The Pedestrian Safety Advisory Committee (PSAC) is the official public representative to the Board of Supervisors on pedestrian issues.
Saturday, September 9, 2017
PSAC Agenda September 12, 2017
City Hall, Room 400, 6PM
1) Call to Order (2 minutes)
2) Roll Call/Introduction (5 minutes)
3) Approve Agenda (2 minutes)
4) Approve Minutes (5 minutes)
5) General Public Comment (10 minutes)
6) Police Department Report. Sgt. Embody (10 minutes)
7) Overview of the Van Ness Project. Kate McCarthy (15 minutes)
8) Sidewalks are for People not Robots. Erica Maybaum - Supervisor Yee's Aide (15 minutes)
9) MTA Report and welcome to our new staff person Victoria Chong (10 minutes)
10) Median Resolution - Action Item. Howard Strassner (10 minutes)
11) Members Report (10 minutes)
12) Chairs Report (10 minutes)
13) Future Items (5 minutes)
14) Adjournment
Proposed PSAC Resolution Requesting Masonic Avenue Medians at the Intersection with Geary Boulevard and Other Pedestrian Safety Improvements
Whereas
construction has started on pedestrian and bicycle safety
improvements for Masonic Avenue from the south side of Geary
Boulevard to Fell Street including safety medians with traffic
calming and tree plantings, and Geary Boulevard is part of the Geary
Corridor Bus Rapid Transit Project being designed for transit and
pedestrian safety improvements but crossing the north side of the
Masonic Avenue and Geary Boulevard intersection currently requires a
pedestrian to cross a wide busy street without a median and this
intersection is not included for a Near-term pedestrian safety
improvement; while Geary Boulevard at Masonic Avenue includes wide
medians for pedestrian crossing on the east and west sides, and
Whereas
even intersections with well intentioned walking countdown signal
lights set for a pedestrian crossing speed of 3.5 feet/sec. per the
San Francisco standard, cannot be crossed completely by a growing
segment of our elderly population and properly designed medians and
adequate traffic signal provisions are essential for these people to
cross wide busy streets half way and wait safely, and
Whereas
a properly designed safety median should meet minimum pedestrian
safety requirements and include a protective “thumbnail” and a
supporting hand rail and a bench where practical, and
Whereas
Geary Boulevard has frequent Rapid and Local bus service with largest
the bus ridership in the Nation, but it also a thoroughfare with high
amounts of auto traffic, and the Masonic Avenue bus is an important
north south neighborhood connecting transit route, and reliable and
fast as practical bus transit is an important component of San
Francisco’s Transit First Policy which reduces auto traffic and
improves pedestrian safety, and
Whereas
many high traffic San Francisco streets have traffic signals designed
to move traffic expeditiously and require pedestrians to request a
pedestrian crossing countdown signal, timed for a pedestrian crossing
speed of 3.5 feet/sec, in order to provide more time for traffic, but
they also include a delayed green light crossing light to prevent
right turning cars from reducing essential pedestrian crossing time,
and
Whereas
the San Francisco Bay area is the center of autonomous car design and
pedestrian detection devices are included in every autonomous car to
stop the car when pedestrians are detected, and this equipment is
being tested in the Bay Area, now
Therefore
the Pedestrian Safety Advisory Committee (PSAC) Resolves that a
properly designed median for the north side and south side crossing
of Masonic Avenue be included as a near-term pedestrian safety
improvement for the Geary Corridor Bus Rapid Transit Project, and
Further
Resolves that a pedestrian request crossing countdown signal, timed
for a maximum pedestrian crossing speed of 3.5 feet/sec be provided
along with a delay for right turning traffic, to allow the complete
crossing of Masonic Avenue, north and south of Geary Boulevard, and
Further
Resolves that a pedestrian request crossing countdown signal, timed
for a maximum pedestrian crossing speed of 3.5 feet/sec be provided
along with a delay for right turning traffic, to allow the crossing
of each section of Geary Boulevard east and west of Masonic Avenue;
along with a pedestrian detection device interlocked with the traffic
signal for each half of surface Geary Boulevard to delay the green
light for east or west bound traffic until all pedestrians have
cleared the crossing section as a way to be sure that even the
slowest walking pedestrian can cross safely with minimum impact on
transit.
October 8, 2017 Minutes
Pedestrian Safety Advisory Committee
Draft Informal Minutes (No Quorum) October 8, 2017
Meeting started at 6:05 PM.
Present: Rick Johnson, D7; Thomas Rogers, D10; Kevin Clark, D1; Jon Winston, SFUSD; Kevin Stull, D6 and Stuart Watts, D3. Excused Absent: Jacquie Chavez, D-11; Becky Hogue, Senior and Disability Org; Evy Posenentico, D-8; Howard Strassner, Transit or Environmental Advocate; Howard Bloomberg, Walk Advocate; Dan Golub, D-2; Trevor McNeil, D-4 and Meredith Osborn, D-5.
There are currently 14 appointed members.
Vice Chair Kevin Stull presided in Chair Becky Hogue’s absence.
Minutes:
1. Priyoti Ahmed, Transportation Planner at San Francisco County Transportation Authority, reported on Vision Zero Ramp Study.
Addressed developing improvements in five ramped intersections around SOMA in need of signal upgrades, including timing of signals and leading pedestrian intervals. Also new crosswalks and lane restriping. They are gathering feedback to formulate recommendations to implement changes in a five year period, if not sooner.
2. Safe Passage, Tenderloin 2 year Assessment: Kevin Stull Presented.
Streets are very unsafe for kids on their way to school and after school programs. The parents decided to form a volunteer group to “build a culture of safety’ for the 3500 neighborhood children. Volunteers help at intersection. Incidents down 80% along Tenderloin Safe Passage Routes.
3. Senior and Disability Action Network Report: Pi Ra presented.
SADN got money from DPH in 2016 to identify pedestrian concerns. Started a campaign around the top issue, crosing times. Since 1992 crossing times have been 4.5 feet per second. They would like to change the time to 3ft/sec.
4. Informal Discussion Items: A) Rick Johnson reported that Supervisor Yee is trying to prohibit autonomous delivery robots that use the sidewalk. B) Kevin Clark expressed frustration that Outside lands is appropriating roads as well as meadows in Golden Gate Park.
5. Future Items:
- Supervisor Yee’s proposed prohibition of delivery robots on the sidewalk
- New, updated Severe Injury Network Map.
Meeting adjourned 7:30 PM
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