Making a bad route better
Speak Up For Masonic Avenue!
Masonic Community Workshop:
Tuesday, August 10, 2010 6:30-8:30 PM
at the SF Day School
350 Masonic Avenue @ Golden Gate
More details (PDF)
In 2006, Masonic resident Mark Chrstiansen decided to organize a grassroots effort to reduce speeding, crashes, and improve pedestrian and bike safety on his street. He created Fix Masonic and the membership quickly grew. With support from the SF Bicycle Coalition, Mark was able to reach out to many neighbors of the corridor and reduce the Speed Limit to 25 MPH and gather signatures for a Traffic Calming study of the corridor.
in 2010, the SF Municipal Transportation Agency (SF MTA) has launched the Traffic Calming effort for Masonic Avenue and is holding Community Workshops for neighbors and road users. The second meeting is August 10 at 6:30-8:30 PM at the SF Day School (350 Masonic Avenue @ Golden Gate). You can download the city's flyer (PDF). Fix Masonic members distributed the flyer to each address on the corridor in preparation for the meeting.
The SF MTA will hold three meetings for Traffic Calming and present their vision and accept feedback from the community. Be sure to keep an eye on the Chain of Events for future meetings or join the Fix Masonic Announcement List by sending an email to info@fixmasonic.org.
For more information on the SF Bike Coalitons's work to improve Masonic Avenue, please contact:
Marc Caswell
SFBC Program Manager
431-2453 ext.302
marc@sfbike.org
Masonic Avenue is currently designated as the official bicycle route for travel north of the Panhandle. However, it doesn't have bike lanes or any sort of bicycle-friendly improvements — it's simply the only direct street that links the Mid-Haight and the Richmond District. The narrow lanes and high volumes of traffic make bicycle riding feel dangerous and scary and discourages people from bicycling in the neighborhood. Bike lanes on Masonic could serve as a connector, linking the Panhandle path with bike lanes on Post and Golden Gate, and providing a safe route to access schools in the neighborhood.
Fix Masonic!
Good news! The Fix Masonic project is underway — neighbors and advocates coming together to calm and civilize Masonic, for bikes, peds, students, Muni and everyone's sake. The SFBC is an active member of the Fix Masonic group. Click over to the Fix Masonic website and get into the conversation!
Join us this February 27th at a neighborhood rally!
We're inviting reps from neighborhood schools, local leaders, and the over 500 stakeholders who have signed our traffic calming petition to a rally in support of bicycle, pedestrian, and livable streets improvements on Masonic Avenue. We'll be shutting down a section of Golden Gate Avenue, listening to brief speakers, and checking out the first submissions to our "Picture a Safer Masonic" Poster Contest. The rally will start at 11am sharp in front of San Francisco Day School, 350 Masonic Avenue at Golden Gate.
Other Ways You Can Help
1) Invite youth you know to enter the Fix Masonic group's "Picture a Safer Masonic" poster contest!
2) Spread the word! Invite your neighbors to the Fix Masonic rally and meetings.
3) If you have children in school on or around Masonic Avenue, ask your child's school to support us as well.
4) If you can't make the rally, come to our next meeting: Wednesday, March 19th, 6:30pm at the SF Day School, 350 Masonic Avenue @ Golden Gate
For more information on the SFBC's work to complete the Citywide Bike Network, please contact:
Marc Caswell
SFBC Program Manager
431-2453 ext.302
marc@sfbike.org
