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Supervisor Haney urges expanded protected bike lanes, renaming Gilbert Street for Jeff Adachi and updating jobs-housing linkage fee
Summary
Supervisor Haney called for rapid expansion of protected bike lanes on high‑injury corridors, proposed renaming the alley near the Hall of Justice for the late Public Defender Jeff Adachi, and said the city will be ready to update the jobs‑housing linkage fee after a pending nexus study.
Supervisor Matt Haney used new-business time on March 19 to press the SFMTA and city leaders to expand protected bike lanes after a fatal collision on Howard Street and proposed a series of civic recognitions and financial-policy steps.
Haney said the SFMTA board approved a motion to extend a protected bike lane in the corridor where a recent fatality occurred and urged that protected lanes be extended further and more quickly to complete the city’s bike network. He called on the SFMTA to escalate completion of high-injury corridors.
Haney also said he had received requests to rename Gilbert Street — the staff entrance to the public defender’s office — for the late Public Defender Jeff Adachi. He said the public defender’s staff and family supported the renaming idea and that it would be a fitting permanent tribute to Adachi’s work.
Finally, Haney said he is working with the city attorney on an ordinance to update the jobs‑housing linkage fee after completion of a new nexus study (the first since 1997). He said the current formula is outdated and that the city should have legislation prepared to adjust the fee once the consultant’s study is released.
Why it matters: The items touch transportation safety, civic memorialization, and a funding tool for affordable housing. The linkage fee update could increase revenues for affordable housing if the nexus study supports a higher rate.
What’s next: SFMTA to continue network expansion; city attorney to prepare renaming and linkage-fee ordinance drafts for board consideration after the nexus study is released.
