STREET DESIGN: GROVE STREET

Grove Street Key Map

Two alternative street designs are proposed for Grove Street. The images below depict proposed changes on the block bordering Civic Center Plaza, which would have the most significant changes.

The “Complete Street” alternative would employ today’s best-practice street design to improve comfort and safety for pedestrians and cyclists via protected bike lanes and sidewalk widening.

The “Plaza Promenade” alternative would transform Grove Street into a gracious promenade experience, with major sidewalk widening and plaza expansion and a protected two-way bike path.

Plaza Promenade Complete Street Existing

Grove Street: Existing Conditions

Plaza Promenade Complete Street Existing

Grove Street: Complete Street

Plaza Promenade Complete Street Existing

Grove Street: Plaza Promenade

EXISTING

COMPLETE STREET

PLAZA PROMENADE

Pedestrian Safety and Comfort

Pedestrian Safety and Comfort
  • High-injury corridor, even with low traffic volumes
  • Van Ness and Grove among the highest collision rates in SF
  • Very wide, 71’ intersection crossings with multiple conflicts
  • Narrowed and enhanced intersection crossings
  • Upgraded sidewalk furnishings
  • New trees and planting areas
  • Significant pedestrian-priority upgrades on all blocks, especially Plaza block
  • Narrowed and enhanced intersection crossings
  • New furnishings, trees and planting areas
  • Fully-separated two-way bikeway/multi-use trail

Bike Facility

Bike Facility
  • Shared lanes west of Van Ness
  • Eastbound bike lane from Van Ness to Market St
  • Parking-protected one-way bike lanes
  • Fully-separated two-way bikeway/multi-use trail

Transit Service

Transit Service
  • 21-Hayes (eastbound direction only) from Gough to Polk
  • No changes to 21-Hayes service
  • No changes to 21-Hayes service

Traffic Lanes and Volumes

Traffic Lanes and Volumes
  • 4 very narrow lanes between Gough and Larkin, 2 lanes between Larkin and Hyde/Market
  • Low traffic volumes
  • 2 lanes between Gough and Market
  • Reduced traffic volumes
  • 2 lanes between Gough and Polk
  • 1 eastbound loading-only lane between Polk and Larkin
  • 1 westbound lane between Larkin and Market
  • Significant traffic volume reduction

Vehicle Access

Vehicle Access
  • No access restrictions other than for existing one-way street circulation
  • No circulation changes proposed
  • No private vehicles on Plaza block (Bill Graham loading-only)
  • 1 lane, one-way westbound between Larkin and Market (Library block) to improve safety at Market and Grove

Loading and Parking

Loading and Parking
  • Parallel or diagonal parking/loading on both sides of street on all blocks
  • Parallel parking/loading on one side of street on all blocks
  • Parallel parking/loading on one side of street on all blocks

NOTE: The images above show how each option might look on the block adjacent to Civic Center Plaza. Please note that the design changes from block to block. A PDF plan view showing the conceptual design for other blocks is available for download below.

Full Grove Street Design Plan