Geary Community Advisory Committee...Jul 21, 2020 · proposal for Geary Boulevard Improvement Project limits Focus Area 1: 15th Avenue Outbound . Benefits Bus travel time and reliability

Geary Community Advisory Committee

July 21, 2020

Order of Business

1. Call to Order

2. Virtual meeting etiquette

3. Roll call

4. Ice breaker activity

5. Approval of minutes – May 19, 2020

6. Public comment

7. Temporary Emergency Transit-Only Lane proposal for Geary Boulevard Improvement Project limits

8. Geary Rapid – Project update

9. Geary Rapid – Implementation update

10. Geary Rapid – Outreach update

11. Adjourn

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https://www.sfmta.com/sites/default/files/reports-and-documents/2020/05/geary_community_advisory_committee_meeting_minutes_200519_0.pdf

2. Virtual Meeting Etiquette

• Microsoft Teams – download for desktop or mobile at: www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/microsoft-teams/download-app

• Key functions: mute/unmute, raise hand, chat • Please stay on mute unless called on to speak by Chair

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https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/microsoft-teams/download-app

3. Roll Call

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4. Ice breaker

What was the first job you’ve ever had?

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5. Approval of Minutes

• May 19, 2020

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https://www.sfmta.com/sites/default/files/reports-and-documents/2020/05/geary_community_advisory_committee_meeting_minutes_200519_0.pdf

6. Public Comment

• See Public Comment Policy on back of agenda. • Public comment for matters within the Geary

Community Advisory Committee jurisdiction and are not on today’s calendar.

• Public comment is limited to two minutes each.

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7. Temporary Emergency Transit-Only Lanes proposal for Geary Boulevard Improvement Project limits

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Time Savings During Shelter in Place

• Install on corridors that normallyexperience congestion to keepbuses moving and reducecrowding

• Allow buses to complete trips inless time and return into servicemore quickly

• Provide more frequent servicewith same number of buses,mitigating service reductions

• Are automatically removedwithin 120 days after emergencyorder is lifted, unless there is apublic process to make a lanepermanent

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Temporary Emergency Transit Lanes

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Program Benefits

• Equity: Transit lanes reduce the riskof exposure for people who havethe fewest travel choices andensures there is enough capacity onboard, especially for lower-incomeand people of color

• Public Health: Reducing crowdingon transit is imperative topreventing the spread of COVID-19

• Economic Recovery: A strongeconomic recovery is dependent onan efficient transit system

7. Temporary Emergency Transit-Only Lanesproposal for Geary Boulevard ImprovementProject limits

• While pursuing Geary TETL, Geary BoulevardImprovement Project (GBIP) work is on hold

• Geary TETL will be evaluated and lessonslearned applied to next stages of GBIP work

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Toolkit of emergency transit priority treatments

Leading Transit Temporary bus bulbs Intervals Transit-Only Lanes

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Proposed Geary TETL Scope (proposed for both inbound and outbound)

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Transit-Only Lane (TOL) Proposal

• Proposed for locations with existing parallel parking and three travel lanes per direction.

• Parallel parking + 1 TOL + 2 general purpose travel lanes/direction

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Focus Area 1: 15th Avenue Outbound Aerial

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Focus Area 1: 15th Avenue Outbound Street view

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Focus Area 1: 15th Avenue Outbound

Proposal: install transit queue jump and right turn-pocket

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Focus Area 1: 15th Avenue Outbound

Benefits

Bus travel time and reliability

• Transit travel time data from Shelter in Place showed fewer buses got stopped here than in pre-COVID conditions

• During PM peak, about 2 vehicles/signal-cycle turn right

Impacts

On-street parking loss

• 4-6 metered spaces

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Focus Area 2: 16th-15th Avenue Inbound Aerial

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Focus Area 2: 16th-15th Avenue Inbound Street view

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Focus Area 2: 16th-15th Avenue Inbound

Proposal: Convert angled parking to parallel parking on this block to make room for TOL and right-turn lane

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Focus Area 2: 16th-15th Avenue Inbound

Benefits Impacts

Bus travel time and reliability On-street parking loss

• Transit travel time data • 1 space by converting 5 from Shelter-in-Place angled spaces to 4 parallel showed fewer buses got spaces stopped here than in pre-COVID conditions

• During PM peak, less than 1 vehicle/signal-cycle turns right

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July 21:

Geary CAC Meeting

TBD fall: Public Hearing

TBD fall/winter: implementation

Resume work on GBIP and ongoing

monitoring and evaluation

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Areas for CAC Input

• Proposal for Geary at 15th Avenue Outbound

• Proposal for 16th to 15th Avenue Inbound

• Evaluation approach

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8. Geary Rapid Project updates Geary Rapid Project - Project Report SFMTA only

Design Construction Budget $ 5.0M $ 31.0M Expenditures* $ 4.7M $ 7.6M % expended 94% 25% Budget Status Closing out On track Est. Completion Summer '19 Sept '21 Schedule Status Complete On track

*financial data as of 7/6/2020

Geary Rapid Project - All Construction Contracts includes MTA, PUC Sewer and Water, DT, Paving and Curb Ramps Contract/Work Estimated Price Status (% paid) MTA Near-Term $ 1.0M $ 1.0M Complete PUC Sewer/Water $ 16.0M $ 16.2M Underway (72%) PW Geary East $ 6.2M $ 8.7M Underway (41%) PW Steiner Demo $ 1.0M $ 0.8M Punchlist (86%) PW Geary West $ 16.6M $ 16.0M Underway (0%)

$ 40.8M $ 42.7M Underway (40%)

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Overview

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9. Geary Rapid – Implementation updateBi-weekly Gantt Charts/Bar Schedules

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“Geary Blvd Water/Sewer” contract: Masonic to Van Ness

• “Segment A” work is complete (Masonic to Fillmore).• “Segment B” is underway between Fillmore and Franklin.

“Geary East” contract: Van Ness to Market Street

• Water main work is underway: Polk-Jones and Powell-Stockton.Pedestrian countdown signals were added at O’Farrell/Leavenworth

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“West Surface” contract: Stanyan to Van Ness

• “Segment A” work between Stanyan-Fillmore is underway. • Focusing on traffic signals/streetlights and base repair Masonic-Scott • First segment of final paving scheduled this Saturday, July 25th

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Geary/Steiner Bridge Demolition

• Bridge removed over Memorial Day weekend (5/23-24). Finishing punchlist and transferring site to Surface contractor.

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Business support: First Union Square signs posted for Powell to Stockton southside

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Recent Events/Meetings

• Business support meeting with Tenderloin Community Benefit District (TLCBD) • June 15, 2020

Other Outreach

• Geary Rapid Project Newsletter • Summer 2020 issue coming

soon, print and digital version

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11. Adjourn

Thank you!

Next meeting:

• September 15, 2020, 6:00 p.m.

• Most likely still virtual on Microsoft Teams, else: 1 South Van Ness Avenue, 7th Floor, Union Square Conference Room

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Appendix: 9. Implementation update Baseline and Bi-weekly Gantt Charts/Bar Schedules

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Geary Community Advisory Committee...Jul 21, 2020 · proposal for Geary Boulevard Improvement Project limits Focus Area 1: 15th Avenue Outbound . Benefits Bus travel time and reliability