A Safer 6th Street
How can we make 6th street between Market and Stevenson safer in SF?
Question:
How can we create a safer 6th Street in Central Market?
Project:
Safer 6th Street is a collaboration between the SFMTA, District 6 Supervisor Jane Kim, SPUR, Twitter, and URBAN SPACEship to address the issue of safety in the 6th Street corridor. The coalition gathered input from the local community as to what can be done to create a safer area for residents, workers and passersby alike. The goal of the activation was to envision a vibrant area and help to prioritize treatments to the 6th Street design.
Action:
On Saturday, May 18th, the Safer 6th Street Coalition hosted an interactive activation project on 6th Street (between Market and Stevenson), to engage the community and gather ideas and feedback towards making 6th Street a safer place.
Projects from Rebar, Artismobilus, and the SF Postcard Project livened up 6th Street for the day. Ideas were collected with the Neighborland public whiteboard and on the Neighborland Question page. We also launched a new capability for residents to tweet “I want ____ #safer6th” and have their idea automagically created on Neighborland.
This is an on-going community process to implement safety measures in the 6th Street corridor. The public is encouraged to participate in the project by following these initiatives:
Sixth Street Improvement Project led by SFMTA, for permanent traffic calming and pedestrian improvements in the corridor
Supervisor Jane Kim’s District 6 Pedestrian Safety Workgroup, which has been advocating for traffic calming on Sixth Street for the past several years
Activation projects led by the Mayor’s Office of Economic Workforce and Development
The recent establishment of The Sixth Street Safety Hub, an SFPD sub-station
Ideas and insights collected on Neighborland will be considered in conjunction with the SFMTA’s traditional planning forums.
