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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7. Temporary Emergency Transit-Only Lanesproposal for Geary Boulevard ImprovementProject limits
Toolkit of emergency transit priority treatments
Leading Transit Temporary bus bulbs Intervals Transit-Only Lanes
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7. Temporary Emergency Transit-Only Lanes proposal for Geary Boulevard Improvement Project limits
Proposed Geary TETL Scope (proposed for both inbound and outbound)
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7. Temporary Emergency Transit-Only Lanes proposal for Geary Boulevard Improvement Project limits
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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7. Temporary Emergency Transit-Only Lanes proposal for Geary Boulevard Improvement Project limits
Focus Area 1: 15th Avenue Outbound Aerial
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7. Temporary Emergency Transit-Only Lanes proposal for Geary Boulevard Improvement Project limits
Focus Area 1: 15th Avenue Outbound Street view
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7. Temporary Emergency Transit-Only Lanes proposal for Geary Boulevard Improvement Project limits
Focus Area 1: 15th Avenue Outbound
Proposal: install transit queue jump and right turn-pocket
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7. Temporary Emergency Transit-Only Lanes proposal for Geary Boulevard Improvement Project limits
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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7. Temporary Emergency Transit-Only Lanes proposal for Geary Boulevard Improvement Project limits
Focus Area 2: 16th-15th Avenue Inbound Aerial
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7. Temporary Emergency Transit-Only Lanes proposal for Geary Boulevard Improvement Project limits
Focus Area 2: 16th-15th Avenue Inbound Street view
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7. Temporary Emergency Transit-Only Lanes proposal for Geary Boulevard Improvement Project limits
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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7. Temporary Emergency Transit-Only Lanes proposal for Geary Boulevard Improvement Project limits
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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7. Temporary Emergency Transit-Only Lanesproposal for Geary Boulevard ImprovementProject limits
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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7. Temporary Emergency Transit-Only Lanes proposal for Geary Boulevard Improvement Project limits
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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9. Geary Rapid – Implementation update
Overview
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9. Geary Rapid – Implementation updateBi-weekly Gantt Charts/Bar Schedules
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9. Geary Rapid – Implementation update
“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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9. Geary Rapid – Implementation update
“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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9. Geary Rapid – Implementation update
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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10. Geary Rapid – Outreach update
Business support: First Union Square signs posted for Powell to Stockton southside
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10. Geary Rapid – Outreach update
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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