a $25M bridge replacement plan that takes into consideration a future station and the $25M to do it - let them.  Follow the recommendations of the 2005 Final Report and replace the bridge in-kind with a $25M expandable bridge.  Caltrain can worry about finding the money to expand it when and if we ever see a station at Oakdale.

Quint Ave Closure meeting Monday night

Back in November, the SFCTA held an informational meeting regarding their proposal to close Quint Ave at the Caltrain overpass so that they can replace the 100 year-old bridge with an earthen berm.  The proposal was cheaper than replacing the bridge with a new one that would also allow Caltrain to put a station at the Oakdale Ave site at some future date.  The plan calls for diversion of Quint along the northwest side of the tracks to meet up with Jerrold at the Produce Market.

I mention it today because there will be another informational meeting at the Bayview Hunters Point Project Area Committee Land Use Committee meeting on:

Monday, January 9 at 6PM at
1800 Oakdale Ave.
SECFC Conference Room, Suite B

To get caught up on the project, please read my synopsis from November, and I'll see you at the meeting on Monday!

SFCTA Meeting Notes: Oakdale Caltrain Station Update

Last week's SFCTA meeting covered the replacement of the structurally deficient Quint St Caltrain bridge; the Caltrain Oakdale Station status, and; the Quint St/Jerrold Ave Connector Road

Information is available at the SFCTA Website. Links to other important documents:

• Oakdale Station Design Feasibility Assessment Final Report

• Caltrain Quint Street Bridge Replacement Project Transportation Impact Analysis Study

Now you may think, but Quint and Jerrold are already connected...what's up with this connector road?  The proposal on the table is to CLOSE Quint and dogleg traffic from the western side of the Quint bridge over to Jerrold along the western side of the rail tracks.  This 26'-wide road would be narrow by modern road standards, and would only have one 5.5' wide sidewalk.  Check out Bacon St over the reservoir in the Portola - this roadway is 24'9", and gives you an idea of what we'd be dealing with.

This idea is proposed because Caltrain only has $25M for the bridge replacement, and while it would cover the cost of a new bridge that is two-tracks wide, just like the new Jerrold Ave bridge, it's not enough for one that would accommodate a future Oakdale Ave Caltrain Station, a station that would run from about 420ft east of the Oakdale tunnel to about the middle of Quint St.   This proposed station would have up to four tracks - two for Caltrain, which would stop at the station, and two for High-Speed Rail, which would not.  To keep Quint open and put a new bridge here is projected to cost $35M.  Just for comparison, the Jerrold Bridge cost $13.6M to replace, and it is 1/3 the length of the Quint Bridge, so this number seems to be in the ballpark.   The Mayor and Supervisor Cohen (who's rep Megan Hamilton was present at the meeting) have tried to work with the TA to come up with the needed $10M to keep Quint open.  Apparently, they have not succeeded (yet?).

So, the idea is to replace the bridge with an embankment, removing the bridge entirely and closing off Quint with a continuation of the berm (the artificial 20' tall embankment that the tracks lay on between the Jerrold and Quint bridges), connecting it to the other side, and then placing the tracks on top of that to build the new station around it. This may in fact be the project that is closest to being initiated. In an email to D10Watch, Tilly Chang, SFCTA's deputy Director for Planning, says, "It is likely that the Quint closure will precede completion of the connector road, due to the safety imperative of replacing the structurally deficient [Quint St] bridge as soon as possible and the immediate availability of design and construction funding for the project (Caltrain has funding in hand). That said, our goal is to move the connector road design process along as quickly as possible so as to minimize the period of time that Quint is closed without the Connector road providing alternate circulation through the area."

The connector road from Quint to Jerrold would terminate on the west side of Jerrold, where there could conceivably be some tricky traffic maneuvers as the road connects with the planned Jerrold realignment.  Since this was the first time these concepts had been presented, it sounds like there's a lot of room for proposal modification, but not a lot of time. Chang said, "We are in the very early stages of planning, and our graphic for the Connector Road is highly conceptual.  It is likely that that designers can widen the turning radius for that movement; during design, DPW will apply truck turning templates in order to accommodate large semitrailer trucks."

Connector Road Potential Project Schedule:
Winter 2011: Planning & conceptual Design
Spring 2012: Preliminary Design and Cost estimate
Summer 2012: Environmental Review/Community Input
Fall 2012: Final Design
Winter 2013: Start Construction
Funding: Up to $5M from Caltrain; Prop K; other local funds

Quint St. Bridge Replacement Tentative Schedule of Construction:
July 2013 to December 2014 (pending design consensus, environmental review)

SFCTA Oakdale Station ridership study:
Completion Spring 2012
Projected by 2030: estimated 2500 riders/day: 20% arriving on foot/bike; 40% by bus/transit; 40% by car (although no parking is proposed for the 1000 additional vehicles).

Links to important documents:

Oakdale Station Design Feasibility Assessment Final Report

Caltrain Quint Street Bridge Replacement Project Transportation Impact Analysis Study


For links to ALL projects involving the SFCTA in the Bayview, click here.

Caltrain to close Jerrold Ave for Bridge Replacement

Caltrain is in the process of replacing its 100+ year-old bridge over Jerrold Avenue. They are inching closer to the date to actually roll in the new bridge and roll out the old one. In order to do so, they have to close Jerrold Avenue around the clock beginning October 6, for up to 30 days. The closure will only be between Quint and Rankin streets. Traffic can detour around the closure, primarily by using Oakdale. The closure is required to finish final assembly and move the bridge into place. The replacement will take place over one night, tentatively scheduled for late night Friday, Oct. 14 into early morning Saturday, Oct. 15. Once the new bridge is in place, crews will need to keep the street closed in order to dismantle the old bridge. The street will be open no later than November 5, but the construction crews hope to get it open sooner than that. Also, traffic message signs will be deployed no later than early next week to ensure motorists are informed as well.

Additional project information can be found on the Caltrain website.

Updates will be posted to the website as the date approaches for rolling in the new bridge.

Caltrain comes through and cleans up site in the Bayview

A few months ago, after a few calls to Caltrain about the situation under their tracks at the Quint St overpass, I called SFPD to ask that they work with Caltrain and DPW to help clean up the homeless encampments.

Back in February, I posted this video:

Since then, Caltrain has been working hard internally to get things fixed at the site.  I just received this in my mailbox today from Caltrain:

Here are some pictures of the cleanup at Quint Street overpass. Our crews completed this May 25th. There was no one from the city so we cleaned up the whole surrounding area. Crusader fence started to put up fences around Caltrain property the following day and are back there today. Over the weekend, someone dumped here again and also more homeless have moved under the north side of the bridge. Hopefully the fence work will be completed by mid-next week.

Thanks for the update, and thanks particularly for the clean-up efforts!  Let's hope that this is the start of a fruitful collaboration between Caltrain and the community in helping to ensure that all tax-paying San Franciscans have access to clean, safe neighborhoods.

My walk to work this morning...

I'm tired of this....I've tried Caltrain, the City's 311, and no one seems willing to help. Supervisor Cohen, time to put on that Wonder Woman cape, climb into your invisible jet, take out your golden lasso and clean up this town!!