WATERFRONT TRANSPORTATION ASSESSMENT T R A N S P O T A T I O N A U T H O R I T Y B O A R D SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA

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1 SFMTA Municipal Transportation Agency Image: Crosswalk of California Street and Grant Avenue WATERFRONT TRANSPORTATION ASSESSMENT T R A N S P O T A T I O N A U T H O R I T Y B O A R D SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA

2 ASSESSMENT AREA 2 2

3 Phase 1: TRANSPORTATION GOALS & STRATEGIES 1.1 Inventory Goals 3

4 1.2 Evaluate the Pipeline LAND USE PROJECTS & PROGRAMS** TRANSPORTATION PROJECTS & PROGRAMS Exploratorium (Piers 15-17) COMPLETE STREETS: Pedestrian, Bicycle, Traffic & Signals Interim Pedestrian crossing at Exploratorium 8 Washington Street (Embarcadero-Green) 2nd Street Improvement Plan (Bike and Streetscape 350 Mission Street Improvements) 333 Harrison Street (aka 105 Harrison Street) Better Market Street 345 Brannan Street Broadway (Columbus Avenue to Tunnel) LAND USE PROJECTS & PROGRAMS** TRANSPORTATION PROJECTS & PROGRAMS 185 Channel Street Broadway (Embarcadero to Battery Street) 120 Howard Street Columbus (Broadway to Filbert Street) th Street (Mercy Housing) 5th Street Mission Pedestrian Rock/Seawall Improvements Lot 337 (early Implementation) COMPLETE STREETS: Pedestrian, Bicycle, Traffic & Signals Transbay Tower Columbus/Stockton/Vallejo WalkFirst Improvements Final Pedestrian crossing at Exploratorium (Embarcadero- 340 Fremont Street Mason Pedestrian Treasure Island Improvements (early implementation) (Geary to Sutter) Green) Transbay Block 11A (Folsom & Essex Streets) Polk Street Complete Street 6th Street Pedestrian Safety (incl. traffic signal at UCSF Hospital Folsom/Howard Central Corridor Complete (early Streets implementation) (ENTRIPS) 6th/Minna, possible road diet or other signals) Pier 70 (Orton Hsitoric Core) Pier 70 (later implementation) 7th and 8th Street Corridor Ped/Bike Improvements 333 Fremont Street BIKE Block 12 (Transbay Redevelopment Area) 3rd Street Sidewalk Widening (Howard to Townsend Sts) 399 Fremont Street Bicycle Sharing Block 5 (Transbay Redevelopment Area) Broadway (Embarcadero to Battery Street) Pilots - area Mission bounded Bay Buildout roughly by (Formerly Salesforce site) Columbus (Broadway to Filbert Street) Rincon Tower 2 Embarcadero/Jackson/Powell/5th/7th/17th/Illinois 524 Howard Street Folsom Street & Howard Street 2-Way Conversion (500 bikes/50 Parcel stations) F (TCDP Area) 45 Lansing Street Bike Plan 50 Implementation First Street BIKE 2nd Street Bike Lanes 325 Fremont Street Seawall Lot 330 (later implementation) Bicycle Sharing (part of 2nd Street Complete Street) Expansion area - to cover most of NE quadrant of City, up 75 Howard Street Fremont Street SB Bike Lane (Folsom to Harrison Sts) to 2750 bikes Howard Street WB Bike Lane Harrison Street LAND USE PROJECTS & PROGRAMS** TRANSPORTATION PROJECTS & PROGRAMS (Embarcadero to Fremont Sts) 201 Folsom Street th 2040 Street Bike Lanes (Market to Townsend Sts) 7th Street and 8th Streets Improvements Piers (30-32) Treasure Island (later implementation) COMPLETE STREETS: Pedestrian, Bicycle, Traffic & Signals Central Corridor (later implementation) (ENTRIPS 4th phased Street - implementation) Central Corridor Complete Street Seawall Lot 330 (early implementation) Mission Rock/Seawall Lot 337 (later implementation) 17th Street Bike Improvements (ENTRIPS) 222 2nd Street Mission Bay Buildout (Formerly Salesforce site) REGIONAL TRANSIT 181 Fremont Street BUS Hunters Point Shipyard Process California Key Muni High Corridor Speed Rail Project (2029) Definition/Clearance 333 Brannan Street (including SFOBB 22-Fillmore, Multi-modal Van capacity Ness BRT, improvements Geary BRT) Foundry Square TEP Implementation BART Station & - initiated, Transbay including: Capacity Improvements Block 1 (Transbay Redevelopment Area) 14-Mission (incl. Travel BART Time Embarcadero Reduction pedestrian tunnels) Timing and Phasing is Key BUS Shared Transit Bikeway Sutter, Mason to Octavia Embarcadero Cycle Track 7th Street and 8th Streets Bicycle Improvements (ENTRIPS later phased implementation) 17th Street Bike Improvements (ENTRIPS) TEP Implementation - continued, including: 22-Fillmore Extension to Mission Bay Geary BRT Mulitple Fleet Expansion (Fleet Plan) 4 4

