January 2007 Update: Funded for 15th to 18th, hoping for more, construction plans…
Here is the latest update from Dan Provence, of the Municipal Transportaion Agency’s Traffic Calming Program:
In a nutshell, it seems that we have received funding for 15th through 18th, and will find out in February if an additional grant comes through that will add 18th through 19th. Construction will either begin September 2008 (next year? yipes!) or February 2009 depending on whether the additional grant comes through.
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Hi All,
Things are going pretty well here and I think we have some good news to
report to you.
Federal SAFETEA funds, a Transportation for Livable Communities (TLC)
grant, and funds from Proposition K totaling about $5 million dollars
have been secured for construction of the Renewed Valencia Streetscape
Plan from 15th to 18th Streets. Another Transportation for Livable
Communities grant application for the block between 18th and 19th
Streets has been submitted and we will find out the decision on that
application in February.
The decision on the latest grant application will determine the timeline
for construction. We will receive the money from the first TLC grant
this summer. If we are awarded the second grant, that money will come
our way roughly 3-6 months after we receive the first amount. Since it
makes sense for the design and construction to move forward at the same
time, the project will be delayed if the fourth block is funded. If the
fourth block is not funded, we will be able to proceed with design and
construction sooner, but the project will not be as extensive (3 blocks
instead of 4). In more definite terms, construction is currently
scheduled for September of 2008 for the blocks from 15th to 18th. If
the 18th to 19th block is funded, construction will be pushed back to
February of 2009.
This project has competed against some very interesting and worthy grant
applications. Receiving the funds that have already been awarded shows
that this is a quality project and all those who worked to create it
should be proud. We will continue to seek funding for more of the
Valencia corridor and hopefully this project continues to do well. We
will look to the community as we get closer to construction to help with
some of the outreach, but it would probably be a little early for that
now.
Thanks,
Dan
Dan Provence, Planner
Traffic Calming Program
Municipal Transportation Agency - Planning Division
1 South Van Ness, 7th Floor
San Francisco, CA 94103