Having signage and delineators at every intersection is critical for making drivers aware of Slow Streets and their use, so they are taking care while driving on one block for their local trips. SFMTA’s Slow Streets webpage was updated to state that the Agency is “ moving away from ‘Local Traffic Only’ signs.” This was done without public process or community engagement. More recently on Page Slow Street, the ‘Local Traffic Only’ text was covered up on the associated signs before those signs were removed entirely. We are grateful to the Board for its unanimous support and SFMTA staff for their tireless work on the Program.įollowing the vote, Slow Lake Street received delineators and signs only at every other intersection and did not receive the ‘Local Traffic Only’ signs that are standard on Slow Streets.

The Board also took the opportunity to enhance the Program and improve safety on our Slow Streets by lowering the vehicle volume and speed criteria, metrics which will make these streets safer and lower stress, especially for children, seniors, and people with disabilities. In December, the SFMTA Board of Directors made history by unanimously approving the Slow Streets Program, making this transformative initiative a permanent part of our city’s transportation future. Those mayors are now adopting that moniker in an open-letter to SFMTA officials, demanding the city cease watering down the entire Slow Streets concept.ĭear Chair Amanda Eaken, Board of Directors, and Directors Tumlin, Maguire, and Parks: Citizen-advocates for Slow Streets were recently dubbed 'mayors' of those streets by Richard Cano of the San Francisco Chronicle.

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