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1 F ilb m b G re e n S ve Vallejo WORKSHOP #1 OUTOES Exploraorium Prioriy uodesk roadcas ener Prioriy roadw Fall 2014 Workshops Summy Law Offices ay The Waefron Resauran & afe oquea Golden Gaeway ommons Folsom ree o T&T Pk vy Tu n n el Rober Le THO Wall Lo y s me u U n io n S a e r lu Jones orh Leavenw Russian Hill o Sanso N Rincon Pk ve Folsom asidney G. P ac if ic Walon Sque Ja ck so n (Nov 6, 2014) Wa s The Plan afe Organic Hornblower ruises & Evens la m ay lub a he Gaeway Ferry uilding D av is S Jusin Herman Plaza Embcadero ener ke SF Railway useum Hoel Grifon Y on S o w a Gap Inc. anana Republic Fo ls o m S d Epic Roashouse runch Finess Waerb Fire aion #35 Google H Rincon Hill o ris n Palamino HiDive Rincon Pk Dog Pk Tenderloin 80 ozilla / Elexronic rs FUTURE Townsend and Souhbeach Pk () King T&T Pk (D) S rd 2n rannan ree/rannan Wf Pk () Workshop Focus reas le em 1s H X S n on Hoel Viale r ai ea Fr Financial Disric si oulevd haya Perry s eu ea is Exising Promenade/ San Francisco aytrail Sp e m e ry S N approaching rannan Sree e k LEGEND Embcadero / King UNI Ligh Rail ops Sinbad s F ro n S a e ry S an so m o n g o K e n y ve G ra n n P o w e ll S S o ck o as o n Ta yl o r S Go s Roadside D ru m m la y S hinaown buck s Sue ierman Pk iime Plaza pproximaely hiry-five people aended he o n S Was h in g firs workshop including residens, pedicab y Nob Hillfrom lahe S.F. drivers, and represenaives icycle oaliion and he S.F. Tour e n o S Guide, S ac ra m among ohers. The workshop focused on four ia S al if o rn pinch-poins along The Embcadero beween Folsom ree and T&T Pk: Lower Folsom ree/rincon Nob Hill Pk () Por of San Francisco h in g o n ry an Red s Java House Impk ayside Village Delancy Resauran N adjacen o Souh each Pk 2 n d ra S Souh Pk D ns SO h 4 K in g Souh each D Souh each afe Go Gians! hina asin Pk 5 ission reek Pk is Terry Franco h ry 3rd h 6 er 500 D Images: Google reeview 7 Pee s Tavern Pedro s anina ligne rose ravado Louisiana Famous Fried hicken N adjacen o T&T Pk e nd w oo s To allpk Gallery d 3r ivic ener 80 n n na 1,000

2 The Embcadero Enhancemen Projec Pinchpoin : Folsom ree/rincoln Pk * Design #2 was incomplee on he iy-side Summy The group configuring he Folsom ree pinchpoin debaed all possible bikeway opions, and ulimaely produced wo conceps. Design #1 includes wo one-way bikeways, lgely o respond o he need for a wide faciliy ha can accommodae pedicabs. The same group also noed ha a wo-way bikeway on he waer-side could be he preferred design if wide enough (Design #2). To accommodae his design, hey noed a lef-hand urn lane may no be necessy a Folsom ree bu ha passenger loading/unloading needs should be accommodaed. Poenial benefis of he wo-way waer-side bikeway were discussed a lengh, including he lack of inersecions which would provide a safer environmen for cycliss, and he abiliy o experience he ay. They also cied poenial drawbacks, including challenges for access o passenger drop-off/pick-up, as well as he possible need for pedesrians o be roued behind he resaurans via he exising Promenade. Prioriies for Folsom ree/rincon Pk Design #1 No prioriies provided Design #2 Roue pedesrians behind resaurans Remove peak period ravel lane, accommodae valey and loading zones 8

