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SFMTA, Planning Department outline Eastern Neighborhoods transport plan prioritizing 16th, Folsom–Howard and 7th–8th corridors
Summary
SFMTA presented the Eastern Neighborhoods Transportation Implementation Study, prioritizing 16th Street, Folsom–Howard and 7th–8th corridors with recommended transit-first designs, protected cycle tracks and sidewalk widenings. Staff warned of significant utility-driven costs and funding gaps and said projects will move into environmental review.
Tim Papandreou, SFMTA deputy director of planning, gave the San Francisco Planning Commission an overview of the Eastern Neighborhoods Transportation Implementation Study on March 8, outlining project concepts for three prioritized corridor groups and next steps toward environmental review.
"We went through an extensive prioritization process where we narrowed down three major corridors of focus," Papandreou said, describing 16th Street, the Folsom–Howard pair and the 7th–8th couplet. He said the team favored a transit-first approach on 16th Street, proposing a center-median transitway with boarding islands and traffic-calming measures similar to bus rapid transit.
The study’s recommendations…
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