Update from SFMTA on the Sunnyside Pedestrian Safety money

From Philip Louie, Associate Engineer, SFMTA, regarding the Sunnyside Pedestrian Safety Proposal funds ($120,000) allocated during 2017 Participatory Budgeting. Read about the Proposal here.

“Below is a breakdown of the requests in the Participatory Budget application. Some of these still need to be reviewed to ensure they meet our feasibility standards. The timeline for these measures is that they will all be complete by July of this year unless otherwise noted; as more specific timelines are figured out we can plan to let the group know. The measures include:

1. Speed Radar Feedback signs – already met with you to determine location and continuing to move forward on this

o At Monterey and Acadia, for westbound traffic

2.  Speed humps at various locations – we are awaiting speed data to determine eligibility. For the locations that qualify, we will send a ballot to residents of that street. The humps that are approved should be constructed in the summer/fall, dependent on workload for the construction crews. The locations are:

o Joost from Baden – Congo

o Mangels: Baden to Nordoff and Nordoff to Congo

o Congo between Mangels and Stillings

o Melrose between Mangels and Gennessee

3.  Pedestrian safety improvements on several streets will include new high visibility crosswalks,  Continue reading “Update from SFMTA on the Sunnyside Pedestrian Safety money”

Help improve Muni — SFMTA Survey in progress

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From SFMTA: As Muni service continues to improve in 2018, the agency is launching new surveys reaching riders, students and people with disabilities as a part of the Muni Service Equity Strategy. Since you are part of SFMTA’s valued stakeholders, we are asking for your participation to help us improve transit service performance in the Bayview, Chinatown, Excelsior, Ingleside, Mission, Oceanview, South of Market, Tenderloin, Visitacion Valley, and Western Addition neighborhoods. Also, because your organization works with riders in these areas, we would appreciate your assistance in sharing the most relevant survey links with your networks at your earliest opportunity. The deadline to complete the survey is Friday, February 2.

General Customer Survey
English: www.sfmta.com/equity-english
Chinese: www.sfmta.com/equity-chinese
Spanish: www.sfmta.com/equity-spanish
Tagalog: www.sfmta.com/equity-tagalog
Vietnamese: www.sfmta.com/equity-vietnamese

Seniors and People with Disabilities Customer Survey    
English: www.sfmta.com/equity-spd
Chinese: www.sfmta.com/equity-spd-chinese 
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Nov 30: SFFD Safety Fair at City College

From SF Fire Dept:

San Francisco Fire Department Fire Prevention and Public Education Community Safety Fair

San Francisco Fire Department (SFFD) Battalion 9 will hold a Community Safety Fair for members of the public. This fair will include Fire Prevention and Education material, demonstrations, and answers to inspection questions. SFFD EMS members will teach hands only CPR, and our Recruitment team will be available to answer questions related to our Departments hiring process. Free Smoke detectors will be available while supplies last to residents of San Francisco.  Details below.  Continue reading “Nov 30: SFFD Safety Fair at City College”