Engineering Public Hearing Agenda, April 5, 2019

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SAN FRANCISCO MUNICIPAL TRANSPORTATION AGENCY
Order #6062
FOR PUBLIC HEARING

The Sustainable Streets Division of the San Francisco Municipal 
Transportation Agency will  hold a public hearing on Friday, 
April 5, 2019, at 10:00 AM, in Room 416 (Hearing  Room 4), 
City Hall, 1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place, San Francisco, 
CA 94102, to consider the following proposals: 


    455 Fell Street (at Laguna Street) – Tow-Away, No Stopping Anytime, 
    Car Share Only 
1. ESTABLISH – TOW-AWAY, NO STOPPING EXCEPT PERMITTED CAR SHARE 
    VEHICLES 
    Fell Street, south side, from 50 feet to 90 feet east of Laguna 
    Street (40-foot zone for 2 shared vehicle parking permits) 
    (Supervisor District 5) Andy Thornley, andy.thornley@sfmta.com 

    Mercy Housing has requested provision of on-street car share in 
    front of the new building (nominally 455 Fell Street) as an amenity 
    for the residents and the community at large. The Hayes Valley 
    Neighborhood Association are also supportive of this proposed curb use.
 
    00 - 99 block of Jersey Street – Residential Permit Parking Area 
    Extension 
2. ESTABLISH – RESIDENTIAL PERMIT PARKING AREA Z ESTABLISH – 
    2-HOUR PARKING, 8 AM TO 6 PM, MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY, EXCEPT 
    VEHICLES WITH AREA Z PERMIT 
    Jersey Street, both sides, between Dolores Street and Church 
    Street (Supervisor District 8) Gerry Porras, gerry.porras@sfmta.com 

    Extension of Area Z will allow residents of Jersey Street with 
    permits to park within Area Z. 

    1300 block of Plymouth Avenue – Residential Permit Parking 
    Area 
3. ESTABLISH – RESIDENTIAL PERMIT PARKING AREA V ESTABLISH – 
    2-HOUR PARKING, 8 AM TO 6 PM, MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY, 
    EXCEPT VEHICLES WITH AREA V PERMITS 
    Plymouth Avenue, both sides, between San Ramon Way and Wildwood Way 
    (Supervisor District 7) Gerry Porras, gerry.porras@sfmta.com 

     Extension of Area V will allow residents of Plymouth Avenue with permits 
     to park within Area V. 

     Woodland Avenue at Parnassus Avenue – STOP Signs 
 4. ESTABLISH – STOP SIGN Woodland Avenue, northbound, 
     at Parnassus Avenue, stopping the stem of this "T" intersection 
     (Supervisor District 5) Sam Dosick, sam.dosick@sfmta.com 
    
      SFMTA recommends stopping the stem of this "T" intersection to 
      better clarify the right-ofway. 


     Rhode Island Street at Alameda Street – STOP Signs 
 5. ESTABLISH – STOP SIGNS 
     Rhode Island Street, northbound and southbound, at Alameda Street, 
     making this intersection an all-way STOP (Supervisor District 10) 
     Sam Dosick, sam.dosick@sfmta.com 

     SFMTA recommends the installation of an all-way STOP to mitigate a 
     broadside collision pattern at this intersection. 

    Oakwood Street at 18th Street – STOP Signs 
6. ESTABLISH – STOP SIGN 
    Oakwood Street, northbound, at 18th Street, stopping the stem of 
    this "T" intersection (Supervisor District 8) Sam Dosick, 
    sam.dosick@sfmta.com 

    SFMTA recommends stopping the stem of this "T" intersection to better 
    clarify the right-of-way.

    Natoma Street at 2nd Street – Parking Meters 
7. ESTABLISH – METERED MOTORCYCLE PARKING 
    Natoma Street, south side, from 102 feet to 168 feet west of 2nd Street 
    (converts three general metered parking stalls no. 115, 113, and 111 to 18 
    metered motorcycle parking spaces).(Supervisor District 6) ♦ 
    Laura Stonehill, laura.stonehill@sfmta.com 

    This proposal creates eighteen motorcycle parking stalls in place of three 
    general metered parking spaces.  

