Expect congestion next three years: Lombard, Polk, and Van Ness construction projects to run simultaneously

In San Francisco, where extensive construction work has taken over the city’s neighborhoods and business districts, it seems almost absurd to attempt three enormous, overlapping projects on and around three major Northside thoroughfares, but that’s exactly what the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency has planned. Here’s the latest news on the Polk Streetscape project, the Van Ness Transit Corridor Improvement and Bus Rapid Transit project, and the Lombard Street Invest in Neighborhoods Initiative. Polk Streetscape Project Construction: 2016 Completion: 2017 Current budget: $12 million After nearly 50 community meetings since 2012 that featured contentious debates between residents, merchants, and bicyclists over replacing parking spaces with bike lanes, SFMTA st... Read More