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Eyes on the Street: SFMTA Restores Two-Way Traffic on Ellis
The SFMTA last week restored two-way traffic on four blocks of Ellis Street, from Polk to Jones Streets. It's the final phase of a project that also converted two blocks of the adjacent Eddy Street last month, bringing humane traffic speeds to what used to be highway-like, one-way arterial streets.
May 22, 2012
Protected Bike Lanes, Ped Safety Top Priorities for Second Street Neighbors
Safe bike lanes and pedestrian crossings should be top priorities in the redesign of Second Street. That was the major sentiment at a community meeting on Wednesday, where city staffers rebooting the faltered Second Street Improvement Project asked attendees how they would re-envision the corridor.
May 4, 2012
SFMTA Brings Humane, Two-Way Traffic Back to Ellis and Eddy
The SFMTA began converting several blocks of Ellis and Eddy to two-way streets in the Tenderloin last week. The conversion is expected to calm motor traffic on the former multi-lane, one-way arterial streets designed to rush car traffic through one of the city's densest neighborhoods.
April 24, 2012
New Plan Would Transform Three Alleyways in West SoMa
Three alleyways in the city's motor-dominated South of Market (SoMa) area could be transformed into pedestrian-friendly havens with a new plan approved by the San Francisco County Transportation Authority (SFCTA) Board yesterday.
March 28, 2012
Continental Crosswalks and Sharrows Striped at Market and Sixth Streets
The SF Municipal Transportation Agency (SFMTA) highlighted crosswalks and added sharrows at the intersection of Market and Sixth streets last week. The improvements should improve pedestrian visibility and help drivers comply with the mandatory right turn put in place last year.
June 27, 2011
SFMTA Installs Bike and Ped Lights on the Broadway Tunnel and Tenderloin
The SFMTA installed two new signal lights this week that the agency hopes will lead to increased safety for people walking and biking in the Broadway Tunnel and a Tenderloin intersection.
June 3, 2011