Project Update (April 2026)

Project Status

The Minna–Natoma Streetscape Project has completed a comprehensive redesign and is scheduled to resume active construction on April 3, 2026.

Construction activities will restart on Natoma Street at New Montgomery Street, beginning with sewer system improvements.

Upcoming Construction Activities

The initial phase of resumed work will focus on sewer construction along Natoma Street. During this phase, the public can expect the following:

• Limited access to through traffic on Natoma Street during work hours
• No on-street parking on Natoma Street within the active work zone

• Local access will be maintained where feasible, with traffic control measures in place

   

Work hours and traffic control will be carefully managed to minimize disruption while ensuring the safety of the public and construction crews.

Project Overview

The Minna–Natoma Streetscape Project is designed to transform Minna Street and Natoma Street into safer, more accessible, and vibrant pedestrian corridors connecting the Transbay Transit Center and Yerba Buena Gardens.

Key enhancements include:

• Widened sidewalks to improve pedestrian comfort and accessibility
• Raised crosswalks to enhance pedestrian safety
• New traffic signals and crossings to improve mobility and visibility

• Roadway reconstruction for a smoother and more reliable travel surface

   

In addition to these infrastructure improvements, the project will incorporate:

• Public art installations
• Enhanced street lighting
• New street furniture
• Landscaping and greening elements

• Decorative and patterned pavement features

   

Together, these improvements will create a more inviting, functional, and visually engaging streetscape that reflects the character of the surrounding neighborhood.

Construction Background

Construction on the project originally began in July 2025 and is being delivered by Bauman Landscape and Construction, LLC. Following a temporary pause to allow for a full redesign, the project is now moving forward with updated plans and a renewed construction schedule.

Project Outreach Events

• June 23, 2020 - Minna Natoma Streetscape Project Virtual Stakeholder Workshop #2. A video recording of the this workshop's presentation can be found here.
• July 31, 2019 - Minna Natoma Streetscape Project Stakeholder Workshop #1 - Presentation Slideshow
• Additional outreach event materials as well as information on previous Soda Plan outreach events can be found on the Planning Department's Soda Plan website.

Project Timeline

• Planning: Fall 2019 - Fall 2020
• Design: Fall 2020 - Fall 2023
• Bid/Award - Spring 2024 - Fall 2024
• Construction: Early 2025 - Early 2027

Commitment to the Community

San Francisco Public Works remains committed to delivering a project that improves safety, accessibility, and the overall experience for residents, businesses, and visitors in the South Downtown neighborhood.

We appreciate the public’s continued patience and cooperation as we move into this next phase of construction.

Additional updates will be provided as work progresses.

Project Description

The City and the Yerba Buena Community Benefits District have identified the Minna St and Natoma St corridors between the Transbay Transit Center and the Yerba Buena Gardens area as underutilized spaces and key pedestrian routes linking two civic nodes. The Minna Natoma Streetscape Project aims to activate and enliven these corridors by implementing streetscape improvements, pedestrian safety improvements, and public art.
 

The project will reconstruct portions of Minna St and Natoma St to create a vibrant and safe pedestrian connection between the Transbay Transit Center and the Yerba Beuna Gardens area. Infrastructure improvements include widened sidewalks, new pedestrian bulbouts and raised crosswalks, new mid-block traffic signals and crossings, and reconstructed roadways. In addition, through collaboration with local stakeholders, the project will include public art pieces, street furniture and lighting, new landscape, artistic pavement murals, and patterned concrete roadway to help create a vibrant and visually inviting pedestrian corridor, as well as a sense of neighborhood place.
 

The Minna Natoma Streetscape Project is part of the San Francisco Planning Department's South Downtown Design and Activation (Soda) Plan, which provides a framework for the design and implementation of public realm improvements in the neighborhood surrounding the new Transit Center and Rincon Hill. More information on the Soda Plan can be found on the Planning Department's website.