07/11/2026
Earlier today, Public Works joined Mayor Daniel Lurie, City officials and community members to celebrate the completion of the Mission Street and Geneva Avenue Infrastructure Improvement Project, a multiagency effort to improve safety and accessibility along a busy corridor in the heart of the Excelsior.
The project has transformed Mission Street, from Geneva Avenue to the Highway 280 Overpass near Trumbull Street, with new paving, sidewalk bulb-outs and curb ramps, bus bulbs, and upgraded traffic signals at several intersections—making it safer and more welcoming to families in the neighborhood. Similar safety upgrades and infrastructure improvements were made to Geneva Avenue, from Prague Street to Mission Street.
“The Excelsior is one of the most tight-knit neighborhoods in the city, and the residents use these streets in their lives every day. They should be able to do that safely,” said Mayor Lurie. “Investments like these make our neighborhoods stronger and give residents the confidence to move through their community the way they should be able to—on foot, on a bike, on Muni, or in a car.”
Key improvements of the Mission Street and Geneva Avenue Infrastructure Improvement Project include:
- Concrete street base replacement to prolong the life of the roadway and fresh paving
- New curb ramps to improve sidewalk accessibility, raised crosswalks to reduce vehicle speeds, and bulb-outs to shorten crossing distances for pedestrians
- New traffic signal poles and streetlight replacements
- New concrete bus pads and bus bulbs
- A new transit boarding island, a traffic island, and a mid-block crosswalk
- Rehabilitated and replaced sewer main lines
- Upgrades to the overpass across Highway 280 to improve its reliability and lifespan
San Francisco Public Works designed the project and handled construction and project management on behalf of the SFMTA - San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency and the SF Water, Power, Sewer (SFPUC). SFMTA led public outreach during the design phase, and Public Works conducted outreach during construction.
“As is the case with most of our street safety and infrastructure projects, this effort packed a punch—87 new curb ramps, 70 new traffic signal poles, 34 bulb-outs, 22 streetlight replacements, 17 concrete bus pads, three bus bulbs, two raised crosswalks, tens of thousands of square feet of new concrete street base, and thousands of tons of fresh asphalt,” said Public Works Director Carla Short. “It’s the type of work that is part of our DNA and core to our mission of making San Francisco cleaner, safer, and more beautiful—morning, noon, and night.”
Read the news release: https://www.sf.gov/news-mayor-lurie-celebrates-completion-of-street-safety-infrastructure-upgrades-in-excelsior-neighborhood
