The SFMTA has been working hard in the planning stages of local-level traffic-calming measures in the Silver Terrace neighborhood of D10. Major arterial routes like Silver and Palou are not part of the scope of their project, but the draft map above shows areas that are in the planning phase and that they are proposing implementing. More information on this project can be obtained here.
There will be a meeting for people who live in the area shown on the map above to discuss the proposed traffic calming efforts. The date and time of the Silver Terrace meeting to present the plan and get resident feedback has been set: October 14th, 6-8 PM at the Bayview Police Station Community Room at 201 Williams Ave. SFMTA will be sending flyers around to homes in this area sometime in the next week or two.
More information on an already implemented project in the Bayview can be found here.
For those interested, here's the city's bike lane implementation schedule for D10 streets:
WINTER 2010/2011
* Bayshore Boulevard, Cesar Chavez Street to Silver Avenue
* Illinois Street, 16th Street to Cargo Way
* Potrero Avenue, 25th Street to Cesar Chavez Street
This is a great thing. Anything to slow down the traffic in our D10 neighborhoods would be fantastic. Kudos to the folks who drove this idea this far. From the data I've seen, the SFMTA actually "calms the traffic" in response to about 25% of these requests. The main reasons are cost, impedance to services like SFPD and street cleaning, and, of course, if their data doesn't support the request. They measure the street traffic and look for historical accident reports. They have no interest, however, in doing anything temporary. Seems like a fair idea though They come out, put up some signs, lay the (recycled) rubber speed bumps down, and they're done. A month, a year, whenever, goes by and they come back and pull it all up and move on. The rubber speed bumps are guaranteed for up to 100 years and they're cheap. Check them out on the internet. You can see them in the Presidio. To get this going on your block you can download a petition, get 10 neighbors to sign it, and get started.
ReplyDeleteBut these guys in Silver Terrace rock. Truly a feat of epic proportions,