Recent changes implemented by San Francisco Metropolitan Traffic Authority (SFMTA) as the result of this campaign include:
A new traffic signal head for bike/ped only crossing phase and left turn arrows was installed at the Fell/Masonic intersection and made operational in September, 2008.
25 MPH speed limit was established for Masonic Avenue from Geary Boulevard to Oak Street at the SFMTA meeting May 20, 2008, with signs changed in July.
Why FixMasonic and not some ordinary process of engineering? Masonic Avenue represents unique challenges - many of them. Due to the current design of the street, many users do not feel safe. Pedestrians are threatened by wide intersections, double right turn lanes, and high speed curb lanes at commute hours. There are no bike facilities on Masonic, and speeding and red light running are common.
If there were easy answers, this site would have no reason to exist. We seek extraordinary creative resources to make Masonic a place that people - be they residents, pedestrians, cyclists, transit riders, shoppers or drivers - want to be.
People - hundreds of us - live on Masonic Avenue, and tens of thousands more live within walking or cycling distance.
The intersection of Fell and Turk is among the three most dangerous in the city for red light running according to SFMTA.
Frequent injury accidents involving motorists and pedestrians or cyclists occur at the Masonic Pandhandle crossing (Fell/Masonic and Oak/Masonic)
Ten schools, spanning preschool to university, are located on or near the Masonic corridor.
It is the arterial road nearest the geographical center of the city, and no alternate north/south route parallels it for nearly a quarter mile in either direction.
It is a vital route for Muni line 43 (the "43 Masonic"), Bicycle Route 55, and local pedestrian and vehicular traffic.
It serves neighbors, students and shoppers at popular local businesses includeing Trader Joe's, Albertson's, and Best Buy.
GOALS:
Bike lanes on Masonic as part of the city-wide bicycle netowrk
Beautification and greening of the corridor
ACCOMPLISHMENTS:
Reduced speed limit appropriate for a residential street (25 mph, approved May 2008)
Redesigned crossing at Geary and Fell (Summer 2008)
Collection of over 600 neighborhood petition signatures via door-to-door visits and neighborhood meetings
Contribution of articles to neighborhood newsletters
Collaboration with Walk SF and SFBC on a volunteer crossing guard program to raise awareness about the dangerous Masonic & Fell intersection
Construction of a temporary "park" in a parking space at Masonic & Fulton in observance of PARKing Day 2007, a citywide event highlighting the value of livable space
Hosted a design cherette, a day-long urban planning event with volunteer professional planners