San Francisco Public Works Annual Report - Fiscal Year 2017-18 | Page 56

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Streetscape:
Second Street
between Market and King streets
“We are making this important neighborhood corridor a more inviting and safer place for the thousands of people
who use it every day, whether they walk, bike, drive or ride transit. By investing in this new streetscape, we are
meeting the needs and addressing the challenges of our ever-growing and changing City.” — Mayor Ed Lee
Community leaders and City officials
joined together on Nov. 29 for a
joyous ceremonial groundbreaking
to mark the start of construction on
the transformational Second Street
Improvements Project that will bolster
safety and beautify the bustling South of
Market corridor.
The $20 million streetscape project runs
along Second Street from Market Street
to King Street, an eight-block stretch
that bustles with people day and night.
Construction, managed by Public Works,
is anticipated to continue through fall
2019. The project will be built in phases
to minimize construction impacts in
the neighborhood. The work is moving
forward after more than 50 community
meetings, where City agencies gathered
public input to help shape the final plan.
The streetscape makeover features
widened sidewalks between Harrison
and Townsend streets; ADA-compliant
curb ramps; new street trees; and
upgraded site furnishings that include
trash receptacles, bike racks, benches
and pedestrian lighting. Overhead
utility wires will be undergrounded
between Bryant and Townsend streets.
Improvements also include sewer
upgrades and paving.
Second Street has been marked by the
City as a “high-injury” corridor where
injury accidents are known to occur, and
as such, has been prioritized to make
travel safer for people who walk and
cycle, as well as drive and take the bus.
Safety enhancements include high-
visibility crosswalks, traffic signal
upgrades, sidewalk bulb-outs to shorten
pedestrian crossings, raised crosswalks
at alleys, bus boarding islands and raised,
protected bikeways. To make room for
the safety improvements, traffic lanes,
at most times of the day, will be reduced
from two to one in each direction; the
number of curbside parking spaces also
will be reduced.
The project is a multi-agency
collaboration involving San Francisco
Public Works, San Francisco Municipal
Transportation Agency, San Francisco
Public Utilities Commission, City
Planning, Caltrans and the San Francisco
County Transportation Authority.
The project is funded in part by One Bay
Area Grants and the Federal Highway
Administration, SoMa Development
Impact fees and local Proposition K
sales tax revenue.