SF Planning has requested Safeway to perform a six month test of the 18 wheeler delivery route that includes the 18 wheeler exiting off 280 at Geneva, then driving North on Gennessee towards the Safeway on Monterey Blvd.

SNA submitted to the SF Planning Dept last June 2012 our position on this route.  The Gennessee truck route option was overwhelmingly rejected by SNA members due to the restricted size of the Gennessee Street, that there is already the 43 Masonic MUNI bus that shares this street, and Gennessee is also the bike route for CCSF.  The preferred route is 280 exit at Monterey Blvd and then reverse entry for off loading.

SNA were told:

The Planning Department and SFMTA, as well as residents who have submitted written comments, do not prefer the Monterey Boulevard loading route because it requires removal of a large section of central median in order for Safeway’s 18-wheel trucks to maneuver into oncoming traffic lanes to position themselves to reverse into the off-street loading dock.  

Should use by Safeway trucks create a hazardous condition on Gennessee that can be documented by an objective third-party, the loading route would be moved to westbound Monterey Boulevard. 

If you are concerned with this six month 18 wheeler loading trial for Gennessee Street, you should contact SF Planning to voice your concern.  SNA has already sent their concern.

You can email, send letter or call to the following:

Andrea M. Contreras, LEED AP
Environmental Planner
San Francisco Planning Department
1650 Mission Street, Suite 400
San Francisco, California  94103
Telephone:  (415) 575-9044
email:  andrea.contreras@sfgov.org
Web: www.sfplanning.org

First Sunday of the month again: 9am – 11am. We’ll clean up Monterey Blvd from Ridgewood to the palm bed below Foerster. (But not the Safeway medians.) Meet on the south sidewalk past the Ridgewood bus stop. We have safety vests, trowels, gloves, bags and buckets. You bring your favorite digging gear. Is someone up to bringing cookies? – always appreciated!

For more information, contact the SNA Greening Committee, greensunnyside@gmail.com

City and County of San Francisco Meeting Agenda

Neighborhood Services and Safety Committee

Members: David Campos, Eric Mar, Norman Yee Clerk: Derek Evans (415) 554-7702

City Hall 1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place San Francisco, CA 94102-4689

Thursday, April 4, 2013 10:00 AM City Hall, Legislative Chamber, Room 250 Regular Meeting

The Board of Supervisors Neighborhood Services and Safety Committee will hold a hearing on pedestrian safety in Supervisor Norman Yee’s District 7, where three of this year’s six pedestrian deaths have occurred.

Hearing and presentations from the Municipal Transportation Agency, Planning Department, Transportation Authority, and Department of Public Health, on pedestrian safety in District 7; including report on number of collisions and fatal collisions, most dangerous intersection, and plans on funding to address these intersections.

Visit http://www.sfbos.org/Modules/ShowDocument.aspx?documentid=44968 for more information.

Spring has sprung and the showers are not only making flowers happy, but are producing amazing rainbows.  This one was captured over Hearst and Edna streets.