Palou Avenue Streetscape Improvement Project

Project Information

The Palou Avenue Streetscape Improvement Project extends the entire length of the street, from Barneveld Avenue to Crisp Road, in the Bayview. The renovation will provide a safer and more inviting environment for pedestrians, motorists and transit riders. The streetscape improvements include: Over 100 new street trees, new plants, better lighting, bus shelters, curb ramps, bulb-outs, median islands, repaving and other enhancements to improve pedestrian safety by calming traffic and improving visibility at intersections. The sewer main also will be replaced on some blocks.

Crews installed landscaping which includes tree planting in the sidewalk at several locations along Palou Avenue. The new street trees will be maintained by our contractor during the three-year establishment period. After that time, Public Works will assume maintenance of the street trees, under our voter-approved StreetTreeSF program that transferred responsibility for the care of the City's trees and surrounding sidewalks from property owners to Public Works.

The blocks scheduled for sewer main replacement work include:
Palou Avenue: Selby Street to Lane Street 
Palou Avenue: Keith Street to Jennings Street

In addition, sewer catch-basin and/or culvert work will be necessary at the following intersections:
Palou Avenue & Industrial Street
Palou Avenue & Ingalls Street
Phelps Street & Oakdale Avenue 
Palou Avenue & Hawes Street

The streetscape improvements include: New street trees and plants, better lighting, bus shelters, curb ramps, bulb-outs, median islands, repaving and other enhancements to improve pedestrian safety by calming traffic and improving visibility at intersections. 

Proposed design information for Quint cul-de-sac can be found here.  

Community Outreach

• SFMTA Board Hearing for the Palou Streetscape Improvement Project - 3/7/2017 - The SFMTA Board approved legislation related to the Palou Streetscape Improvement Project.
• SFMTA Public Hearing for Palou Streetscape Improvement Project - 11/18/2016 - The San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency held a public hearing to solicit public input on traffic and parking changes.  These include bulb-out and median island construction and a proposed cul-de-sac at Quint Street and Palou.
• Community Meeting 5 - 7/27/2016 - Final Design Review and Jennings Plaza Workshop
  • Presentation
  • Meeting Notes
  • Questionnaire
    • Responses and Tally
• Community Meeting 4 - 2/10/2016 - New Jennings Plaza and other safety improvements meeting
  • Presentation
  • ​Questionnaire
    • Responses and Tally
• Community Meeting 3 - 7/15/2015 - Final design meeting
  • Presentation
    • Key for presentation
• Community Meeting 2 - 5/13/2015 - Second community meeting
  • Presentation
  • Questionnaire
    • Questionnaire
    • Responses and tally
    • Dot tally

• Community Meeting 1 - 3rd to Crisp Community Meeting - 9/4/2014
  • Presentation
  • Questionnaire
  • Meeting notes from both community meetings
• Community Meeting 1 - Barneveld to 3rd Community Meeting - 8/28/2014 
  • Presentation
  • Questionnaire
  • Meeting notes from both community meetings
• BRITE community meeting - 6/21/2014
• Bayview Footprints: Southeast Transportation Open House - 4/17/2013
  • District 10 SFCTA Citizen’s Advisory Committee Representative and staff from city agencies talked about on-the-ground transportation (bus, roads, bike, light rail, pedestrian, and more) projects issues affecting the community.
    • Meeting Flyer Flyer / agenda
  • Presentation boards
    • Palou Ave: East and west of 3rd Street