   
        Washington Street at Polk Street-Parking Meters 
8(a). ESTABLISH RED ZONE 
        Washington Street, south side, from 0 feet to 20 
        feet west of Polk Street (intersection daylighting) ♦
 
8(b). ESTABLISH – METERED MOTORCYCLE PARKING “1711” 
        Washington Street, south side, from 20 feet to 52 feet 
        west of Polk Street (converts metered parking stall 1715 
        to 8 metered motorcycle parking spaces). 
        (Supervisor District 3) ♦ Matt Lasky, matt.lasky@sfmta.com 

       This proposal prohibits parking on the south side of 
       Washington Street within 20 feet of the Polk Street intersection 
       for better visibility and creates eight motorcycle parking stalls 
       in place of one general metered parking space. 

        Post Street and Laguna Street – Tow-Away, No Stopping Anytime, 
        Car Share Only
9(a). RESCIND – TOW-AWAY, NO STOPPING EXCEPT PERMITTED 
        CAR SHARE VEHICLES

        Laguna Street, west side, from 25 feet to 65 feet north of Post 
        Street (restores meter Post IDs 540-16030, 540-16050) 


9(b). ESTABLISH – TOW-AWAY, NO STOPPING EXCEPT PERMITTED 
        CAR SHARE VEHICLES 
        Post Street, south side, from 100 feet to 138 feet east of 
        Laguna Street (38-foot zone for 2 shared vehicle parking 
        permits) (Supervisor District 5) 
        Andy Thornley, andy.thornley@sfmta.com 

       The Japantown Task Force has requested the relocation of 
       two on-street car share parking spaces established under 
       the 2013-2016 pilot. After consultation with the JTF, and 
       with their endorsement, an alternative location was identified 
       which would keep the shared vehicles in the same vicinity 
       (on a one-hour time-limited block face). 

Categorically exempt from Environmental Review: CEQA Guidelines 
Section 15301 Class 1(c): Operation, repair, maintenance, or 
minor alteration of existing highways and streets, sidewalks, 
gutters, bicycle  and pedestrian trails, and similar facilities. 
 
 

__________________________________________________________
Andrea Contreras, SFMTA                        Date 
 
The following items have been environmentally cleared by the 
Planning Department on February 4, 2019, Case 2019-001852ENV: 

      Sutter Street at Webster Street – Left Lane Must Turn Left 
10. ESTABLISH – LEFT LANE MUST TURN LEFT 
      Sutter Street, westbound, at Webster Street (Supervisor 
      District 5) Elizabeth Chen, elizabeth.chen@sfmta.com 

      Proposal to convert the two westbound lanes into one left 
      turn lane and one through lane. Restriping the lanes will 
      result in one through lane between Buchanan Street and 
      Fillmore Street.

The following items have been environmentally cleared by the 
Planning Department on December 18, 2015, Case 2015-005492ENV: 

      Fern Street at Polk Street – Bike Share Station 
11. ESTABLISH – NO STOPPING EXCEPT BICYCLES 
      ESTABLISH – BIKE SHARE STATION 
      Fern Street, south side, from 26 feet to 89 feet west 
      of Polk Street (58-foot bike share station with red zones 
      on either end) (Supervisor District 3) ♦ Laura Stonehill, 
      laura.stonehill@sfmta.com 

      Proposing a Ford GoBike bike share station in the parking 
      lane on the south side of Fern Street, adjacent to 1221 
      Polk Street


The following items have been environmentally cleared 
by the Planning Department on December 18, 2015, 
Case 2015-005492ENV:
 
      Folsom Street at 2nd Street – Bike Share Station 
12. ESTABLISH – NO STOPPING EXCEPT BICYCLES 
      ESTABLISH – BIKE SHARE STATION Folsom Street, south side, 
      from 2nd Street to 120 feet westerly (112-foot bike share 
      station, with red zones on either end) (Supervisor 
       District 6) ♦ Laura Stonehill, laura.stonehill@sfmta.com 

      Proposing a Ford GoBike bike share station in the parking 
       lane on the south side of Folsom, adjacent to 601/611 Folsom 
      Street. This is a temporary relocation of the previous station 
       on 2nd Street south of Folsom, to accommodate construction on 
       2nd Street. 
  
