Two days left to vote! Participatory Budgeting 2019

VOTING IS NOW CLOSED.

Be a Sunnyside booster! Take two minutes to cast your vote for five excellent local projects. Vote here: https://sfpbd.sfgov.org/en/district/7/vote Voting closes on April 14.

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City College Master Plan update

City College of San Francisco Ocean Campus has a new draft Facilities Master Plan (FMP). View the PDF of this document here. Below is a small selection of slides from this 72-page document. View info and meeting dates for the CCSF Facilities Committee here.

Points of interest to Sunnyside residents may include:

  • West Parking structure: just south of Riordan High School, up to 1200 pakring places, up to six stories.
  • East Surface Parking: development of access via Ocean Ave, discouragement of access via Marston Ave.
  • Preservation of the Judson Hillside openspace.
  • Two different orientations considered for “North Drive” which will serve as access to the Balboa Reservoir housing project.
FMP_03_2019_OceanCampus_Recommend-02
Source: https://www.ccsf.edu/content/dam/Organizational_Assets/About_CCSF/Admin/facilities_planning/2017FMP/20190307/FMP_March2019_4Recommendations_watermarked.pdf
FMP_03_2019_OceanCampus_Recommend-11
Source: https://www.ccsf.edu/content/dam/Organizational_Assets/About_CCSF/Admin/facilities_planning/2017FMP/20190307/FMP_March2019_4Recommendations_watermarked.pdf

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SFMTA: Daylighting planned for two Judson Ave. intersections

On the next SFMTA meeting agenda for April 19th is “daylighting” for two dangerous intersections on Judson Avenue. This is red curb painting which prevents cars from blocking pedestrian visibility. Excerpt from the agenda (view entire agenda here PDF):

Photo from SFMTA showing locations of red curbs.

Diagram of red-curb areas at Judson/Foerster nd Judson/Gennessee. Courtesy SFMTA engineer Elizabeth Chen.
Diagram of red-curb areas at Judson/Foerster and Judson/Gennessee. Courtesy SFMTA engineer Elizabeth Chen.

9. ESTABLISH – RED ZONES

  • A. Judson Avenue, south side, from Foerster Street to 53 feet easterly (between stop limit
    lines)
  • B. Judson Avenue, south side, from Foerster Street to 20 feet westerly #
  • C. Judson Avenue, south side, from west Gennessee Street curb line to 29 feet easterly
    (between crosswalks)
  • D. Judson Avenue, south side, from Gennessee Street to 20 feet westerly # (Supervisor
    District 7) Elizabeth Chen, elizabeth.chen@sfmta.com
  • Proposal to install red zones at the stem of the T and west approaches to the two
    intersections to improve pedestrian visibility.
Intersection of Foerster and Judson, with no crosswalks. Pedestrians must step out between parked cars to cross. Google Satellite View.
Intersection of Foerster and Judson, with no crosswalks. Pedestrians must step out between parked cars to cross. Google Satellite View.