Planners in San Francisco are working on a complete street redo of a key corridor through the SoMa neighborhood that will connect downtown, Mission Bay, and the Central Waterfront.
"In the works for over a decade, San Francisco’s Second Street Improvement Project intends to transform Second Street, from Market to King, into a pleasant 'multi-modal corridor' and 'green connector,' with separated bike lanes (cycletracks) on both sides of the street, sidewalk and streetscape improvements, and a complete roadway repaving," according to a post on SocketSite.
The draft environmental impact review for the plan is expected for public review early next year, with construction tentatively expected in 2016.
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