Sunday, May 12, 2019

PSAC Agenda May 14, 2019


City Hall, Room 400, 6PM
  1. Call to Order
  2. Roll Call
  3. Approve Agenda
  4. Approve Minutes
  5. General Public Comment
  6. SFPD Report- Sgt. Embody
  7. Thank You and Appreciation- Cathy DeLuca
  8. Powered Scooter Mid-Pilot Evaluation- Jason Hyde
  9. Safer Taylor Street Project- Jen Wong
  10. SFMTA Report- Michael Jacobson
  11. Chairs Report
  12. Members Report
  13. Future Agenda Items
  14. Adjournment

Thursday, May 2, 2019

April 9th, 2019 - Draft Minutes


The meeting started at 6:05 PM.  

Present: Howard Bloomberg, Ped safety organization; Cyndi Bakir, Bike org; Howard Strassner, transit or enviro org; Andrew Jacobs, D-2; Gabrielle Haug, D-3; Martin Rawlings-Fein, D-4; Kevin Stull, D-9; Thomas Rogers, D-10; John Winston, SFUSD. Excused: Becky Hogue, Senior and Disability, D-5; Bettina Cohen, D-6; Evy Posamentier, D-8,  Absent: Meredith Osborn, D-8; Jacqueline Chavez, D-11. There are currently 14 appointed members. Staff: Michael Jacobson

Minutes: 

  1. Call to Order
  2. Roll Call
  3. Approve Agenda
    1. Motion to approve agenda: John
    2. Seconded: Howard S. 
    3. Ayes: 10 Nos: 0
      1. Agenda approved
  4. Approve Minutes from March
    1. Motion to approve minutes with minor amendments: Thomas
    2. Seconded: Howard S. 
    3. Ayes: 10 Nos: 0
      1. Minutes approved
  5. General Public Comment
    1. No general public comment
  6. SF Police Department Report 

Sgt Embody and Lt Noble

  • No date: 37th and Folsom, 2103 hours, 91 yr old female crossing against a red light, struck by a vehicle
  • 3/27/19: 0643 hours, 2nd and Bryant, dump truck made left turn and struck ped, the driver stayed at the scene and was apprehended, the pedestrian suffered skull fracture
  • 2/26/19: fatal, California and 18th, sedan hit elderly female, fled the scene, ped was crossing lawfully, suspect vehicle as silver 4 door sedan, open investigation
  • 3/24/19: 91 yr old female, driving on John Muir, struck teenager and parent, teenager passed away, driver charged with manslaughter
  • 3/27/19: ped on the sidewalk, the driver struck ped, the driver was arrested, 2nd and Townsend
  • 2/20/19: a man in a wheelchair was crossing against red, the vehicle struck ped, the driver fled, 4 door sedan dark color, a broken leg 

  • Traffic company: Solos drivers on a motorcycle
  • Had a class come through
  • Somewhere between 40-60 officers in this company total
  • Probably about 10 people on the streets at a given time
  • All patrol officers are responsible for traffic enforcement
  • Hard to keep up with attrition and finding qualified applicants

  • Between 4-5 pedestrian fatalities in SF so far this year
  • PSAC may be able to help the Dept of Engineering in the sense of surveying priority intersections in SF and providing recommendations and feedback on the intersections


           7. Vision Zero Legislation and Funding


Sunday, April 7, 2019

PSAC Agenda April 9, 2019

City Hall, Room 400, 6PM

1) Call to Order
2) Roll Call
3) Approve Agenda
4) Approve Minutes from March
5) General Public Comment
6) SF Police Department Report-Sgt. Embody
7) Vision Zero Legislation and Funding-Erica Maybaum
8) North Beach Pedestrian Scramble and Resolution-David Becker
9) Post/Larkin Increased Safety Measures and Resolution-Gabrielle Haug
10) Improving Safety on California Street Resolution-Winston Parsons and Cyndi Bakir
11) SFMTA Report- Michael Jacobson
12) Chairs Report
13) Members Report
14) Future Agenda Items
15) Adjournment


Saturday, February 9, 2019

Resolution in support of the District 7 Participatory Budget proposal to improve the
Havelock Pedestrian Bridge.


WHEREAS, the Havelock Street Pedestrian Bridge (HSPB) over I-280 provides a route between the Balboa Park area and the City College of San Francisco (CCSF).

WHEREAS, the HSPB is well-used while CCSF is in session. It is also used by Mission Terrace residents accessing CCSF, Ocean Avenue and Sunnyside businesses, and by Sunnyside residents headed to Balboa Park for its fields, pool, dog park, and children’s playground, and the Balboa Park BART station.

WHEREAS, there is no sidewalk at the HSPB’s west exit, and no crosswalk to get to the sidewalk on the other sid of the street. Bridge users cross Havelock in the middle of the block, around the blind corner of Circular and Havelock Avenues.


WHEREAS, HSPB traffic and Havelock Street car traffic (mainly drivers headed to the CCSF parking lots on the east side of campus) are heaviest at the same time -- when people are rushing to class. Lack of a crosswalk and the blind corner create a very dangerous situation for the pedestrians and cyclists as they exit the bridge.

WHEREAS, poor lighting makes this bridge unusable after dark.

WHEREAS, HSBP is in poor condition, and its neglect makes pedestrians feel unsafe.

WHEREAS, there will be a need for CCSF to be more accessible via alternate modes of transportation when parking is removed for the future Balboa Reservoir Development (BRD).

WHEREAS, the main route between BART and CCSF, Ocean Avenue, has been identified as a high-injury corridor.

WHEREAS, safety and beautification improvements would make the HSPB a more viable alternative transit route between Balboa Park BART and the CCSF / Sunnyside / BRD areas and allow cyclists and pedestrians to avoid the high-injury corridor of Ocean Avenue.

WHEREAS, these proposals have been endorsed by neighborhood groups on both sides of the bridge (New Mission Terrace Improvement Association, Sunnyside Neighborhood Association, and the Friends of Monterey Boulevard) as well as the Balboa Reservoir Developers Avalon + Bridge Housing, the San Francisco Bicycle Coalition, Walk San Francisco, and St. Finn Barr School.

WHEREAS, the office of Supervisor Yee has informed us that the proposed crosswalk at the west end of the bridge should be implemented outside of the Participatory Budgeting process.

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Pedestrian Safety Advisory Committee endorses the planned crosswalk on the west end of the Havelock Street Pedestrian Bridge, LED bridge lighting, and the proposal for bridge Beautification that is on the 2019 District 7 Participatory Budgeting Ballot.

Tuesday, January 8, 2019

January 8, 2019 Agenda

PSAC Agenda
December 11, 2018
City Hall, Room 400, 6PM

  1. Call to Order
  2. Roll Call
  3. Approve Agenda
  4. Approve September and November Minutes
  5. General Public Comment
  6. SF Police Department Reporta. Sgt. Embody
  7. PSAC Bylawsa. Meredith Osborn
  8. World Day of Remembrance
  9. PSAC Bylaws
    a. Kevin
    Stull
  10. SFMTA Reporta. Victoria Chong
  11. Members Reports
  12. Chairs Report
  13. Future Agenda Items
  14. Adjournment