Recent Streetsblog SF posts about SoMa

SFMTA Looks to Tame Sixth Street With Road Diet, Temporary Parklet

By Aaron Bialick | Jul 11, 2013 | 5 Comments

Sixth Street, which has one of the highest rates of pedestrian injuries in the city, could receive a road diet after the SFMTA analyzes the impacts of removing two of its four traffic lanes to improve safety. In the meantime, the agency is planning a pilot project this fall on the street’s northern end at […]

Central SoMa Plan Envisions Transitways and Safer Streets for SoMa

By Aaron Bialick | Jun 13, 2013 | 5 Comments

The Central Subway is coming, like it or not, and that means Fourth Street will get Muni Metro service starting in 2019. With that in mind, the SF Planning Department recently released the draft Central SoMa Plan (formerly known as the Central SoMa Plan), which sets the stage for upzoned transit-oriented development near new stations and […]

Details on 2nd Street Protected Bike Lanes, Ped Upgrades Come Into Focus

By Aaron Bialick | May 28, 2013 | 56 Comments

The plan for raised, parking-protected bike lanes and pedestrian safety improvements on Second Street is shaping up after the Department of Public Works presented new details [PDF] last week. When completed in September 2016, the project is expected to transform Second into a far safer corridor with protected bike lanes, wider sidewalks, pedestrian bulb-outs, more […]

Supes Find Compromise in West SoMa Plan’s Housing/Transit Tussle

By Aaron Bialick | Mar 5, 2013 | 4 Comments

City supervisors have reached a compromise on a contentious measure in the zoning plan for the western South of Market District that would have diverted some developer impact fees away from transit and street improvements to fund affordable housing. By increasing the number of subsidized affordable apartments that residential building developers will be required to […]

West SoMa Plan May Direct Funds to Affordable Housing at Transit’s Expense

By Aaron Bialick | Feb 28, 2013 | 1 Comment

A provision in the new zoning plan for the western South of Market District has come under scrutiny by city supervisors because it would direct a larger share of developer fees for some projects to go towards affordable housing at the expense of transit and street improvements. When the West SoMa Area Plan went up […]

Will Deadly Sixth Street Finally Get the Pedestrian Safety Fixes It Needs?

By Aaron Bialick | Feb 22, 2013 | 15 Comments

The deadly stretch of Sixth Street between Market and Howard Streets in the South of Market District may get some long-overdue pedestrian safety fixes. The SF Municipal Transportation Agency kicked off the first of several community planning meetings on Tuesday for a project that could add pedestrian bulb-outs, marked crosswalks, and other measures that could […]

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