5 1.3 Gather and Incorporate Community/Agency Input Con-001 Con-002 Con-003 Con-004 Con-005 Con-006 Con-007 Con-008 Con-009 Con-010 Con-011 Assessment Phase 1: Transportation Goals & Concept Strategies Transportation Concerns Progress Report #1 - New or Refined Concerns Muni Light Rail Muni Metro capacity problems are huge. Funding the facilities and infrastructure upgrades is a challenge. Muni trains are too crowded, no air on trains after ballgame, makes taking transit to games unappealing, squeezes out regular c cars are needed. Why doesn't Muni run 2-car trains to relieve Embardadero service congestion and create capacity? Muni and BART may not be able to meet needs with plans for vehicles coming on line, using aged and inefficient cars. A transfer from Muni (south of Ferry Building) to historic F-line is required to travel the entire Embarcadero in a single transit tri The E-Embarcadero historic streetcar must become a full-time service to provide one seat from Caltrain to Fisherman's Wharf Why doesn't Muni run 2-car trains to relieve Embardadero service congestion and create capacity? Congestion blocks Muni between 2nd Street and King (Giants Stadium) and 4th and King, making it difficult for commuters to ge Muni turn-backs at Caltrain are inefficient. Marina residents oppose extending streetcar through Fort Mason due to noise, congestion, wires along scenic route abutting M Con-012 Extend the F to Fort Mason so streetcar service reaches Marina Con-013 It's faster to drive than to take Muni. Con-014 Gap between Central Subway opening (2019) and arena opening (2017) Con-015 Understand Muni lines that provide main service to Piers and SWL 330 current and future service plans, ensure that EIR a analyzes impacts of anticipated uses, and plan extra and support services for extraordinary events. Con-016 A Giants and Warriors game on same night would overwhelm the Metro Con-017 F is so crowded with tourists that it bypasses people between the Wharf and downtown Con-018 T going into Central Subway reduces service on the fast-growing southern Embarcadero Con-019 Muni service to Ballpark pulls trains away from other parts of town, diminishes service there Con-020 Central Subway future extension should serve North Beach and the Wharf Con-021 Need more details on benefit/cost, what are SFMTA metrics and goals and current #s (e.g., frequency, crowding) Con-022 Need more capacity on N-line north of Ferry Building Con-023 Need additional transit vehicles now. Are they on order? Con-024 T-Line travel time from Bayshore to Mission Bay Muni Bus Con-025 Capitalize on the 83X or other to provide alternative service to Embarcadero, especially during big events and peak commutes, Central Subway is operating. Con-026 Need better local (esp. east-west) service to servie SoMa neighborhoods so residents don't have to drive. Con-027 Transit connections between Mission BART stations and waterfront area (especially in Mission Bay and south) are not very goo even exist in some cases. Con-028 It's faster to drive than to take Muni. Con-029 There should be more transit-only bus lanes. Con-030 Enforcement of 3 minute limits of idling bus engines at Transbay and other locations this adds to the air pollution that kills us SoMa. Con-031 Understand Muni lines that provide main service to Piers and SWL 330 current and future service plans, ensure that EIR a analyzes impacts of anticipated uses, and plan extra and support services for extraordinary events. Con-032 the 22 modification along 16th Street to 3rd needs to happen soon. Con-033 the 22 needs to go all the way to Caltrain through Mission Bay to give customers along its corridor this transit hub access Con-034 the TEP plans to take the 22 away from Potrero Hill replace with with inferior, less frequent service on the 33 Con-035 East side Telegraph Hill needs the service on Sansome/Battery ha the 10 used to provide restored to this area (F doesn't help if stop here) 5

