Bayview Transportation Improvements Project Study Plan

Introduction

The City of San Francisco is beginning a series of studies of truck traffic in the Bayview and Hunters Point Shipyard areas. These studies will evaluate a number of potential truck routes in the area to resolve or address the adverse effects of truck traffic. The primary purpose of the project would be to:

1. Provide an alternate designated route for future truck traffic from US Highway 101 to the planned industrial portion of the redeveloped Hunters Point Shipyard and minimize travel times to the industrial portion of the Shipyard as well as the existing industrial areas of Bayview.

2. This alternate designated truck route between US101 and existing and planned Bayview industrial areas will greatly reduce truck traffic on Third Street and other residential streets, thereby reducing conflicts between truck traffic and residential uses, and between truck traffic and the new Muni Third Street Light Rail line.

The study area is bounded generally by Cesar Chavez Street to the north, the City and County of San Francisco boundary to the south, US Highway 101 to the west and San Francisco Bay to the east. Within this study area there is a mixture of industrial, commercial and residential uses.

Public Input and Outline of Actions

The planning, preliminary engineering and environmental review stage for the Bayview Transportation Improvements Project will take approximately three years. There are seven districts to this stage:

1. Initiation of the Public Information Process including a Scoping Meeting, March 04-June 04

2. Completion of the Initial Environmental and Site Studies, Spring 04-Spring 05

3. Indentification of Roadway Requirements, Spring 04-Spring 05

4. Preparation of the Draft Environmental Impact Report/Statement, Spring 05-Spring 06

5. Publication of the Draft Environmental Impact Report/Statement, and completion of Public Hearing & Written Comments, Spring 06

6. Identification of the Locally Preferred Alternative, Fall 06

7. Completion of the Final Environmental Impact Report/Environmental Impact Statement, Fall 06-Spring 07

Project Funding

Almost 100 percent of the funding for the project comes from a Federal Highway Administrative Grant and matching funds. Accordingly, federal regulations govern how this money can be used and how decisions must be made.

More Information

This handout is a summary of a detailed report titled "Bayview Transportation Improvement Project - Initial Alignment Study." The full report details regulatory issues, and planned studies, provides detail of each of the concepts to date, and lists preliminary selection criteria. To obtain a copy of the full report, contact Frank Filice Manager of Capital Planning at 558-4011 or at frank_filice@ci.sf.ca.us.