(a) Purpose. The purpose of this section is to establish requirements for the improvement of the public right-of-way associated with development projects, such that the public right-of- way may be safe, accessible, convenient and attractive to pedestrian use and travel by all modes of transportation consistent with the San Francisco General Plan, achieve best practices in ecological stormwater management, and provide space for public life and social interaction, in accordance with the City's "Better Streets Policy" (Administrative Code Section 98.1). (b) Better Streets Plan. (1) The Better Streets Plan, as defined in Administrative Code Section 98.1(e), shall govern the design, location, and dimensions of all pedestrian and streetscape items in the public right-of-way, including but not limited to those items shown in Table 1. Development projects that propose or are required through this Section to make pedestrian and streetscape improvements to the public right-of-way shall conform with the principles and guidelines for those elements as set forth in the Better Streets Plan to the maximum extent feasible. (2) Proposed improvements also shall be subject to approval by other City bodies with permitting jurisdiction over such streetscape improvements. (3) The Department and other City bodies shall take into account a project’s scale when determining the appropriate scope of improvements.

Table 1: Pedestrian and Streetscape Elements per the Better Streets Plan

PHYSICAL ELEMENT (1) BETTER STREETS PLAN SECTION

PHYSICAL ELEMENT (1) BETTER STREETS PLAN SECTION 1 Curb ramps* 5.1 2 Marked crosswalks* 5.1 3 Pedestrian countdown devices 5.1 4 High-visibility crosswalks 5.1 5 Special crosswalk treatments 5.1 6 Restrictions on vehicle turning movements at crosswalks 5.1 7 Removal or reduction of permanent crosswalk closures 5.1 8 Mid-block crosswalks 5.1 9 Raised crosswalks* (2) 5.1 10 Parking restrictions at crosswalks (intersection daylighting)* 5.1 11 Curb radius guidelines 5.2 12 Corner curb extensions or bulb-outs* 5.3 13 Extended bulb-outs* 5.3 14 Mid-block bulb-outs* 5.3 15 Center or side medians 5.4 16 Pedestrian refuge islands 5.4 17 Transit bulb-outs 5.5 18 Transit boarding islands 5.5 19 Flexible use of the parking lane 5.6 20 Parking lane planters 5.6 21 Chicanes 5.7 22 Traffic calming circles 5.7 23 Modern roundabouts 5.7 24 Sidewalk or median pocket parks 5.8 25 Reuse of ‘pork chops’ and excess right-of-way 5.8 26 Multi-way boulevard treatments 5.8 27 Shared public ways 5.8 28 Pedestrian-only streets 5.8 29 Public stairs 5.8 30 Street trees* 6.1 31 Tree basin furnishings* 6.1 32 Sidewalk planters* 6.1 33 Above-ground landscaping 6.1 34 Stormwater management tools* 6.2 35 Street and pedestrian lighting* 6.3 36 Special paving* 6.4 37 Site furnishings* 6.5 38 Driveways