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Eyes on the Street: Bike Lanes on Cesar Chavez, Green Wave on 11th

11th Street. Photo: Mark Dreger

Two bicycling upgrades were spotted in the eastern neighborhoods this past week: Preliminary striping for bike lanes on western Cesar Chavez Street and a "green wave" on 11th Street in west SoMa.

Cesar Chavez as seen last Wednesday. Photo: ##https://twitter.com/dfro78/status/382913490387628033/photo/1##@dfro78/Twitter##

The unprotected bike lanes being installed on Cesar Chavez are part of the ongoing rehab on the section west of Hampshire Street. A photo posted on Twitter last Wednesday shows temporary striping on fresh asphalt, and it's unknown when permanent stripes will be laid down.

Construction on western Cesar Chavez was originally set to finish this summer, but the Department of Public Works website currently says it will be completed in the winter.

Meanwhile, the new green wave signal re-timing on 11th Street spotted by Mark Dreger comes as a bit of a pleasant surprise. The only other known green waves installed in SF so far are on Valencia and 14th Streets. The SF County Transportation Authority approved funds in April for green waves on five other streets, but 11th wasn't on the list, and I couldn't turn up anything on the project. The other five green waves are scheduled to be installed by next March, according to SFCTA documents [PDF]:

    • Arguello from Lake to Clement
    • North Point from Stockton to Polk
    • Folsom from 15th to 24th Streets
    • Fulton from Laguna to Steiner
    • Potrero from Alameda to 25th Street

We'll keep you posted as we learn more about these projects.

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