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Board approves Brannan Street safety plan with road diet and partial protected bike lane
Summary
The board approved a Brannan Street safety project that narrows most of the corridor from four lanes to three, adds bike lanes (including a protected block between 7th–8th), and implements intersection safety upgrades. Advocates urged additional mid‑block crossings and future protected facilities.
The SFMTA board approved the Brannan Street Safety Project, an interim safety package timed to follow repaving work along the corridor between Delancey and Eighth Street. Staff said the project will implement a road diet (reduce four travel lanes to three), stripe bike lanes in both directions, and install intersection safety upgrades including continental crosswalks, pedestrian head starts and daylighting at corners.
Engineer Cameron Beck said the corridor is on the city’s Vision Zero high‑injury network and that the proposed road diet is intended to reduce collisions and speeds while preserving turning capacity through a two‑way left‑turn lane. Beck said about 75% of existing parking would be retained and that the repaving contractor is scheduled to finish in June so the new configuration could be installed this summer. A single block of parking‑protected bike lane between Seventh and Eighth Streets was included based on local conditions and outreach.
Public comment included support from Walk San Francisco and the San Francisco Bicycle Coalition, which called the project a step toward safer streets while urging continued improvements to intersection mixing zones. Neighbors and advocates urged adding mid‑block crossings on long Brannan blocks and more protected bike infrastructure where feasible; staff said the Central SoMa plan and future phases could accommodate further upgrades.
The board moved, seconded and approved the project.
Next steps: staff will implement the configuration after repaving is complete, add loading and meter changes to manage pick‑ups and drop‑offs, and monitor corridor performance.