6 1.4 Develop Transportation Strategies ID # STRATEGY NAME STRATEGY DESCRIPTION STRATEGY JUSTIFICATION M -1 Muni Metro Extension (MMX) Optimization: Vehicle Storage & Passing Track Muni Lighr Rail Would include adding a third track in the right of way between the two existing tracks on Embarcadero between 2nd Street platform and Brannan St platform and between Brannan St platform and Folsom St. platform. Would allow more operating flexibility within the existing rail and platform configuration, without requiring additional real estate. Passing track or other storage capacity for holding trains during high demand periods would allow more efficient coordination between platforms at Brannan Street, 2nd Street and 4th and King. M -2 E-Embarcadero Historic Streetcar Southern Terminal Loop Provides for engineering design and construction of terminal tracks and loop around or near the terminal at 4th Street and King Street. M -3 20th Street Transit Hub: Mission Bay Loop Extension Expands Mission Bay Loop by adding an additional leg along Illinois Street, 20th Street to Third Street. Would require additional rail, turnouts and overhead contact wire system (OCS) on Illinois, 20th Street and Third Street. Would require reconfiguration/rebuild of 20th Street northbound Muni platform. M -4 T-Third Travel Time Improvments Provides for planning and implementation of modified transit operations along the 3rd Street T-Third Light Rail route from Sunnydale to 4th Street and King Street. M -5 New Light Rail Vehicles This would provide funding to be used in the procurement of new LRVs to support service demands from new developments. M -6 Embarcadero MMX Optimization: Pocket Tracks, Passing Tracks, Signal Improvements, etc The loop would enhance historic streetcar operations along Muni Metro Extension (MMX) and extending into Mission Bay. The loop is very desireable and would help with service reliability on the E line and the N/T. It will also help with vehicle availability/reliability, as well as avoid locking service planning into double-ended vehicles. This project would extend the Central Subway "short line" service to 20th Street, expanding it into the core Pier 70 development area and connecting it to the (post TEP) 22-Fillmore and 58-24th Street Muni coach terminal at Third Street and 20th Street. This project would identify service plans such as signal timing and priority or "skip-stop" that could increase the service delivery on the T-Third. It would complement the Central Subway service improvements to improve customer perception of slow service along this corridor. This would help to fund vehicles needed to support service demands from new developments. M -7 LRV service to Fisherman's Wharf North Embarcadero Overhead Contact Systmen (OCS) and Platform Enhancements: Use LRVs to address capacity challenges on historic street cars (E and F) on the Embarcadero M -8 Evaluate running 3-car LRVs along MMX M -7 Advance 22-Fillmore Interim Motorcoach Extension to Mission Bay by April 2015 by contributing to operating funds Muni Bus Extends the 22-Fillmore on 16th St., connecting Mission Bay with regional transit at the 16th-Mission BART station as well as neighborhoods along the 22-Fillmore route. M th Street Extension to Pier 70 Extends future (TEP Line) 58-24th Street motor bus into Pier 70 along 20th Street with terminal loop at appropriate location in proposed development. This option will provide direct service between the Mission and UCSF where many more trips are expected with the opeing of the new UCSF Hospital, expected to open in February SFMTA Transit is planning for this service to come on-line in tandem to the opening of the Hospital in This project would increase accessibly to transit for new residents and employees in the Pier 70 area. It would also present the opportunity to add operator restrooms at the future terminal (see F-01). M -9 Event Re-routes and Service Augments This is a transit serive planning task that would be evaluated on a per-event basis. Planning for service modifications for specific events can provide additional capacity during key demand periods. M -10 TPS (Transit Preferential Streets) for Muni buses that serve the waterfront Non-transit vehicles are generally permitted to enter transit-only lanes to access curbside parking or to complete a turn, unless specifically prohibited. Emergency vehicles may use transit-only lanes at all times, and often taxis may also use these lanes. Transit-only lanes can be created by removing an existing travel lane or by removing a parking lane. SOURCE: SFMTA, Turnstone Consulting, Fehr & Peers, Jungle Communications M -11 "Bridge" Service This is a transit service planning option that would identify Muni Bus service that could expand or increase service to the waterfront area to meet capacity demands prior to The TEP has proposed several transit-only lanes throughout the Muni system. Services that include transit-only lanes, and that serve the waterfront include 14-Mission, 27- Folsom, 22-Fillmore. Transit only lanes can reduce transit travel times by allowing transit vehicles to bypass traffic congestion and avoid conflicts with other vehicles in mixed travel lanes. SOURCE: SFMTA, Turnstone Consulting, Fehr & Peers, Jungle Communications This project would serve potential deficiencies in advance of the opening of the Central Subway in

7 1.5 Review with Agency Priorities 7

8 1.6 Coordinate with Concurrent Strategy Efforts Review with 2030 Transportation Task Force Clarify Funding Constraints Support GSW Warriors Citizens Advisory Committee Coordinate with Local/Regional Planning TEP BART Capacity Planning Livable Streets Projects Parking Strategies 8

9 Phase 2: Evaluate Strategies and Inform Projects Analysis Project Sponsors Stakeholders Waterfront Transportation Assessment Strategies Development Agreements Environmental Assessments 9 9

10 Expand and Coordinate with SFCTA-SFMTA Study 10