Better Market Street

I've seen drivers try to ignore or dodge these officers. Thank them for their tenacity and a job well done!

Especially in the rain and dark.

I agree, a car-free market street from Van Ness to the Embarcadero would be ideal, but barring that, yes, move the turn back to 10th. It will be a huge improvement.

moving it to 10th street would be GREAT. I absolutely love riding my bike down market st now, it's not a crazy race anymore.

As a bicyclist, the closure was great. Both directions would be even greater. As a driver, I'd be glad to give up the street-it's too busy and slow to drive on as it is and I always avoid it by going on Mission. I think we could use the extra space to make the street nicer, more attractive to pedestrians, and, as a result, more profitable for businesses.

The closure improves bike safety, but it could be a lot better. Buses could just be stopping at the center medians, leaving the right lane for taxis and bikes, The Mission bus could be diverted down Market Street to help ease traffic on Mission for private cars and what's the thinking for not diverting cars all the way down to the Embarcadero?

I think we just need more benches on Market St. This "comfort zone" is a good idea, but usually when I'm tired from walking or am waiting for a friend, I just look for a bench, and in San Francisco I rarely find one. I think using the money for the fence and trees might be better off just used for more benches along Market.

This "station" in front of the hotel is cold and windy and very uninviting. It is walled off to look like cafe seating, but alas, there is no visible cafe and certainly no visible cafe patrons. This space sits empty and deserted, just like my neighborhood for the most part. Although, I think it is a great improvement over the usual barren ... See Moresidewalks. If more of these pop up and people start to linger and actually start doing business and dining on Market street I expect the area will become very lively.

it is now possible to use muni to get to work without it taking 10 years....yay!

I still remember how confused I was, visiting, driving a car down Market street. Or is that crawling? Years later, I started commuting on bike and wondered why would anybody *intentionally* drive their car down that stretch. Now it is a pure joy! Glad to hear that public transport has improved, as well.

Elihu, putting art in empty store fronts has been shown to encourage merchants back to fill the stores. This is why this project is being initiated. In Seattle, a whole street was vacant for a long time but when all empty storefronts were filled with art, every store was filled within a year.

By itself, adding art won't solve the problems with Market St. But combined with all the other measures being taken, I think it is a small chunk of the problem that we should at least try.

Hi Julie, that is correct, private vehicle restrictions only exist Eastbound on 8th and 6th Streets. This is not an outright ban.

Thank you for your thoughts on PR and outreach - we are working on it.