Vision Zero Quick-Build Program 2022 Highlights
Highlights from another year making San Francisco streets safer and more accessible to all roadway users
The Vision Zero Quick-Build Program is a San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency (SFMTA) effort to quickly implement traffic safety measures on San Francisco streets. The SFMTA is committed to eliminating traffic deaths in the City through the Vision Zero initiative, and the Quick-Build Program was created in 2019 to streamline safety projects through a variety of policy and construction process improvements. Since then, the program has grown to be one of the most efficient and robust methods for treating dozens of corridors and intersections throughout every corner of San Francisco. Here are some highlights from another successful year, and a look toward the future of the program.
Completed Projects in 2022
Central Embarcadero
January 2022
As part of the Embarcadero Enhancement Project, the Central Embarcadero Quick-Build Project improved pedestrian and bike safety along one of San Francisco’s most iconic and popular streets. The project added two-way protected bikeways, installed new bike signals, dramatically improved wayfinding and signage, and connected two previous projects to effectively triple the length of protected bikeway on The Embarcadero. In addition to changes on The Embarcadero roadway, this project also made improvements along side streets, including a new parking-protected bikeway along Washington Street.
South Van Ness Avenue
March 2022
The South Van Ness Quick-Build Project covered the most ground this year, encompassing 1.4 miles of traffic safety changes along a well-used corridor in the Mission District. Changes include a lane reduction, signal timing adjustments, and pedestrian safety improvements such as painted safety zones, continental crosswalks, and pedestrian signal timing changes to provide people crossing the street a head start.
Evans Avenue
October 2022
The Evans Avenue Quick-Build Project brought more pedestrian and bicycle safety improvements to the Islais Creek area, while also balancing the needs of the transit, commercial, and critical city operations that use the corridor. Several design options were discussed during the planning phase of this project and the implemented roadway design balanced the wide range of community feedback while meeting critical safety needs.
Battery Street & Sansome Street
December 2022
The Battery/Sansome Quick-Build Project added the first two-way protected bikeway in the Financial District, pedestrian safety improvements, and curb use adjustments in the Financial District. This is a substantial upgrade to the city's bicycle network as it connects the Market Street area to bikeways previously installed by the Sansome Battery Connections Project in the Barbary Coast neighborhood.
Franklin Street
December 2022
The Franklin Street Quick-Build Project focused on pedestrian safety and traffic calming, by implementing no turn on red restrictions, painted safety zones, and slow turn wedges. These safety elements help make it a safer environment for children and families traveling to and from schools along Franklin Street, among many other community destinations.
Quick-Build Considerations: Safety and Connectivity
Quick-build projects are selected for a variety of reasons, and two major considerations are improving traffic safety and increasing connectivity for people biking and walking. Take a look at a couple of interactive maps that SFMTA staff use to help determine where future quick-build projects can be most effective.
Leavenworth Quick-build Project
Safe Streets Evaluation Report
Quick-build projects create an opportunity to assess and adjust roadway designs after they are implemented, based on community feedback and traffic data. This year's annual report includes evaluation results from quick-build projects and capital projects, as well as lessons learned from comparing the two types. The Report also identifies ways to apply insights gathered from previous projects, and is one of many ways we track progress on the city's ambitious transportation goals.
Looking to the Future: Upcoming Quick-Builds in 2023
Our work is an ongoing effort. Take a look at a few of the many quick-build projects across the city that are currently in the process of planning using this interactive map.
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Lake Merced Boulevard (Skyline Boulevard to John Muir Drive)
The Lake Merced Quick-Build Project aims to make significant safety and comfort improvements on a popular walking and biking route with a lane reduction, separated bikeways, and pedestrian crossing upgrades.
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Valencia Street (15th Street to 24th Street)
This project seeks to upgrade existing bike lanes to protected bike lanes, enhance pedestrian safety, and better optimize curb usage along a bustling neighborhood corridor.
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Bayshore Boulevard (Jerrold Avenue to Helena Street)
Based on extensive community feedback, the Bayshore Boulevard Quick-Build Project will primarily focus on reducing unsafe vehicle speeds, improving bike connections in the neighborhood, and enhancing the protection between bike facility and moving vehicle traffic.
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Lincoln Way (Great Highway to Arguello Boulevard)
Stretching almost the whole length of Golden Gate Park, the Lincoln Way Quick-Build Project will add a variety of transportation improvements, including pedestrian safety upgrades and signal timing changes.
Thank you for another excellent year, San Francisco! We're proud of the progress we've made this year, and we're excited to get to work in 2023 delivering more improvements to a street near you.
