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Commissioner Mahmood introduces Hayes Street public‑life study to Octavia Improvement Study
Summary
Commissioner Mahmood introduced a resolution to amend the Octavia Improvement Study (2023) to add a Hayes Street Public Life Study, seeking up to $410,000 from Market/Octavia special revenue funds to study weekend closure impacts on circulation, congestion and business vitality.
At the Oct. 28 meeting, Commissioner Mahmood introduced a resolution to amend the Transportation Authority’s Octavia Improvement Study (adopted in 2023) to add the Hayes Street Public Life Study Project.
Mahmood asked that the planning department conduct the study and that the board consider prioritizing up to $410,000 in Market/Octavia special revenue funds to analyze how a weekend street closure on Hayes Street affects circulation, congestion and local business vitality. He requested the resolution be considered by the board before the end of the year.
No substantive public testimony on the Hayes Street study was recorded during the remote queue; a caller during the new‑items comment period used off‑topic profanity and personal insults and was cut off. The item was introduced for future consideration and no final action was taken this meeting.
