A joint public hearing and SFMTA Board of Directors meeting will be held on Tuesday, November 19, 2024, at 1:00 p.m. to consider proposed changes on Valencia Street, between 15th Street and 23rd Streets, side streets, and other area streets, as part of the Mid-Valencia Curbside Protected Bikeway Project.
This project proposes the following elements:
- Remove the center-running bikeway on Valencia Street between 15th Street and 23rd Street and replace it with a side-running, protected bikeway adjacent to the curb
- Include protected intersections, left/U-turns restrictions, and no right turn on red at intersections
- Relocate the curbside parking lane to a floating position between the curbside bike lane and vehicle travel lanes
- Move some curbside parklets to a floating position in order to maximize the number of adjacent parking and loading spaces
- Increase daylighting at intersections, alleys, and driveways to improve pedestrian visibility
- Modify the number, configuration, and hours of parking and loading spaces to better accommodate the new roadway configuration and needs of merchants and business owners
- Increase the number of blue zones to provide more accessible parking spaces on Valencia and area streets
This Public Hearing is an opportunity to provide comments on the project before SFMTA board approval. Pending approval by the SFMTA board, implementation could begin as early as January 2025.
Learn more about the project at SFMTA.com/Valencia
If you would like to comment on these proposed changes for the Mid-Valencia Curbside Protected Bikeway Project, you may attend the joint Public Hearing and SFMTA Board of Directors meeting described above or file your comments in writing before the hearing:
Joint Public Hearing & SFMTA Board Meeting: Tuesday, November 19, 2024, at 1:00 P.M.
- Public Hearing (In-Person): 1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place, San Francisco, CA, Room 400, Floor 4
- Email: You can email the Board with your comments to both of the following emails addresses: MTABoard@SFMTA.com and Valencia@SFMTA.com, with subject line “Public Hearing: Mid-Valencia Curbside Protected Bikeway Project” by 12 p.m. the day before the meeting
- To access hearing online: SFMTA.com/Board
415.646.4270: For free interpretation services, please submit your request 48 hours in advance of meeting. / 如果需要免費口語翻譯，請於會議之前48小時提出要求。/ Para servicios de interpretación gratuitos, por favor haga su petición 48 horas antes de la reunión. / Para sa libreng serbisyo sa interpretasyon, kailangan mag-request 48 oras bago ang miting.
Comments will be considered when a determination is made whether to implement the change. All comments will be reviewed by project staff and the hearing facilitator and will be entered into the public record. The SFMTA Board of Directors will make the final approval. Final SFMTA Decisions, whether made by the City Traffic Engineer or the SFMTA Board, can be reviewed by the Board of Supervisors. Information about the review process can be found at www.sfbos.org.
Following approval of the item by the SFMTA Board of Directors, the CEQA determination is subject to appeal within the timeframe 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.