Last month we launched the Better and Safer Streets Collaborative (BASS), a community-centered initiative focused on residents of Bayview-Hunters Point and the Western Addition to improve public transit, biking and rolling infrastructure, and promote safer streets in these neighborhoods. We had our first convening at the end of October to learn more about and discuss attendees traffic safety needs in these neighborhoods.
BASS presented survey results from different events such as Sunday Streets and Mo’Magic events that took place at the start of 2024 into the summer of 2025 . Here are some takeaways from the survey results:
- Public transit is the number one way people get around, followed by then driving, and then walking
- 28% of survey respondents said they would like to bike and there was large interest in electric scooters
- 30% of respondents shared they regularly use more than one mode of transportation to get around
For many people living in Bayview-Hunters Point and the Western Addition, speeding and unsafe driving are the top issues that make streets feel unsafe for people taking the bus, biking, or walking. This feedback, and the language pictured above, describes what we heard regularly from the survey responses and participants at our meeting. We also heard that fear of taking public transportation and a lack of transit connectivity also posed barriers specific to taking the bus.
We also discussed transportation projects currently underway in both Bayview-Hunters Point and Western Addition.
- Bayview-Hunters Point: Bayview Community Pathway, and the Islais Creek Bridge replacement (expected to break ground in 2026)
- Western Addition: The Buchanan Mall rebuild and the 16th Street Fillmore 22 bus project.
In the new year, we plan to host walk-bike-transit audits, as well as a number of community meetings and events and hope to have participants from the SFMTA, merchants associations, and various neighborhood and youth organizations collaborate with us. Sign up below to receive updates on the BASS Collaborative as we continue movement building in Bayview-Hunters Point and Fillmore/Western Addition.
