San Francisco Public Works Annual Report - Fiscal Year 2017-18 | Page 74

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Protected
Bike Lanes
Market Street
between Octavia Boulevard and Duboce Avenue
Public Works crews from the Bureau of Urban Forestry Cement Shop
installed small islands in both directions on Market Street between Octavia
and Laguna streets. The islands were designed to protect bicyclists from
vehicle traffic. On Market heading westbound, Public Works built 435
linear feet of the small islands in just one day. Later, our crews went back
to finish the installation of the medians in the eastbound direction.
In addition to the bike lane dividers, Public Works helped build two curb
ramps mid-block on Market between Octavia and Laguna.
The bike lanes are part of SFMTA’s Upper Market Street Safety Project,
launched in 2015 to make safety improvements on this major thoroughfare.
The recent additions on Market Street also include painted safety zones,
curb ramps, and better intersection signage and markings.
Public Works is proud to be part of the City’s collaborative efforts to
increase safety on our streets to better protect pedestrians, bicyclists,
motorists and everyone who lives, works and visits San Francisco.