EN TRIPS

Community WorkshopFebruary 2, 2011

Agenda

• Introductions • The Eastern Neighborhoods Plan• EN TRIPS - context• Work to Date – Technical Analyses • Break-Out & Review• Regroup / Next Steps

Eastern Neighborhoods Plan: ~2000 – 2008

easternneighborhoods.sfplanning.org

(through 2035)

(through 2035)

EN TRIPS

• Summer 2009 > Project Initiated

• 2009 – late 2010 > Technical Analyses with Task Force participation

• Late 2010 >Updates to EN CAC & to prepare for community-wide outreach

• Today > Community-wide meeting

The Study Area

• 151,350,675 s.f.

• ~3,500 acres

EN TRIPS is:

• Evaluating circulation within the entire area;

• Focusing on Key Corridors of concern;

• Prioritizing focused corridor segments; and

• Developing conceptual transportation and street design alternatives.

Conceptual Corridor Alternatives

EN TRIPS will also:

• Identify challenges throughout the Study Area that are in need of improvements so that they will be included in on-going SFMTA programs:

• Traffic calming• Pedestrian improvements• Bike parking & corrals; or• Traffic engineering

SFMTA Livable Streets

EN TRIPS Work-to-date –

Technical Analysis

Purpose of EN TRIPS

• Develop transportation improvements for the neighborhoods included in the EN Area Plans.

• Address future transportation impacts of expected growth

EN TRIPS Project Tasks• Perform technical analysis to

determine existing and future circulation needs.

• Select projects

• Determine conceptual designs for projects

• Environmentally clear select projects

• Develop funding and implementation strategy

• Prioritize non-selected corridors and create design guidelines to inform future projects in the study area

Initial Corridor Analysis

CAC and Community Input

Designate Priority

Corridors

Work to Date

Future Conditions

Analysis

Community Task Force Input

Existing Conditions

Analysis

EN TRIPS Plan & Implementation

Strategy

Create and Model Design Alternatives

&Area-wide Design

Guidance

Work to Date: Existing Conditions

1. • Wide range of conditions, varies by

neighborhood area. • Obstacles such as elevated freeways,

railroad tracks, wide arterials, and natural barriers divide neighborhoods.

• The major arteries in the South of Market area present challenges for pedestrian and transit rider comfort.

• Muni’s most important routes operate relatively slowly.

• In sub-neighborhoods throughout the Eastern Neighborhoods plan area, the public realm could benefit from additional investment.

• The Eastern Neighborhoods remain the industrial heart of San Francisco.

Work to Date: Existing and Future Conditions

1. • Land use change, regional growth

will lead to very large increases in travel demand.

• Growth will lead to competing demands for space on major circulation corridors, especially in SOMA

• Physical constraints and Transit First Policy preclude major expansions of roadway capacity. Multimodal solutions needed.

• The regional-scale rail service investments planned for the Eastern Neighborhoods create both opportunities and challenges

Other work to Date: SOMA traffic analysis and preliminary corridor evaluation

Key Findings from work to date(through 2035)• Large increases in

residential density forecast for parts of study area, especially parts of the SOMA area.

Key Findings from work to date

(through 2035)

• Employment growth is very focused downtown, South of Market and Mission Bay

Key Findings from work to date1. ee

• Forecast growth would lead to 70% increase in travel demand to and from the study area.

Key Findings from work to date1. ee

Key Findings from work to date1.

• Forecast increase in vehicle traffic has implications for quality of life, health, safety, and travel by all modes.

• Increased vehicle congestion projected, with failing intersections on Harrison, Bryant, Third, 4th, Division, and 16th Streets.

Key Findings from work to date

1. • Growing demand for transit will strain Muni’s capacity in several corridors.

• Constrained capacity forecast for Muni on: 16th, Potrero, and parts of Mission Street.

Key Findings from work to date

• SF Bicycle Plan aims to provide a complete network with several new bike lanes in the EN.

• Several important links in the bike network are on corridors with high vehicle volumes.

Key Findings from work to date

• High rates of ped collisions in areas that are projected to have substantial growth.

• Numerous pedestrian barriers and deficient facilities across study area, particularly in SOMA.

• High rates of vehicle and bicycle collisions occur on numerous SOMA arterials.

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• Northern segments of North-South SOMA arterials stand out for collisions, particularly 6th Street.

Preliminary Corridor Needs Assessment

Next Phase: Define EN TRIPS ProjectsGoals:

• Select highest priority corridor segments for capital improvements.

• Develop circulation and design changes for the selected corridor segments.

• Develop design guidance for future improvements to the remainder of the study area.

Break out – 1 hour• Review informational diagrams• Go to corridor diagrams at tables,

and give feedback• Did we miss something? Add your

comments or questions to any of the maps

• Rank your most important streets:1st

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Regroup & Next Steps

Community WorkshopFebruary 2, 2011

Next Steps

• Following community workshop, designate priority corridors. (February 2011)

• Begin urban design and traffic engineering work on highest priority corridor segments. (February – April 2011)

Initial Corridor Analysis

Designate Priority

Corridors

EN TRIPS Plan & Implementation

Strategy

Path Forward

Future Conditions

Analysis

Community Task Force Input

Existing Conditions

Analysis

Create and Model Design Alternatives

&Area-wide Design

Guidance

Community WS #2

Community WS #1Feb 2011

CAC and Community Input

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2011