San Francisco’s Linden Alley is a pedestrian-oriented space with landscaping and streetscape improvements that was transformed from an uninviting back street prone to crime into an “outdoor living room” through a citizen-driven, city-supported effort. The idea to reinvigorate the Linden alley originated in 2005 through the initiative of a team of architects whose office overlooked […]

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San Francisco’s Parklet Program, part of the larger Pavement to Parks Program, repurposes underutilized street space into neighborhood amenities. By converting one or two parking spots into public space, parklets extend the sidewalk and provide enhancements like seating, landscaping, bike parking, and art. Since the initial parklet’s creation in 2010, San Francisco has installed 38 […]

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Fell Street is a high-volume, three-lane, one-way arterial heading west. A Class II bike facility (bike lane) exists to the left of the left-most through vehicle lane on Fell Street. An Arco gas station popular for its low prices is located at the southeast intersection of Fell and Divisadero Streets and has two driveways on […]

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Market Street is a busy commercial corridor that is vital to multiple modes of surface transportation. Diesel buses, trolley coaches, and light rail vehicles share the roadway with delivery trucks, taxis, private automobiles, and bicycles. While competing demands for roadway use have been addressed by providing transit only lanes and bike lanes, commercial vehicles, taxis, […]

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