The following items have been environmentally cleared by the 
Planning Department on October 23, 2018, Case 2018-014462ENV: 
 
          20th Avenue, from Lincoln Way to Wawona Street – 20th Avenue 
          Neighborway Project 
13(a). ESTABLISH – BIKE LANES (CLASS II BIKE FACILITY) 
           A. 20th Avenue, northbound, from Irving Street to Lincoln Way 
           B. 20th Avenue, southbound, from Irving Street to Lawton Street 
           C. 20th Avenue, southbound, from 193 feet north of Noriega Street 
                to Quintara Street 
           D. 20th Avenue, northbound, from Taraval Street to Quintara Street 
           E. 20th Avenue, northbound, from Wawona Street to 234 feet south of 
               Taraval Street  

13(b). ESTABLISH – TRAFFIC CIRCLE  20th Avenue and Kirkham Street  20th 
           Avenue and Ulloa Street 

13(c).  ESTABLISH – NO LEFT TURN VEHICLES OVER 30 FEET  
           A. 20th Avenue, northbound and southbound, at 
               Kirkham Street  
           B. Kirkham Street, eastbound and westbound, 
               at 20th Avenue 
           C. 20th Avenue, northbound and southbound, 
               at Ulloa Street  
           D. Ulloa Street, eastbound and 
                westbound, at 20th Avenue 

13(d). ESTABLISH – TOW-AWAY, NO STOPPING ANYTIME 
           20th Avenue, east side, from Lincoln Way to 60 feet southerly 
           (right-turn pocket) 20th Avenue, east side, 
           from Kirkham Street to 15 feet northerly (turn accommodation) 

13(e). ESTABLISH – NO RIGHT TURN ON RED, EXCEPT BIKES 
          20th Avenue, southbound at Irving Street  

13(f). ESTABLISH – NO PARKING AT ANY TIME Judah Street, 
          north side, from 20th Avenue to 20 feet westerly 
          (extends existing 12-foot fire hydrant red zone by 
          8 feet, removes one parking space, widens sidewalk by 6 feet) 


13(g). ESTABLISH – RED ZONE  
           A. 20th Avenue, west side, from Lincoln 
               Way to 20 feet southerly (turn accommodation) 
          B. 20th Avenue, west side, from Irving Street 
               to 20 feet northerly (visibility red zone) 
          C. 20th Avenue, east side, from Irving Street 
               to 16 feet southerly (visibility red zone, 
               removes one yellow commercial loading zone) 
          D. Irving Street, south side, from 20th Avenue 
               to 11 feet westerly (visibility red zone, 
               removes one general metered parking space) 
          E. 20th Avenue, west side, from Judah Street 
               to 3 feet northerly (visibility red zone) 
          F. 20th Avenue, east side, from Judah Street 
              to 6 feet southerly (visibility red zone) 
          G. 20th Avenue, west side, from Kirkham Street 
               to 3 feet northerly (visibility red zone) 
          H. 20th Avenue, east side, from Kirkham Street 
               to 10 feet southerly (visibility red zone) 
          I.  20th Avenue, west side, from Kirkham Street 
              to 5 feet southerly (turn accommodation)  
         J. Kirkham Street, south side, from 20th Avenue 
             to 8 feet westerly (visibility red zone) 
         K. Kirkham Street, north side, from 20th Avenue 
             to 15 feet westerly (turn accommodation) 
         L. Kirkham Street, north side, from 20th Avenue 
             to 20 feet easterly (visibility red zone) 
         M. 20th Avenue, west side, from Lawton Street 
              to 20 feet northerly (visibility red zone) 
         N. 20th Avenue, east side, from Lawton Street to 
             10 feet southerly (visibility red zone) 
         O. Lawton Street, north side, from 20th Avenue 
              to 10 feet easterly (visibility red zone) 
         P. Lawton Street, south side, from 20th Avenue 
             to 10 feet westerly (visibility red zone) 
         Q. 20th Avenue, west side, from Moraga Street 
              to 10 feet northerly (visibility red zone) 
          R. 20th Avenue, east side, from Moraga Street 
               to 10 feet southerly (visibility red zone) 
          S. 20th Avenue, east side in intersection, 
              from Moraga Street to 10 feet southerly 
              (visibility red zone in stem of T)

          T. 20th Avenue, east side in intersection, from Moraga  
              Street to 10 feet northerly (visibility red zone in stem of T) 
          U. Moraga Street, south side, from 20th Avenue to 10 
               feet westerly (visibility red zone)

          V. 20th Avenue, west side, from Noriega Street to 18 feet
              northerly (visibility red zone, removes one general metered 
              parking space)

