The Oak Street Quick-Build was approved internally by SFMTA engineers back in November and was supposed to go to the SFMTA Board of Directors for final approval in December and then again this week on March 4, but continues to be delayed.
We are seeing a rising tide of opposition to bike, pedestrian and street safety-related projects across the city and the opponents are getting organized. We’ve seen project after project get delayed for insubstantial reasons and we can’t let the Oak Street Quick-Build become the next victim. We need these street safety improvements and we can’t wait any longer.
We know how essential projects like this are to move our city closer to our transportation and climate goals, and our leaders know that this project has tons of public support and will do so much good for the community.
Yesterday, Supervisor Bilal Mahmood (District 5) shared a video on Instagram voicing his support for the project and the need to move it forward. This is a direct result of our advocacy work, demanding that he step up as a champion for the Oak Street Quick-Build. We need to keep the pressure on and push Supervisor Mahmood to find a way to move the project forward to the SFMTA Board and implementation as soon as possible.
We want to flood his inbox, so please share this ask with your network and help us get a new protected bike lane on Oak Street. Let’s put our people power behind the Supervisor and SFMTA staff and get Oak over the finish line.
Send an email to the Supervisor and SFMTA leadership in support of the Oak Street Quick-Build, encouraging them to get it on the agenda.
