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Introduction
The Monterey Boulevard Pedestrian Safety Improvement Project is located along Monterey Boulevard between Acadia Street and San Anselmo Avenue. The Project encompasses the Vision Zero High Injury corridor on Monterey Blvd between Baden and Edna. Monterey is the main arterial street between San Jose Ave/I-280 and Portola Dr/Junipero Serra Blvd/19th Ave. This project aims to address pedestrian safety concerns through roadway paint refreshes, quick build treatments, and minor infrastructure changes to prioritize pedestrians and improve overall travel on the project corridor. Specific improvements include the following:
- Restripe vehicle travel lanes to a narrower width which would still maintain two vehicle travel lanes in each direction but would slow vehicles down and effectively widen the middle median.
- Install a Rectangular Rapid Flashing Beacon (RRFB) at the east side crosswalk at Acadia Street and Monterey Boulevard. The RRFB, activated by pedestrian push buttons, would visually alert motorists to the presence of pedestrians crossing the street.
- Installing painted safety zones at 10 locations to allow more visibility between pedestrians and motorists and encourage motorists to turn farther away from the sidewalk and corner.
- Refresh, stripe new, or upgrade to continental crosswalks at 9 intersections for better visibility and awareness of pedestrians crossing the street.
- Advance limit lines at 4 intersections to encourage motorists to stop farther from the crosswalk, increasing the distance between stopped vehicles and pedestrians.
- Yield teeth at 1 midblock crossing to alert motorists to the presence of a midblock crosswalk.
- Daylighting at 4 intersections to create parking restricted zones and improve visibility between motorists and pedestrians crossing the street.
The Transportation Authority’s Neighborhood Transportation 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 funded by the Transportation Authority’s Neighborhood Transportation Program and led by San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency
Goals
- Enhancing Safety and Walkability
- Responding to Community Priorities
- Supporting Transportation Equity
Timeline and Status
Design for this project will begin Summer 2025, with construction beginning early 2026. This project is expected to be completed Summer of 2027.
Cost and Funding
This project was funded by the Transportation Authority’s Neighborhood Program at the request of District 7 Supervisor and Transportation Authority Board Chair Myrna Melgar.
Resources
Prop L Transportation Sales Funding Request (PDF)
Contact
SFMTA Project Manager Paul Stanis
Paul.Stanis@sfmta.com
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