Tag: quick-build

San Francisco’s Vision Zero Quick-Build Program

.Reading time 3 minutes.

At the August 15, 2024 BPAC meeting, Jen Wong, Transportation Planner at the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency (SFMTA) will present on the Quick-Build Program. This presentation will provide a comprehensive overview of one of San Francisco’s project delivery methods for enhancing street safety and reducing traffic fatalities. Launched to support the city’s Vision Zero initiative, the Quick-Build Program has been a pivotal element in San Francisco’s Vision Zero Action Strategy. This presentation reflects on the program’s key features, achievements, and challenges over the past five years.

The presentation is below.

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ACTC Rapid Response Projects follow-up discussion

.Reading time 6 minutes.

At the June 3rd, 2021 BPAC Infrastructure Committee meeting, OakDOT staff Jason Patton and Jason Cook gave a presentation on the ACTC Rapid Response Projects and led a discussion to follow up on these projects.

Grant info

$75k Grant with $75k Local Match ($150,000 total) for quick-build transportation improvement projects that support improvements to the Rapid Response locations, Essential Places Locations, and a curbside buffered bike lane upgrade. Deadline for completion is June 30, 2021.

More info: Alameda County Transportation Commission – COVID-19 Rapid Response Bicycle and Pedestrian Grant Program

Discussion questions

  1. Hardened centerlines are a new design treatment in the toolkit. Where will this treatment be most beneficial? How should the many possible locations be prioritized?
  2. What are lessons learned from the vertical separation installed along the bike lanes on Embarcadero?
  3. Plastic is not a great building material. Under what circumstances should it be used?
  4. “Quick-Build” and “Community Engagement” may be incompatible goals. Under what circumstances does one take priority over the other?

The presentation and discussion notes are below.

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