The Streets Division of the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency will hold a virtual public hearing starting on Monday, June 13, 2022 at 9:30 AM through Friday, June 24, 2022 at 11:30 PM to consider the matters listed on the agenda below. The event is virtual and can be accessed via the project webpage at SFMTA.com/LakeSlowStreet.
The purpose of the public hearing will be to get public feedback on the Lake Street Draft Design, which is subject to refinement based on public feedback and interagency review. No decisions will be made on these items during the public hearing. Based on all public feedback received, the SFMTA will make and post the decision on these items by 5.pm. two weeks after the Engineering Public Hearing concludes on the project webpage.
The following items have been environmentally cleared by the Planning Department on July 21, 2021, (Case 2021-007227ENV):
Lake Street, between Arguello Boulevard and 25th Avenue – Lake Street Project [Correction: Planning Department determination still pending]
1. ESTABLISH – DO NOT ENTER EXCEPT BIKES
Lake Street at 24th Avenue, eastbound
Lake Street at 14th Avenue, westbound
Lake Street at Funston, eastbound
Lake Street at 2nd Avenue, westbound
ESTABLISH – STOP SIGN
Lake Street, eastbound and westbound, at 24th Avenue
Lake Street, eastbound and westbound, at 21st Avenue
Lake Street, eastbound and westbound, at 17th Avenue
Lake Street, eastbound and westbound, at 10th Avenue
Lake Street, eastbound and westbound, at 8th Avenue
Lake Street, eastbound and westbound, at 3rd Avenue
ESTABLISH – RAISED CROSSWALK
Lake Street at 15th Ave, east crosswalk
Lake Street at 12th Avenue, west crosswalk
Lake Street at 10th Avenue, west crosswalk
ESTABLISH - SPEED CUSHIONS
Lake Street from 15th Avenue to 14th Avenue (1 3‐lump cushion)
Lake Street from Funston Avenue to 12th Avenue (1 3‐lump cushion)
Lake Street from 3rd Avenue to 2nd Avenue (1 3‐lump cushion)
2nd Avenue from California to Lake Street (1 3‐lump cushion)
(Supervisor District 1)
This proposal implements design features that will maintain lower traffic volumes and speeds on Lake Street, while still accommodating local access needs.
Items denoted with an asterisk (*) can be approved by the City Traffic Engineer after the public hearing and such approval constitutes the CEQA Approval Action under S.F. Administrative Code Section 31.04(h). Otherwise, the SFMTA Board will make the final approval at a later date based on the outcome at the public hearing.
California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Appeal Rights under Chapter 31 of the San Francisco Administrative Code: For Approval Actions, the Planning Department has issued a CEQA exemption determination or negative declaration, which may be viewed online at http://www.sf-planning.org/index.aspx?page=3447. Following approval of the item by the SFMTA City Traffic Engineer, the CEQA determination is subject to appeal within the time frame specified in S.F. Administrative Code Section 31.16, typically within 30 calendar days of the Approval Action. For information on filing a CEQA appeal, contact the Clerk of the Board of Supervisors at City Hall, 1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place, Room 244, San Francisco, CA 94102, or call 415.554.5184. Under CEQA, in a later court challenge, a litigant may be limited to raising only those issues previously raised at a hearing on the project or in written correspondence delivered to the Board of Supervisors or other City board, commission or department at, or prior to, such hearing, or as part of the appeal hearing process on the CEQA decision.
A copy of this hearing notice can be obtained at http://www.sfmta.com/calendar. Opinions on these proposed changes may be filed in writing prior to the hearing with SFMTA Transportation Engineering, 1 South Van Ness Avenue, 7th Floor, San Francisco, CA 94103-5417. Written opinions may also be transmitted by fax to 415.701.4737 or by email to sustainable.streets@sfmta.com with subject line “Public Hearing.” Submitted opinions will become part of the official public record and will be brought to the attention of the person(s) conducting the hearing. Information on the proposed changes may be obtained from SFMTA Transportation Engineering at the above-referenced addresses or by telephone at 415.701.4615.
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