Hello from the Oak Quick-Build Project team!
The Oak Street Quick-Build Project will be presented to the SFMTA Board of Directors for consideration of approval on April 1st.
This quick-build project proposes safety changes along Oak Street, including a protected eastbound bikeway, redesigned pedestrian crossings to and from the Panhandle, and updated traffic-signal phases at the Oak and Masonic intersection. The project seeks to provide a new connection between Golden Gate Park’s JFK Promenade and the popular Wiggle bike route and reduce conflicts between people walking and bicycling on the Panhandle path.
Re-visit the design and project details shared at the project’s virtual open house or read the summary of the proposed changes below.
SFMTA Board meeting on Tuesday, April 1 at 1:00 PM
The SFMTA Board of Directors public hearing is an opportunity to provide comments on the project. After receiving public comment, the SFMTA Board will consider approving the project’s traffic and parking changes. Pending approval, implementation will occur in phases from mid-2025 through 2026, coordinated with Public Works' resurfacing of Oak Street.
SFMTA Board hearing details
If you would like to comment on the proposed changes, you may participate in person at the SFMTA Board of Directors meeting or file your comments in writing:
- SFMTA Board Meeting: Tuesday, April 1, 2025, 1:00 PM at City Hall, 1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Pl, San Francisco, CA, Room 400, Floor 4
- To watch the meeting online, please visit sfgovtv.org/sfmtaLIVE.
- To request remote participation for individuals with a disability, please contact the Board Secretary at MTABoard@sfmta.com or 415.646.4470 at least three hours in advance of the meeting.
- Email: MTABoard@SFMTA.com with the subject line “Oak Quick-Build” by 12 PM on March 31.
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Project elements
The SFMTA is proposing to implement the following elements as part of the Oak Street Quick-Build Project to improve safety for people walking, bicycling, and driving:
- Add a protected eastbound bikeway on the north side of Oak Street between Kezar Drive and Baker Street and convert a travel lane to shorten pedestrian crossings to and from the Panhandle.
- Increase pedestrian visibility and safety to comply with the new State daylighting law (AB 413). Daylighting will include painted safety zones or concrete islands to improve pedestrian safety when walking to and from Panhandle Park. See SFMTA.com/Daylighting for details.
- Separate vehicle left-turn and walk/bike signal phases and add a second eastbound left-turn lane at the Oak & Masonic intersection to reduce conflicts between vehicles and people walking and biking.
- Add a protected southbound bikeway on Baker Street between Fell and Oak Street to connect the east end of the Panhandle’s multi-use path and the Oak Street bikeway.
- Provide a dedicated bike crossing signal phase at the Oak & Baker intersection to transition people biking from the north side of the intersection to the existing bikeway on the south side of Oak Street.
What’s next
If the project is approved by the SFMTA Board of Directors, the team will advance the implementation plan. We will send another project update once additional details are ready to share.