Jane Warner Plaza Renovation Project

Introduction

The Jane Warner Plaza Renovation Project will focus on improvements to pedestrian and bicycle safety in this busy multi-modal node. SFPW and SFMTA staff coordinated with community stakeholders and other agencies to assess current conditions and needs and develop schematics. This effort seeks to make permanent some temporary features that serve pedestrian safety, to enhance safety of the intersection at Castro and Market Streets, and to allow the plaza and space to better serve the community for transit, pedestrian, and bicycle uses. The project also aims to be a placemaking opportunity by creating a flexible space for celebration, protest, and grieving; providing relief from hot or cold weather; and visually unifying with the adjacent Harvey Milk Plaza to form a focal gateway to the Castro and Upper Market Street.

The major elements and deliverables of the planning phase were:

• Site walk(s) with community stakeholders and partnering agencies to determine desires and needs for the plaza
• Community meetings to receive input on draft plans
• An illustrative site plan that depicts conceptual design ideas for the plaza and intersection
• A final report, including a detailed infrastructure plan for Jane Warner Plaza, to be presented to the Citizens’ Advisory Committee and the Transportation Authority Board

The Transportation Authority’s Neighborhood Program (NTP) is intended to strengthen project pipelines and advance the delivery of community supported neighborhood-scale projects, especially in Equity Priority Communities and other neighborhoods with high unmet needs.

Project/Study Partners

This project is led by San Francisco Public Works in coordination with the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency.

Goals 

• Improve pedestrian and bicycle safety
• Address plaza and intersection issues and challenges
• Produce detailed plans and drawings for Jane Warner Plaza infrastructure improvements

Cost and Funding 

This project was funded by the Transportation Authority’s Neighborhood Program at the request of Transportation Authority Board Chair Rafael Mandelman (District 8). 

Resources

Prop K Transportation Sales Tax Funding Request (PDF)

Preferred Concept Vision (PDF)

Contact

Mike Pickford, Principal Transportation Planner