Central Freeway and Octavia Circulation Study

Draft Final Report

June 2012

San Francisco County Transportation Authority

This project was funded by the Metropolitan Transportation Commission and the San Francisco County Transportation Authority.

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reeway and on Study

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4 through 7 ; during thee original C

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ve risen—tho

eekday traffic (

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via Blvd 2006Octav714 512 3,260

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(Fell Street, w

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via Blvd 2006Octa4,8934,62441,43

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data for threon period; acted directly

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contribute trians and cy

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mprove circulatnd streetscapehrough integratemprovements, otentially includgnalization/TS

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mprovements pgrade pedest

acilities and menities, partict crossings

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acilities and menities, partict crossings

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Manage traffic snd demand, specially to impedestrian cond

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re improvemain as a vehGolden Gate Buchanan Strng a pedestrmarily local ft block (Mar

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entration of puve the anan/Market/una Street b) terminates. e), the corridn-signalized ientified (in con of the city’st of corridor

menities and ent of these eds, and imp

ade intersectiurning moves

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/Duboce. egins at an Given Guer

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improvemensafety featustrategies h

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ements, and

quality and ssible curb ountdown sigban design ch as pedests on and cha

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ures; and 3) has the poteerall streetscao signals to b

to facilitate

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n essential vulevard connrridor-level ag the Boulev

at these locabetter managd Fell coupletOctavia are ant strategiess and zones, nts at the Oan conditions

facility at the particularly

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n space northe per directioh is two lanectivity is highDuboce bike

affic speedsonnecting neultiple adjacen

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with Market r capacity (twpeak-period guna/Haighto) as a potecommendatioon three arurban desig

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ations for bicyge heavy pet through des follows: s, including to reduce pe

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onment inclueated crosss as approprures of the ble curb use,

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ections (see C and recomculation role eeway system

associated re and Haighycles (at Pagak traffic design, operati

road and eak-period traand Fell/Octass poor moto

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nuous in the SStreet. Buchexception o

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for a congeuna function aerall circulatiolm improvemngestion, ad

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