        W. Noriega Street, south side, from 20th Avenue to 6 feet westerly
             (visibility red zone) 

        X. 20th Avenue, west side, from Ortega Street to 10 feet 
             northerly (visibility red zone)

       Y. 20th Avenue, east side, from Ortega Street to 10 feet southerly 
        (visibility red zone) 
       Z. Ortega Street, south side, from 20th Avenue to 10 feet 
            westerly (visibility red zone) 
    AA. Ortega Street, north side, from 20th Avenue to 10 feet easterly
           (visibility red zone) 
    BB. 20th Avenue, east side, from Pacheco Street  to 10 feet
           southerly (visibility red zone) 
    CC. Pacheco Street, south side, from 20th Avenue to 10  feet
            westerly (visibility red zone) 
    DD. Pacheco Street, north side, from 20th Avenue to 10  feet
            easterly (visibility red zone) 
    EE. 20th Avenue, west side, from Quintara Street to 10 feet 
           northerly (visibility red zone)

     FF. 20th Avenue, east side, from Quintara Street to 10 feet
            southerly (visibility red zone) 
    GG. Quintara Street, south side, from 20th  Avenue to 10 feet 
            westerly (visibility red zone)

     HH. Quintara Street, south side, from 20th Avenue to 10 feet
            easterly (visibility red zone) 


        II. 20th Avenue, west side, from Rivera Street to 10 feet
            northerly (visibility red zone)  
      JJ. 20th Avenue, east side, from Rivera Street to 9 feet 
            southerly (visibility red zone) 
     KK. Rivera Street, north side, from 20th Avenue to 10 feet 
            easterly (visibility red zone) 
     LL. Rivera Street, south side, from 20th Avenue to 10 feet 
           westerly (visibility red zone) 
    MM. 20th Avenue, west side, from Santiago Street to 10 feet 
            northerly (visibility red zone) NN. 20th Avenue, east 
            side, from Santiago Street to 10 feet southerly (visibility 
           red zone) 
    OO. Santiago Street, south side, from 20th Avenue to 10 feet westerly 
            (visibility red zone) 
     PP. Santiago Street, north side, from 20th Avenue to 10 feet easterly 
            (visibility red zone) 
    QQ. 20th Avenue, west side, from Taraval Street to 10 feet northerly
            (visibility red zone) 
    RR. 20th Avenue, west side, from Ulloa Street to 10 feet northerly
           (visibility red zone)   
    SS. 20th Avenue, east side, from Ulloa Street to 10 feet northerly
          (turn accommodation) 
    TT. 20th Avenue, east side, from Ulloa Street to 10 feet southerly 
          (visibility red zone) 
   UU. 20th Avenue, west side, from Ulloa Street to 12 feet southerly 
          (turn accommodation)   
   VV. Ulloa Street, north side, from 20th Avenue to 10 feet easterly 
          (visibility red zone) 
WW. Ulloa Street, south side, from 20th Avenue to 25 feet easterly 
        (turn accommodation) 
 XX. Ulloa Street, south side, from 20th Avenue to 10 feet westerly 
       (visibility red zone) 
 YY. Ulloa Street, north side, from 20th Avenue to 12 feet westerly 
       (turn accommodation)     
 ZZ. 20th Avenue, west side, from Vicente Street to 10 feet northerly 
AAA. 20th Avenue, east side, from Vicente Street to 10 feet southerly 
BBB. Vicente Street, south side, from 20th Avenue to 10 feet westerly 
CCC. 20th Avenue, west side, from Wawona Street to 10 feet northerly 
 
13(h). RESCIND – 45-DEGREE GENERAL METERED PARKING (CONVERT TO 
          PARALLEL) 
          20th Avenue, west side, from 10 feet to 94 feet north of Irving 
          Street 20th Avenue, east side, from 30 feet to 94 feet south of 
          Irving Street 

13(i). ESTABLISH – GENERAL METERED PARKING (CONVERT FROM 45-DEGREE) 
         20th Avenue, west side, from 20 feet to 94 feet north of Irving 
         Street (net reduction of two general metered spaces) 20th Avenue, 
         east side, from 44 feet to 102 feet south of Irving Street 
         (net reduction of two general metered spaces) 

13(j). RESCIND – 45-DEGREE PARKING (CONVERT TO PARALLEL) 
         20th Avenue, east side, from Ortega Street to 140 
         feet southerly (net reduction of five parking spaces) 
         20th Avenue, east side, from 10 feet to 104 feet north 
         of Quintara Street (net reduction of three parking spaces)
 
13(k). ESTABLISH – 45-DEGREE FRONT-IN PARKING Pacheco Street, 
          north side, from 20th Avenue to 89 feet westerly 
          (establishes six 45 degree parking spaces, net addition of 1 space)


Pacheco Street, north side, from 10 feet to 81 feet easterly
of 20th Avenue (establishes five 45 degree parking spaces,
net addition of 1 space) 

