A public hearing will be held at the SFMTA Board of Directors meeting on Tuesday, October 1, 2024 at 1:00 pm to consider proposed changes on Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place between McAllister and Grove streets as part of the Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place Quick-Build Project.
If you would like to comment on these proposed changes, you may participate in person, or file your comments in writing via email before the Board 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 at MTABoard@sfmta.com
- To access the hearing online (view only): SFMTA.com/Board
The Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place Quick-Build Project is proposed along one block on Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place from McAllister Street to Grove Street. Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place is a two-way north-south street located on the block immediately east of City Hall. North and south of Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place, the corridor continues as Polk Street.
The Polk Street/ Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place corridor provides a connection for people who walk, bike and drive between neighborhoods in northern San Francisco—like Russian Hill and Fort Mason—and Market Street, South of Market, and beyond. Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place between McAllister and Grove streets is also home to the front steps of City Hall on the west side and Civic Center Plaza on the east side, making this block a popular destination.
From June 1, 2019 to May 31, 2024, 25 reported traffic collisions occurred in the project area and resulted in injury. Over half of these reported collisions involved bicyclists or pedestrians.
The Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place Quick-Build Project seeks to improve safety for all users on Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place between McAllister and Grove streets.
Project goals include:
- Improve safety for people traveling by bicycle on Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place, and closing this gap in the network of separated bikeways north and south of the project area
- Improve safety for pedestrians crossing Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place at the signalized mid-block crossing
- Improve traffic safety by slowing down vehicle speeds while keeping traffic moving
- Accommodate the high demand of passenger loading in front of City Hall for meetings and events
This project is in support of San Francisco’s Vision Zero commitment of eliminating all traffic deaths and serious injuries.
- Detailed Design
Project Elements
The SFMTA is proposing changes on Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place to close a gap in the separated bikeway network, address traffic safety issues along the project corridor, and address loading needs in front of City Hall. This includes the removal of parking spaces and one lane of southbound vehicle traffic north of the mid-block crosswalk to add a parking-separated bike lane on both sides of the street.
This project proposes the following elements:
- Buffered, parking-separated bike lanes to connect to existing separated bikeways north and south of the project area
- Protected corner treatments with raised elements to reduce conflicts between right-turning vehicles and bikes
- Painted safety zones north and south of the midblock crossing in front of City Hall to improve pedestrian safety
- Travel lane reduction from two lanes to one in the southbound direction, north of the mid-block crosswalk
- Conversion of angled parking on the east side of the street to parallel parking
- Removal of 10 general parking, 13 motorcycle parking, and 13 permitted parking spaces
- Increased passenger loading zone space to accommodate the high demand for drop-offs and pick-ups at City Hall
What is a Quick-Build project?
Quick-build projects focus on the implementation of safety improvements on streets identified on San Francisco's Vision Zero High Injury Network (HIN).
Quick-build projects are adjustable and reversible traffic safety improvements that can be installed relatively quickly. Unlike major capital projects that may take years to plan, design, bid, and construct, quick-build projects are buildable within weeks and months and are intended to be evaluated and reviewed within the initial 24 months of construction.
Typical quick-build type improvements include:
- Paint, traffic delineators, and street signs
- Parking and loading (curb management) adjustments
- Traffic signal timing changes