Neighbors near the Parnassus Campus expressed concern about on-going traffic issues near the campus, especially along Fifth Avenue. UCSF staff worked with the residents to develop conceptual plans for pedestrian safety and traffic-calming improvements for the Fifth Avenue & Kirkham Street intersection. UCSF is fully funding the project and working with City officials to implement the improvements. 

Fifth and Kirkham Traffic Calming

Concerns from the Fifth & Kirkham neighbors included:

  • Pedestrian safety at the intersection and adjacent blocks
  • Lack of observance of stop signs in all directions, particularly east on Kirkham turning left to go north on Fifth Avenue, and south on Fifth turning right to go west on Kirkham Street
  • The speed of cars on both Kirkham and Fifth
  • Increased cut-through traffic due to reconfiguration of Seventh Avenue, and implementation of traffic calming measures on nearby streets

Community Meeting
Wednesday, February 20, 2013
Faculty-Alumni House, 745 Parnassus
7:00 - 8:30p

Community Meeting (August 29, 2012):
A community meeting was held on August 29, 2012, and was attended by 40 neighbors. Fehr & Peers presented the neighbors’ intersection changes, as well as revisions to them, that both Fehr & Peers & SFMTA felt might better serve the neighborhood.

For more information about this project, please see CGR Staff Contact Information.

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