Public Safety

Project Update

San Francisco Public Works has partnered with Bay Area Light Works, Inc. to upgrade traffic signal infrastructure at 14 intersections across San Francisco. The scope of work will include excavation at some of the intersections, new traffic pole installation and electrical conduit work. Some intersections will also include curb ramp installation.

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The Lakeview Stairs Project is a community driven project that will improve pedestrian safety and accessibility by installing a new stairway that connects Summit Street from Thrift Street to Lakeview Avenue. Improvements may include new steps, landscaping and pedestrian lighting.
 

Why do we need a new San Francisco Fire Department Division of Training?

The purpose of the San Francisco Fire Department Division of Training facility is to provide an upgraded training campus for firefighters and emergency medical technicians to meet the evolving needs of emergency responders in a 21st-century urban environment.

What is the ESER bond program?

Earthquake Safety and Emergency Response (ESER) is San Francisco's bond program to strategically address critical public safety needs in the City. The program identifies seismic improvements and upgrades to City-owned facilities that are needed to help safeguard San Francisco. 
 

San Francisco Public Works has partnered with SFMTA to improve safety at several intersections throughout the city. Contract No. 65 New Traffic Signals will add new traffic signals at 8 key intersections. 
 

The Ingleside District Police Station is located at 1 Sgt. John V. Young Lane, within Balboa Park. The station serves an area from Cesar Chavez Street, between Highway 101 and Faxon Avenue, to the San Mateo County line. The facility sits adjacent to Highway 280 and atop a section of the BART tunnel.  
 

The existing station was built in 1910 and is a local historic resource within the Balboa Park Historic District. The station includes a main building and a second building separated by a courtyard. The station’s parking lot surrounds the buildings.
 

The Public Safety Building is officially open and fully operational as of April 2015.
 

The LEED Gold-certified police headquarters, located in Mission Bay, replaced the more than 50-year-old location at the Hall of Justice (850 Bryant Street) with a seismically-resilient building that accommodates the needs of a modern police force. It also replaced the Southern District Police Station.