3 Fall 2014 Workshops Summy Pinchpoin : rannan ree / rannan Whf Pk Summy The group configuring he rannan ree pinch-poin locaion proposed bikeways on boh sides of The Embcadero, wider sidewalks on he ciy-side, and he removal of on-sree pking. However, hey were concerned abou how bicycliss would cross The Embcadero and emphasized ha physical sepaion of cycliss from boh vehicul raffic and pedesrians is imporan. They were also concerned abou access for deliveries, limos and buses wih a wo-way, waer-side bikeway and noed on heir proposed design ha one of he wo norhbound ravel lanes migh be a loading zone in off-peak raffic hours. They discussed he need for bicycle signals, especially on he ciy-side, where here e conflics wih bicycles and righurning vehicles. They also said ha on he ciy-side he bikeway needs o be coniguous and ha rees should be preserved. The group suggesed ha raffic lanes should remain en fee, six inches (10 6 ) where possible. Picipans did no address poenial impacs o rannan Whf Pk, nor propose is removal. Prioriies for rannan ree/whf Pk Eliminae pking on boh sides of The Embcadero ikeways on boh sides: wo-way on waerside, one-way on land side Include proeced bicycle and pedesrian pahways. Sepae by a median a leas wo fee (2 ) wide landscaped wih colorful plans 9

4 The Embcadero Enhancemen Projec Pinchpoin : Townsend ree and Souh each Pk Summy This group discussed placing he bikeway along he uni righ-of-way bu fel urns would be dangerous. Simil o he oher groups in his workshop, hey expressed ha here is sufficien pking in his ea and hus oped o dedicae his space o wo one-way bikeways on eiher side of The Embcadero. Lane widh was a common concern; and some in he group fel lanes should remain a leas en fee, six inches (10 6 ). This group also discussed he possibiliy of resricing cycliss from he waer-side Promenade pos-consrucion of he bikeway, and he need for bicycle signals. Prioriies for Townsend / Souh each Pk ake he bikeways as wide as possible wih subsanial physical briers Remove on-sree pking in his ea (here is pleny of pking in los). Direc people o pking los wih signage The median widh is imporan for safey and should include palm rees; he palms e iconic 10

5 Fall 2014 Workshops Summy Pinchpoin D: King ree a T&T Pk Summy Some in he group expressed ha vehicle lanes should be wider han en fee (10 ) where possible. Some also fel an elevaed bikeway was imporan, and ha if no elevaed, bicycles would coninue o use sidewalks/promenades. The group commened ha a cener-running bikeway was impracical and ha cycliss would likely coninue o use he sidewalk, especially for shor rips. Prioriies for King / T&T Pk Locae on-sree pking elsewhere o make more room for pedesrians and bicycles Sepae modes bu make briers porous o allow for access Use ou-of-he-box ideas 11

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7 Pier 39 lazing Saddles each S llian Universiy o in S N o r h P Fisherman's Whf Norh Shore Pump aion Waerfron Plaza uilding Hillsone ockon Powell hesnu and Keny Open Space lcaz Landing hesnu L Nor h ore han hiry people aended he secondeach Fall 2014 Workshops Summy uerfly (Nov 13, 2014) ason enral ruise Terminal ay WORKSHOP #2 OUTOES c is c o F ra nree roadway o Folsom pedesrian bridge Norhbound (N) Folsom a Rincon Pk Roundhouse Plaza ombd Pier 23 afe Exising Promenade/ San Francisco aytrail Levi s Plaza THO Wall Lo Exploraorium Prioriy y me Vallejo a e r Sanso Green S 500 a roadw Jackson oquea The Plan afe Organic Hornblower ruises & Evens la m ay lub a he Por of San Francisco Gaeway buck s Sidney G. Walon Sque Wa s h in g The Waefron Resauran & afe on D a v is S Jusin Herman Plaza F ro n S Embcadero ener S n ea on r ai oulevd haya Perry s eu ea Hoel Viale Hoel Grifon Y le on S H o w a rd S Gap Inc. anana Republic Fo 2n d 13 is si Sinbad s Sp 1s Financial Disric S a roadway looking norh em Fr ke S ke SF Railway useum m e ry S e o n g o K e a rn y ve G ra n a e ry N a roadway/pier 9 Ferry uilding D ru m m la y S Sansom hinaown Go s Roadside Sue ierman Pk iime Plaza n Lower Nob Hill y Golden Gaeway ommons ia S a li fo rn Law Offices Prioriy P a c if ic 1,000 uodesk roadcas ener Souhbound (S) looking norh a Jusin Plaza e vherman Workshop Focus reas X Norhbound (N) a Ferry uilding Sea U n io n S S o c k o P o w e ll S e n o S S a c ra m la y S ason Nob Hill Ta y lo r S roadway () Embcadero / King UNI Ligh Rail ops Fog iy Pioneer Pk F il b e r S Jones orh Leavenw Wa s h in ay lub Telegraph Hill ic h S from he workshop including represenaives G re e n w Por of San Francisco, Equiy Office (Ferry o l u m uilding), Walk S.F., he S.F. Tour Guide Guild b u (SFTGG), he S.F. icycle oaliion as well as s Russian ve our bus drivers and residens, among ohers. Hill Picipans worked in small groups o creae muliple configuraions for each pinch poin locaion and discussed heir prioriies and he challenges and opporuniies presened by n n e l workshop each locaion. Picipans atuhis vy Rober Le did no spend ime discussing Folsom ree (which was explored in Workshop #1) and focused on wo key pinch poins o he norh: The Ferry uilding a ke ree () g o n S LEGEND l so m S Epic Roashouse runch Finess Waerb Fire aion #35 Google ozilla / Elexronic rs FUTURE Rincon Hill H ris on HiDive Rincon Pk Dog Pk Palamino ry an Impk Red s Java House