13(l). ESTABLISH – 45-DEGREE BACK-IN PARKING 
        (CONVERT FROM FRONT-IN) 
         A. 20th Avenue, east side, from 10 feet south of 
             Lawton Street to Moraga Street (establishes 44 
             45-degree parking spaces, net reduction of 1 space) 
         B. 20th Avenue, east side, from 10 feet south of Moraga 
             Street to 277 feet south of Moraga Street (establishes 
             22 45-degree spaces) 
         C. 20th Avenue, west side, from 24 feet south of Taraval 
             Street to 102 feet south of Taraval Street 
             (establishes six 45-degree parking spaces) 

13(m). ESTABLISH – METERED YELLOW ZONE, COMMERICIAL LOADING, 
           8 AM TO 6 PM, MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY 
          20th Avenue, east side, from 16 to 44 feet south of 
          Irving Street 

13(n). ESTABLISH – WHITE ZONE, PASSENGER LOADING, 8 AM 
          TO 9:30 AM, 11 AM TO 12:30 PM, SCHOOL DAYS 
          20th Avenue, from Quintara Street to 100 feet northerly 
         (expands white zone by 10 feet) 

13(o). ESTABLISH – SPEED CUSHIONS (TWO-SLOT)  
           A. 20th Avenue, between Lincoln Way and Irving Street 
              (2 speed cushions)  
          B. 20th Avenue, between Irving Street and Judah Street 
             (2 speed cushions) 
       C. 20th Avenue, between Judah Street and Kirkham Street 
            (2 speed cushions)  
       D. 20th Avenue, between Kirkham Street and Lawton Street 
            (2 speed cushions) 
       E. 20th Avenue, between Noriega Street and Ortega Street 
           (2 speed cushions)  
       F. 20th Avenue, between Ortega Street and Pacheco Street 
           (2 speed cushions)  
       G. 20th Avenue, between Pacheco Street and Quintara Street 
            (2 speed cushions)  
       H. 20th Avenue, between Quintara Street and Rivera Street 
            (2 speed cushions)  
       I. 20th Avenue, between Rivera Street and Santiago Street 
           (2 speed cushions)  
       J. 20th Avenue, between Santiago Street and Taraval Street 
           (2 speed cushions)  
       K. 20th Avenue, between Ulloa Street and Vicente Street 
           (2 speed cushions)  
 
       The 20th Avenue Neighborway Project is proposing a number 
       of changes to the 20th Avenue corridor to create a more 
       pleasant north-south route for people walking and biking to 
       Golden Gate Park, Stern Grove, or other neighborhood 
       destinations in the Sunset District. Elements of the proposal 
       include new uphill buffered bike lanes, sharrows, two traffic 
       circles, parking configuration changes, visibility red zone, 
       bulbouts, bike boxes, and new bike signals and bike crossing 
       treatments to Golden Gate Park at Lincoln.
       (Supervisor District 4) Nick Smith, nick.smith@sfmta.com 
 
♦Items denoted with a diamond ( ♦ ) can be given approval by 
the City Traffic Engineer after the public hearing.  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. 
 
Whether the City Traffic Engineer’s decision is considered a Final 
SFMTA Decision is determined by Division II, Section 203 of the 
Transportation Code.  If the City Traffic Engineer approves a parking 
or traffic modification, this decision is considered a Final SFMTA 
Decision.  If a City Traffic Engineer disapproves a parking or traffic 
modification and a member of the public requests SFMTA review of that 
decision, the additional review shall be conducted pursuant to Division II, 
Section 203 of the Transportation Code.  City Traffic Engineer decisions 
will be posted on https://www.sfmta.com/committees/engineering-public-hearings 
by 5 p.m. on the Friday following the public hearing. Final SFMTA Decisions 
involving certain parking or traffic modifications, whether made by the City 
Traffic Engineer or the SFMTA Board, can be reviewed by the Board of Supervisors 
pursuant to Ordinance 127-18. Information about the review process can be found 
at: https://sfbos.org/sites/default/files/SFMTA_Action_Review_Info_Sheet.pdf.   
 
Approved for Public Hearing by: 
 

_________________________  
Ricardo Olea 
City Traffic Engineer  
Sustainable Streets Division 
cc:  Debbie Borthne, SFMTA Parking and Enforcement  
     James Lee, SFMTA Parking and Enforcement   
     Matt Lee, SFMTA Service Planning 
 
RO:TF:ND 
ISSUE DATE: 3/22/18