**** Update from DPW Director, May 2013: Public Works Very Busy Right Now; Streets Bond Making a Difference
The $248 million Road Repaving and Street Safety Bond was approved by voters in November 2011. With it, the City will repave streets in neighborhoods throughout San Francisco; repair deteriorating bridges, overpasses and stairways; and make traffic, pedestrian, and bicycle and safety improvements.
First year funding appropriated $73.5 million in March 2012, including $44.2 million for street resurfacing, $13.8 million for two years of curb ramp and sidewalk improvements, $5.2 million for street structures improvements, $5.6 million for Streetscape projects, including pedestrian and bicycle safety improvements, and $4.7 million for Traffic Signal Infrastructure Improvements.
View and download this information from the Road Repaving and Street Safety Bond Factsheet (PDF).
Recommended as part of the citywide Ten-Year Capital Plan to improve and invest in the City’s infrastructure, the bond will repave streets, make repairs to deteriorating street structures, and improve streetscapes for pedestrian and bicyclist safety, improve traffic flow on local streets, and install sidewalk and curb ramps to meet the City’s obligations under the Americans with Disabilities Act.
The bond includes strict standards of accountability, fiscal responsibility and transparency, including a comprehensive public oversight and accountability process, with regular audits of bond expenditures, an annual report, public hearings, and a dedicated webpage for updates on bond activities.
On this webpage, you can find information about:
Paving
Curb Ramps and Sidewalks
Street Structures
Streetscapes
Traffic Signals
Bond Reports
Map of Proposed Candidates for Street Structures, Curb Ramps, Paving, and Sidewalk Inspection and Repair.
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Paving
This bond will allow the City to make long-overdue and urgently needed repairs to create a safer driving, walking and biking experience for everyone. Repairs and repaving projects are planned for 2,300 city blocks over the next three years, of which approximately 1,400 are bond funded.
The City is prioritizing projects using several factors, including the classification of the route, the street PCI Score, project readiness, and equitable distribution across the City. See the list and maps of San Francisco PCI Scores. Nearly a quarter of the bond-funded street segments have bike lanes (23%) and over half share Muni routes (52%).
The program paved 150 bond-funded city blocks and about 225 more will be paved by December 2013 with the first year funds.
Maps:
View a map of Streets Bond funded paving projects that have been completed or are underconstruction using the first round of funding ($44.2 million).
Maps of Proposed Paving Candidates over the three years of funding, including the status of each proposed candidate.
Through a 5 Year Utility Excavation & Paving Plan DPW coordinates all paving projects with utility companies such as PG&E, Comcast, AT&T, SF Public Utilities Commission, and the SF Municipal Transportation Agency so that any type of underground repair work that needs to be completed, is done in coordination. This ensures that the City is minimizing inconveniences to residents and businesses and that we are upholding our policy that streets cannot be excavated for five years unless there is an emergency repair.
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Curb Ramps and Sidewalks
About 1,700 curb ramps are being designed and constructed. Top priorities are locations that residents with disabilities have identified as curb ramps needed in order to safely get to transit stops, civic buildings or work areas. There are 5,000 blocks of sidewalk in San Francisco. The bond will repair and improve upon 125,000 square feet of damaged sidewalks.
As of March 2013, 376 curb ramps have been installed. For sidewalk improvements, the program inspected 200 square blocks and repaired over 150,000 square feet of sidewalk.
Map:
View a map of Curb Ramp Program activities as of March 2013.
View a map of all proposed locations citywide where curb ramps will be installed.
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Street Structures
The City maintains 300 street structures such as stairways, retaining walls, pedestrian and vehicular bridges, and viaducts and tunnels. This bond will repair deteriorating City-owned bridges, overpasses and staircases throughout San Francisco.
Over 100 street structures were identified for rehabilitation under the bond. Completed projects include the Broadway Tunnel Re-lamping Project, guardrails along Bernal Heights Boulevard, repair of handrails at the 22nd Street Stairway, the repair of damaged steps at the Sunglow Lane Stairway, and installation of solar lights at the Saturn Street Stairway.
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Streetscapes
Streetscape improvement projects include a few or several enhancements for a revitalization of the street: sidewalk extension, bulb‐outs, street tree planting, landscaping, lighting, roadway median expansion, bicycle improvements, and pedestrian improvements.
Potential improvement projects are prioritized by: community approved plans/programs, commercial corridor classification, transit, bicycle and pedestrian routes, equitable distribution across the City, coordination with utility companies and City agencies, and project readiness.
The finalized list of streetscape improvement projects is posted here. Community input was an important part of the selection process. After months of reviewing potential, much needed projects in each neighborhood of the City, nearly 100 projects were approved as a part of the bond’s scope and San Francisco’s Ten-Year Capital Plan. Key projects include improvements in locations along the Great Highway, Polk Street, Irving and Taraval, improvements at Fell and Oak, Castro at 17th Street, and along Palou Street.
Maps: View a map of San Francisco with the streetscape projects listed by location along with project budgets.
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Traffic Signals
Funding for transit signals is devoted to the SFMTA’s on‐going program to replace and upgrade of the deteriorated or obsolete signal hardware for over 1,100 signalized intersections. A bulk of those programs are in the design phase. As of March 2013, 57 of 110 traffic signals have been replaced as a part of the Transit signal priority (TSP) Phase I.
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Bond Reports
2012 First Quarter Road Repaving and Street Safety Bond Report: Citizen’s General Obligation Bond Oversight Committee- March 22, 2012
2012 First Quarter Road Repaving and Street Safety Bond Presentation: Citizen’s General Obligation Bond Oversight Committee- March 22, 2012
2012 Roadway Repaving and Street Safety Bond Quarterly Status Report: Citizen's General Obligation Bond Oversight Committee- May 24, 2012
Accountability
The bond includes strict standards of accountability, fiscal responsibility and transparency. In addition to California state bond requirements, the City will undergo a comprehensive public oversight and accountability process. The Citizen’s General Obligation Bond Oversight Committee will conduct regular audits of bond expenditures, including an annual report and public hearings.
View the archived supporting Streets Bond information and reports.
Send an email for inquiries about Road Repaving and Street Safety Bond activities.