8 The Embcadero Enhancemen Projec Pinchpoin : The Ferry ke ree Summy Two groups configured he sreescape elemens for he pinch poin a he Ferry uilding, wih Group 1 providing wo design alernaives Design #1 and Design #2. Design #1 proposes boh a wo-way and one-way bikeway by eliminaing on-sree pking; Design #2 is a more ou of he box approach ha shifs vehicul hrough-raffic wes of he plaza o provide a wide wo-way bikeway and expanded Promenade. Group 1 discussed he many differen users ha currenly uilize he waer-side and he demand for loading zones and shules, bu ulimaely fel sepaion from vehicles and place making goals were higher prioriies. Group 2 also shifed raffic away from he Ferry uilding o provide a wo-way bikeway, bu included a slower-speed fronage road concep ha would provide criical business and delivery access o he Ferry uilding and Fmer s ke. Group 2 also proposed poenial pking cuous wihin he iy-side sidewalk, as an alernaive o he 15 sidewalk. ddiionally, his group discussed possible grade sepaion alernaives (elevaed bikeway, pedesrian bridge from ke ree, underground roadway a major pedesrian crossing). oh groups also expressed olerance for more raffic congesion in exchange for more usable public space a he Ferry uilding. 14

9 Fall 2014 Workshops Summy Prioriies for he Ferry uilding a ke ree Design #1 ainain bikeways on boh sides of he Embcadero: wo-way waer-side, oneway ciy-side Eliminae pking on boh sides Third souhbound ravel lane would be prioriized over provision of pking/ loading zones Design #2 onsolidae public space on waer-side and c raffic on ciy-side Design #3 onsolidae public space on waer-side and c raffic o ciy-side Prioriize pedesrian crossings in fron of Ferry uilding ainain loading and business access o Ferry uilding and Fmer s ke wih local fronage road wih bikeway closer o UNI 15

10 The Embcadero Enhancemen Projec Pinchpoin : Pier 9 Summy Two sepae groups creaed configuraions for he pinch poin a roadway and Pier 9, resuling in a bold vision for a wo-way, waerside faciliy (Design #1) and a pair of oneway bikeways (Design #2) ha includes he only cener-running bikeway proposed in he workshop series. The groups discussed he need o serve bicycliss who e casual riders as well as commuers and voiced concerns abou creaing safe condiions for vehicles o make righ-hand urns while avoiding conflics wih bicycles, and for lef-hand urns over he racks. Providing wider ravel lanes was one mehod discussed for improving comfor for drivers, picully bus drivers. Improved signals were suggesed o address urning concerns. The imporance of access for delivery vehicles was emphasized and prioriized over on-sree pking. Oher ideas ha were menioned included reversible vehicul ravel lanes o help accommodae peak hour raffic volumes. Prioriies for roadway a Pier 9 Design #1 Sepae modes & uses bu allow for flexibiliy in design Design for modal sepaion such ha slower, more vulnerable users (people on bikes and on foo) have dedicaed space closes o waer, and faser users (drivers) e closer o ciy-side reae safe ways for c, bicycle and pedesrian raffic o cross plaza/bikeway wih acuaed signals or wning devices Dedicae more space o pedesrians Design #2 Need safe places for comforable biking and walking onsider criical access for deliveries, resaurans, ec. 16

