Walk San Francisco

Walk San Francisco’s July Walk

Permeable Sidewalk Projects in the Mission District Walking Tour
Saturday, July 12th, 10:30am
Starting at Shotwell Greenway (Shotwell Street between 17th and 18th Streets)
Take a guided tour of Plant*SF’s permeable landscaped sidewalk projects in the Mission District. An innovative sustainable urban infrastructure practice, permeable landscaped sidewalks demonstrate one approach to reducing storm loads on the combined city sewer system, by removing significant portions of formerly existing concrete sidewalks, which instead of entering the sewer, permits rain water to permeate the exposed soil and nourish plants. When this method is implemented throughout the city, it will result in a significant reduction on the currently overloaded sewer system, and restore the city’s urban hydrology. These sidewalks also create species habitat and provide beautiful walking spaces.

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Weigh in on the Regional Transportation Plan

Can you spend $30 billion in ten minutes? That’s approximately How long it will take you to complete the Metropolitan Transportation Commission’s on-line survey for the current phase of the Transportation 2035 planning process.

Test your grasp of transportation facts, and tell MTC planners and policymakers how you would divvy up the $30 billion in Discretionary funding expected to flow to the Bay Area over the next 25 years. Maintain the existing transportation network? Provide more funding torelief traffic? Help reduce
greenhouse gas emissions?

Now is your chance to tell us what you think. Log on to http://www.mtc.ca.gov/planning/2035_plan/ and let us know your priorities by June 27, 2008 by clicking on the Transportation 2035 On-line Survey link.

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Better Streets Plan Draft for Public Review

View the Better Streets Plan Draft for Public Review

From the San Francisco Better Streets website:

Executive Summary
Chapter 1: Introduction
Chapter 2: Context
Chapter 3: Goals and Policies: The Path to Better Streets
Chapter 4: Approach: Designing Great Streetscapes
Chapter 5: Guide: Street Designs
Chapter 6: Guide: Streetscape Elements
Chapter 7: Implementation
Appendices

To comment on the Draft Better Streets Plan:

• Use the formal comment sheet located here
• Send comments to: info@sfbetterstreets.org
• Or come to a public meeting

To request a free CD of the plan, contact:

Maria Oropeza-Singh 
 San Francisco Planning Department
 PH. 415.558.6307
 maria.oropeza@sfgov.org

Hard copies of the plan will be available after June 5. Hard copies will be distributed to San Francisco Public Library branches, and may also be purchased for $99 (cost of printing) at:

San Francisco Planning Department
1650 Mission Street, Suite 400
San Francisco, CA 94103

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Sidewalks are for Pedestrians Survey

Senior Action Network is conducting a study on theeffectiveness of education and enforcement regarding bicycle riding on the sidewalk and pedestrian safety. Presently SAN has documented that approximately 80% of bicyclists that travel on the sidewalk do so by riding their bicycle. At the same time SAN has documented about 20% of it’s members have been struck by a bicyclist within the last 2 years.  To understand the complexities of this issue SAN is asking both pedestrians and cyclists to fill out one or both of its SHORT
surveys.

The survey for pedestrians is here:
http://www.sfsan.org/Pedestrian-Survey.html
and the survey for bicyclists is here:
http://www.sfsan.org/Bike-Survey.html

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Masonic Avenue Online Survey

As part of our efforts to advocate for changes to the Masonic corridor, we are conducting a survey of residents and users of Masonic Ave. and surrounding streets. This survey will give us valuable information to further advocate for changes on Masonic.

If you live or work in the area or even if you like to stroll through the Panhandle and have concerns with the Fell/Masonic or Oak/Masonic intersections, please fill out the survey at www.walksf.org/fixmasonic

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Improve Masonic Ave. Meeting or Mission Streetscape and Cesar Chavez Street Workshops – May 28th Meetings

Please note that these and other upcoming events of interest to pedestrian safety advocates are listed on the Walk San Francisco Calendar at www.walksf.org/events

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Get Involved in Improving Masonic Avenue, Meeting on May 28th
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As part of our efforts to advocate for changes to the Masonic corridor, we are conducting a survey of residents and users of Masonic Ave. and surrounding streets. This survey gives us valuable information to further advocate for changes on Masonic. If you live or work in the area or even if you like to stroll through the Panhandle and have concerns with the Fell/Masonic or Oak/Masonic intersections, please fill out the survey at http://www.walksf.org/fixmasonic.

Also, the Fix Masonic Coalition will be hosting a community stakeholder meeting on Wednesday, May 28 at the City College John Adams Campus (Hayes and Masonic) from 6:00-8:00pm. We will be previewing draft designs of a re-designed Fell Masonic intersection, as well as plans for the Fulton and Masonic intersection. Your input is welcomed, as we work together to make Masonic Avenue safer for cyclists, pedestrians and
transit riders.

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Mission Streetscape and Cesar Chavez Street Workshops, May 28
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Help the City define a vision and strategy to make the Mission’s streets, alleys, and sidewalks the safe and  enjoyable places they deserve to be!

Wednesday, 5/28
Cesar Chavez Elementary School
825 Shotwell (at 22nd Street) – in the Auditorium

6:30-6:45 Welcome
6:45-7:45 Mission Streetscape Plan
7:45-8:00 Break with Refreshments
8:00-8:45 Cesar Chavez Street Design

Childcare is provided!

http://missionstreets.sfplanning.org
http://cesarchavez.sfplanning.org

For more information, and to be added to the e-mail lists:

MISSION STREETSCAPE PLAN
missionstreetscape@sfgov.org
415.558.6383 or 415.575.9086
http://missionstreets.sfplanning.org

CESAR CHAVEZ STREET DESIGN
cesarchavez@sfgov.org | 415.558.6384
http://cesarchavez.sfplanning.org

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