As reported yesterday on Friends of Monterey Blvd Fb page, part of the infrastructure required for the pedestrian flashing beacon has been put in place on Monterey Boulevard at Detroit Street crosswalk — three poles for the lights and signal buttons (one on the north side not visible here).
Continue reading “One step closer: Detroit crosswalk beacon”
[VOTING CLOSED SAT APR 1.]
Your vote counts — help bring City funds our way! The voting is now open for the slate of projects chosen for Participatory Budgeting. There are many projects and improvements to chose from — read through the whole list carefully.
Visit this page and cast your vote for the projects you think most worthy of being implemented in District 7: https://sfpbd.sfgov.org/d7/vote/ Scroll down to where it says “VOTE.” Voting is open until Mar 31, 2017.
Full details on the package in this post, below image. The project that most directly affects Sunnyside is in the first section “Pedestrian Safety”. (Also look for a Parklet project for Monterey Blvd.)
Pedestrian Safety Improvements for Sunnyside Streets – Cost: $120,000
These proposed pedestrian safety improvements, including strategic stop signs, marked crosswalks, and other measures to promote visibility, directly address specific danger spots in Sunnyside and will substantially increase the pedestrian safety. These improvements were assembled with the input of local residents and the Sunnyside Neighborhood Association.
Continue reading “Participatory Budgeting: Time to vote for Sunnyside”
Residents in Sunnyside with tight space to maneuver into the driveway may be tempted to paint their own curbs red …
But this isn’t legal, and SFMTA will paint over it at some point.
Do it the legal way: any resident can get an eligible curb-cut painted by contacting SFMTA: https://www.sfmta.com/services/streets-sidewalks/installation-requests/new-color-curb. This is how they look when SFMTA does it:
More info: https://www.sfmta.com/getting-around/parking/curb-colors
From SF Planning: press release about the Transportation Demand Management (TDM) legislation. This will have an impact on the Balboa Reservoir Project, just to the south of Sunnyside. Read the press release below on SF Planning website: http://sf-planning.org/article/san-francisco-moves-forward-groundbreaking-transportation-demand-management-legislation. Here is recent coverage in Wired: https://www.wired.com/2017/02/win-war-cars-san-francisco-weaponizes-real-estate/
Most progressive program in the country requires developers to provide on-site amenities that support sustainable modes of transportation
SAN FRANCISCO – The San Francisco Board of Supervisors approved an ordinance yesterday amending the Planning Code to establish a Transportation Demand Management Program. The Transportation Demand Management Program, or TDM, is a citywide program developed by the San Francisco Planning Department, San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency, and San Francisco County Transportation Authority, requiring developments to provide on-site amenities that support sustainable modes of transportation and reduce single-occupancy driving trips associated with new development
The ordinance, sponsored by Supervisors Malia Cohen, Jeff Sheehy, London Breed, Mark Farrell, and Ahsha Safai, applies to projects with 10 units or more of new residential development, 10,000 square feet or more of commercial development, and large (25,000 square feet) changes of use. Residential projects that are 100 percent affordable are exempt. Continue reading “SF Planning: ‘Groundbreaking Transportation Demand Management Legislation’”
The Community Advisory Committee on improvements to the Balboa Park Bart Station is meeting Tuesday Jan 24. More here: https://www.sfmta.com/calendar/meetings/balboa-park-station-community-advisory-committee-january-24-2017
Tim Chan, Manager of Planning for Bart, will be discussing the BART passenger drop off and pick up facility as it relates to the Upper Yard Development Project, including various options and impacts, and the analysis, findings and recommendations of a recent study.
Sunnyside Neighborhood Association 