Proposed Design South of Moeser Lane - What would you like the design team to consider as the design is refined?
In general, there was strong support for the elements of the proposed design—raised intersections, corner bulb-outs, pedestrian lighting, and tree bulb-outs. Community members expressed concerns about potential impacts to visibility, on-street parking, and future flexibility for bike lanes. Residents provided feedback along four key themes:
Traffic calming: Overall, there was support for raised intersections, corner bulb-outs, tree bulb-outs, and flashing beacons at intersections leading to local schools. Support was also expressed for traffic-calming measures like speed bumps and traffic cushions to slow vehicles. Comments noted that raised intersections may not be necessary everywhere, since speed bumps already exist in some places.
Bike Lanes: Interest was express in extending bike lanes south to Fairmount and maintaining flexibility for future bike lane additions along these blocks. Concerns were raised that tree bulb-outs would make it difficult to implement bike lanes in the future.
Street Trees: Residents strongly supported adding street trees to create a safer and more beautiful street. Notes included the importance of maintaining visibility and minimizing maintenance issues, including root damage, by choosing appropriate species.
Pedestrian Lighting: Support was expressed for the addition of pedestrian lighting to improve nighttime visibility for people walking along and across Richmond Street.
Based on this feedback, the design team is evaluating the tree bulb-outs to avoid conflicts with future bike facilities and reaching out to the waste management service to identify trash bin placement policies. The team will continue to integrate feedback into the design process and anticipates individual meetings with property owners.
Proposed Design North of Moeser Lane - What would you like the design team to consider as the design is refined?
Respondents expressed support for the proposed design, including the addition of bike lanes. Interest was expressed in providing vertical protection between car and bike lanes. Mid-block Chicanes were generally seen as an efficient traffic calming measure and a balanced approach to providing on-street parking on alternating sides of each block.
Residents provided feedback along five key themes:
On-Street Parking. Concern was expressed about the potential repurposing of on-street parking to create space for traffic calming elements, including bike lanes. Commenters wondered about how trash bin placement would be accommodated in the proposed design.
Traffic Calming. Support was expressed for flashing beacons at intersections, raised intersections, and narrowed lanes.
Bike Lanes. Concerns were expressed about the lack of physical (vertical) protection for the bike lanes. Suggestions included moving the bike lane between the sidewalk and chicanes and adding a buffer zone between bikes and parked cars. Other bike-related suggestions included making it easy for bike to activate flashing beacons and trigger green lights at signalized intersections. Commenters also questioned the need for bike lanes on Richmond when the Ohlone Greenway is close by, and advocated for alternative routes for cyclists, such as Ashbury.
Street Trees: Residents strongly supported adding street trees to create a safer and more beautiful street. Notes included the importance of maintaining visibility and choosing species compatible with overhead utility lines.
Accessibility. Comments included suggestions to reduce the current slope of the road to make it more accessible for wheelchairs and bikes, particularly for those on tricycles.
Feedback received from community members at the second workshop and online survey guided the team to further develop the proposed intersection and ‘chicane’ safety elements and to further develop the design for bike lanes north of Moeser with focus on balancing the parking needs of Richmond Street residents with safety for bicyclists and pedestrians. The proposed raised intersections will improve accessibility at intersections
Additional information can be found on the Preliminary Design and FAQ pages.