11 Fall 2014 Workshops Summy WORKSHOP #3 OUTOES Fisherman s Whf o roadway LEGEND Embcadero / King UNI Ligh Rail ops (Nov 20, 2014) ay ruises & Ferries n J e ff e rs olazing Saddles each S hesnu and Keny Open Space o G re e n w ic h h e s n u Roundhouse Plaza ay lub Telegraph Hill Fog iy b F il b e r S u U n io n S Sea Wall Lo y Vallejo me G re e n S a e r m Pier 23 afe Levi s Plaza Pioneer Pk s a Piers 29/31 aery ve lcaz Landing Sanso lu uerfly L o m b a rd Nor h each D Waerfron Plaza uilding Hillsone Jones Picipans did no discuss he roadway pinchpoin (), which was explored in Workshop #2. ockon o Powell F ra n c is c 1,000 enral ruise Terminal Pier 27 ruise Terminal Plaza orh Leavenw Pier 39 and each ree (E) o in S N o r h P ay ree / Pier 33 (D) 500 llian Universiy ay Workshop Focus reas X E Norh Shore Pump aion Pier 27 / aery ree () hesnu ree () Pier 39 ason pproximaely hiry people aended he final workshop of he series. Picipans included represenaives from he Naional Pk Service, he Exploraorium, he S.F. Tour Guide Guild (SFTGG), he Por of San Francisco, Pier 39 and Fisherman s Whf, he S.F. icycle oaliion, and represenaives from businesses in he ea, among ohers. The workshop focused on four pinch-poins along The Embcadero including: Exising Promenade/ San Francisco aytrail alifornia Welcome ener Hd Rock afe quium of he ay r THO Exploraorium Prioriy uodesk roadcas ener Law Offices Prioriy The Waefron Resauran & afe y oadwa oquea Golden Gaeway ommons v e P a c if ic l vy Tu n n e Rober Le D ay ree a lcaz Landing Jackson E The Plan afe Organic Hornblower ruises & Evens la m ay lub a he Por of San Francisco Gaeway buck s Sidney G. Walon Sque Wa s h in g on Ferry uilding D ru m m D a v is S Jusin Herman Plaza Embcadero ener kea Si F ro n S a e ry Hoel Viale on S H o w S le is on r n ea si oulevd haya P eu ea ai em 1s Financial Disric e Fr k S Sp n m e ry S e SF Railway useum Sansom o n g o K e a rn y S o c k o 17 Lower ia S P o w e ll S a li fo rn e n o S ason S a c ra m la y S Ta y lo r S Nob Hill la y S hinaown n ve G ra n o Wa s h in g Go s Roadside Sue ierman Pk iime Plaza Ho d S

12 The Embcadero Enhancemen Projec Pinchpoin : Pier 27 / aery ree Summy This group s proposal emphasized removal of pking and a vehicle lane on he waerside o creae more space for a bikeway and loading/unloading access. Regding he removal of on-sree pking, Exploraorium represenaives cied a survey conduced by he Exploraorium ha found ha accessible pking is imporan bu doesn need o be on-sree. ore criical o heir operaions e he buses ha drop from 500 o 2,000 kids off a he Exploraorium on a daily basis and ha need o be accommodaed (While he group placed he wo-way bikeway on he waer-side wih Design #1, hey noed ha a wide, accessible median would be needed o minimize conflics wih buses; and ha he sree design should be inuiive because many visiors may no speak/read English). On he ciy-side, he former souhbound bike lane is repurposed as addiional sidewalk space. This group s Design #2 includes a wo-way bikeway adjacen o UNI, wo norhbound ravel lanes, and inermien loading zones along he Promenade bu is incomplee on he iy-side. Prioriies for Pier 27 / aery ree inimize/reduce curbside conflics: (1) pedesrians and rucks crossing bike lanes (creae signalized crosswalks (2) bus loading/unloading soluions wih wo-way bikeway (Plan for) pedesrian growh by widening Promenade and provding lger ciy-side sidewalk Eliminae pking on waer-side or boh sides (adequae pking in neby los) 18

