*NEW* The Final Better Streets Plan is now available!

The Final Plan was adopted by the Mayor and the Board of Supervisors in December 2010, and took effect on January 16, 2011.

• Executive Summary 0.4 MB
• Chapter 1: Introduction 6.9 MB
• Chapter 2: Context 2.2 MB
• Chapter 3: Goals and Policies: The Path to Better Streets 2.7 MB
• Chapter 4: Approach: Designing Great Streetscapes 27.4 MB
• Chapter 5: Guide: Street Designs 20.6 MB
• Chapter 6: Guide: Streetscape Elements 19.4 MB
• Chapter 7: Implementation 1.7 MB
• Appendices 0.7 MB
  
  

Guide to the Better Streets Plan 2.0 MB

To request a free CD of the Final Plan, contact:

  Maria Oropeza-Mander
    San Francisco Planning Department
    PH. 415.558.6307
    maria.oropeza-mander@sfgov.org

Hard copies of the plan are available at the San Francisco Public Library.

*NEW* In December 2010, the Mayor and Board of Supervisors adopted the Better Streets Plan and accompanying legislation. The legislation took effect on January 16, 2011.

The Better Streets Plan is now an official plan of the City and County of San Francisco. It describes design guidelines for pedestrian and streetscape features in the public right-of-way in San Francisco. The Better Streets Plan legislation also describes streetscape requirements for new development.

• Ordinance amending the Municipal Code
• Ordinance amending the General Plan
• General Plan amendments
  

To implement the Better Streets Plan in a consistent and coordinated manner the City is also taking steps to improve its street delivery process. The City asked the Controller's Office to study and make recommendations for how to improve the City's street delivery process. The final report is now available:

• Controller's Office final report:
  "Better Streets Plan: Recommendations for Improved Streetscape Project Planning, Design, Review and Approval"

• Controller's Office memo on BSP Institutional Analysis30 KB

The Better Streets Plan Final Draft updates the Draft for Public Review, incorporating all Plan Revisions. The Final Draft was adopted by City Boards and Commissions and made final. These earlier drafts of the Better Streets Plan are shown below.

Final Draft

• Letter from Mayor Gavin Newsom 50 KB
• Executive Summary 2.5 MB
• Chapter 1: Introduction 5.8 MB
• Chapter 2: Context 2.1 MB
• Chapter 3: Goals and Policies: The Path to Better Streets 1.9 MB
• Chapter 4: Approach: Designing Great Streetscapes 20.4 MB
• Chapter 5: Guide: Street Designs 11.8 MB
• Chapter 6: Guide: Streetscape Elements 13.3 MB
• Chapter 7: Implementation 1.0 MB
• Appendices 0.8 MB

Plan Revisions
Following release of the Better Streets Plan Draft for Public Review (June 2008), staff received public comment on the Draft Plan, summarized here. Based on this comment, staff developed Plan Revisions. The Plan Revisions amend or augment the Draft for Public Review, and have been incorporated into the Better Streets Plan Final Draft.

• Plan Revisions - Summary0.4 MB
• Plan Revisions - Attachments4.8 MB
  

Draft for Public Review
The Better Streets Plan Draft for Public Review was the result of a year-long community process. It was published in June 2008. The Draft for Public Review has been superseded by the Better Streets Plan Final Draft.

View the Draft for Public Review:

• Letter from Mayor Gavin Newsom 89 KB
• Executive Summary0.5 MB
• Chapter 1: Introduction3.1 MB
• Chapter 2: Context1.0 MB
• Chapter 3: Goals and Policies: The Path to Better Streets2.2 MB
• Chapter 4: Approach: Designing Great Streetscapes28.1 MB
• Chapter 5: Guide: Street Designs9.1 MB
• Chapter 6: Guide: Streetscape Elements8.9 MB
• Chapter 7: Implementation0.3 MB
• Appendices0.8 MB

Initial Concepts
Because different streets play different roles—and should therefore be designed differently—the Initial Concepts are divided by street type. For each street type, the illustrations show a typical existing condition, a set of standard improvements (such as street trees, curb ramps, and pedestrian lighting), and a set of additional options that could be applied given the circumstances of a particular street.

The Initial Concepts were developed in Summer 2007, and were incorporated into subsequent drafts.

• DRAFT Better Streets Concepts - Alley 1.1 MB
• DRAFT Better Streets Concepts - Commercial Throughway 1.6 MB
• DRAFT Better Streets Concepts - Downtown Residential 2.1 MB
• DRAFT Better Streets Concepts - Industrial 1.1 MB
• DRAFT Better Streets Concepts - Industrial Mixed Use 2.0 MB
• DRAFT Better Streets Concepts - Multi-way Boulevard 3.5 MB
• DRAFT Better Streets Concepts - Neighborhood Commercial 2.1 MB
• DRAFT Better Streets Concepts - Neighborhood Residential 2.1 MB
• DRAFT Better Streets Concepts - Parkway 1.9 MB
• DRAFT Better Streets Concepts - Residential Green Street 1.9 MB
• DRAFT Better Streets Concepts - Residential Throughway 1.5 MB
• DRAFT Better Streets Concepts - Urban Trails and Paseos 7.8 MB