13 Fall 2014 Workshops Summy Pinchpoin : hesnu ree / Pier 31 Summy Prioriies for hesnu ree / Pier 31 This group s proposal includes a wo-way bikeway on he waer-side, load zones for business access, and a second souhbound bikeway opion for commue-oriened bicycling. The proposal for he laer includes a lane of pking beween he bike lane and vehicle ravel lane. Poenial conflics wih loading/unloading and he wo-way bikeway were discussed, as was he possibiliy of flexible lanes ha swich beween loading and vehicul ravel. ddiional bikeway-specific design suggesions included a median sepaing he norh and souhbound bike raffic, he inclusion of sculpural/ chiecural elemens, and a bikeway ha flucuaes in widh o conrol speed. The group also emphasized he mix of users in his ea; i s no only bike commuers. There is a high demand for a wo-way bikeway on waer-side onsider bike lanes for differen purposes: (1) commuer focused bike lane on he souhbound (ciy) side (2) wo-way bikeway for sighseers and ohers along he waer-side There is a need for dual purpose loading: (1) orning long-erm loading (2) Peak raffic/quick unload drop-off 19

14 The Embcadero Enhancemen Projec Pinchpoin D: ay ree / Pier 33 * Design was incomplee on he iy-side Summy Prioriies for ay ree / Pier 33 This group s design emphasizes safey of all users hrough sepaion of modes, sidewalk acivaion, and reaining/improving access o Fisherman s Whf for ourism and businessoriened vehicles. wo-way bikeway on he waer-side is provided by removing one (or possibly wo) vehicle ravel lanes and generally de-emphasizing hrough raffic and lef-urns ono ay ree. hird vehicle lane could be provided in lieu of a loading zone during peak hours. ddiional sreescape elemens (palm rees, pedesrian lighing, café zones) e included in boh direcions, alhough how hese new elemens would fi ino he souhbound direcion was no resolved. I was noed ha pking was no a prioriy, where currenly provided for general public use. Oher consideraions discussed included he need for roadway user educaion, how he yellow Go s and Segways e o be reaed (as bicycles, c raffic, or pedesrians?), and operaional needs such as beer signage. They noed ha our buses presen a challenge wih passengers hopping on and off frequenly, and ha i is generally difficul o move hrough his heavily-uilized ea. Safey for vulnerable users Providing for access o Fisherman s Whf oncerns abou muliple modes operaing ogeher and signage needed o direc foo, bike and vehicle raffic 20

15 Fall 2014 Workshops Summy Pinchpoin E: Pier 39 / each ree * No design was presened for his pinchpoin Summy Prioriies for hesnu ree / Pier 31 The group discussed he complexiies of his pinch poin and decided ha design soluions should include adjacen srees and consider he circulaion of he enire ea. They discussed he need for more public ransi, pedesrian volumes/congesion approaching Jefferson ree, and possible opions for an elevaed bikeway and linkages o he exising pedesrian bridge beween he gage and Pier 39. Tourism represenaives noed ha he loading/axi pull ou a Pier 39 was recenly reconfigured successfully and should be proeced. Poenial changes o he number and configuraion of lanes on The Embcadero were considered, alhough some picipans voiced concerns wih a reducion in raffic capaciy while ohers noed he poenial need for gage access changes and confusion a he each ree inersecion. The pinchpoin is oo complicaed o design in isolaion This ea needs a sepae and localized sudy ha considers adjacen srees onceps (o consider in sudy): (1) Opimize he pking gage enrances and exis (2) Elevae he bikeway (3) ainain exising shule/axi zone 21

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