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The recommended improvements build off the planned
improvements from the Shipyard and PG&E projects,
and incorporate proposed development projects at 700

CONCEPT
DESIGN
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AN and Parks Department), and uphill at Hunters View. The
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whereas the RECOMMENDED IMPROVEMENTS are not
currently funded, but could be in the future.
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• Recommended improvement plan enlargement

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900 INNES Table of Contents for this Section

Street Types 62
CLASS I
2-WAY Jennings Street 68
BAY TRAIL
CYCLE TRACK
Evans Avenue (HPB) 72
700 INNES Hunters Point Boulevard 76
Innes Avenue (Hawes to New Griffith St) 80
Innes Avenue (New Griffith St to Earl St) 86
Innes Avenue (Earl St to Donahue St) 92
New Streets in India Basin 96
CONNECTION TO
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This view shows the two-way

cycle-track and street tree
planting along Hunters Point
CONCEPT
DESIGN

Boulevard. The staggered 40’

spacing of tall columnar trees
provides an iconic streetscape
with a sense of scale for users,
but does not block the views of
the Bay. There are continuous
sidewalks with street trees
and vista seating areas. The
mixed shade and tall columnar
canopy on the hillside of the
street provides shade and
character.

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This view shows the mixed

canopy planting along Innes
Avenue at Griffith Street.

CONCEPT
DESIGN
Shade trees planted in the
sidewalk extension zone help
define travel lanes, which is
an effective traffic calming
method. The tall columnar
trees provide visual continuity
and occupy less space in
the pedestrian realm of this
constrained right-of-way.

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Street Types
EXISTING STREET TYPES
Street type classification according to Better Streets Plan

Innes Avenue, Hunters Point Boulevard, and Evans Avenue up

CONCEPT
DESIGN

to Jennings are the primary throughway for vehicular traffic

and transit. Arelious Walker is classified as a mixed use street,
but has no active frontages along it. Jennings is classified as
an industrial street as a result of the adjacent light industrial
and manufacturing land uses and heavy semi-tractor truck
traffic. Hawes, the uphill section of Innes and Middle Point are
all classified as neighborhood residential streets, and are not
considered main thoroughfares but still allow for local traffic and
transit. Hudson, Griffith and Earl Streets are unaccepted streets
that the city does not maintain for public access.

STREET TYPES
RESIDENTIAL/COMMERCIAL THROUGHWAY

NEIGHBORHOOD COMMERCIAL

MIXED USE

NEIGHBORHOOD RESIDENTIAL

INDUSTRIAL

UNACCEPTED STREET

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Street Types
RECOMMENDED STREET TYPES
The increase in traffic and transit frequency resulting from the
development projects will transform the Innes/Hunters Point
Boulevard/Evans corridor into a throughway similar to Guerrero

CONCEPT
DESIGN
or Divisadero Streets. At the same time, Innes Avenue will also
serves as a commercial street with some residential frontages.
For this reason, this corridor is classified as a Neighborhood
Commercial Throughway with high traffic volumes and transit
frequency that should also provide a generous pedestrian realm
and amenities. These streets will also have sections that function
more like a Residential Throughway, but the predominant type is
the Neighborhood Commercial Throughway.

The following are new and re-classified neighborhood

commercial streets: New Griffith, Arelious Walker, Hudson (east),
and New Hudson. Similar neighborhood commercial streets
include Clement Street or Polk Street, where there is time-limited
on-street parking and loading, and a generous pedestrian realm
with amenities.

Hudson (west) is re-classified as a park interior street that

provides parking access for India Basin Shoreline Park and 900
Innes park.

The shared streets within the Build Inc development at India

Basin will be publicly-accessible private slow streets where
pedestrians, bicyclists and vehicles share the same space.

We recommend Jennings be re-classified to a mixed-use street

to allow for the cycle track and accommodate the activation plans
along the PG&E frontage.

The uphill section of Innes and Middle Point remain neighborhood

residential streets. The Middle Point streetscape is being
improved as part of the Hunters View redevelopment project.
Similar improvements are recommended for the uphill section of
Innes.
STREET TYPES
RESIDENTIAL/COMMERCIAL THROUGHWAY

NEIGHBORHOOD COMMERCIAL

MIXED USE

NEIGHBORHOOD RESIDENTIAL

PARK INTERIOR

SHARED STREET

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Streetscape Elements
BETTER STREETS PLAN (2010)

Street Classification The sidewalk widths and zones described in Chapter 4 of the Edge Zone
The recommended street classification for Innes Avenue, Better Streets Plan establish specific areas of the pedestrian 2’ with parking and planting
Hunters Point Boulevard and Evans Avenue is a hybrid realm. These zones are cross-referenced with specific street The area used by people getting in and out of vehicles parked
CONCEPT
DESIGN

Neighborhood Commercial Throughway and a Residential types to recommend ideal widths of each zone for each at the curbside
Throughway. The following are the characteristics described street type. The following recommended widths apply to the
in the Better Streets Plan for Neighborhood Commercial Neighborhood Commercial Throughway. Extension Zone
Throughways: width as needed
Frontage Zone The area where pedestrian space may be extended into the
• Sidewalk Width 2’ minimum parking lane, via features such as bulb-outs with mid-block
The area adjacent to the property line where transitions between plazas
»» Minimum width 12’
the public sidewalk and the space within buildings occur
»» Recommended width 15’ Curb Radii
• Curb Ramps Throughway Zone Curb radii are drawn at a standard 15’ radius, but subject to
6’ minimum, wider if higher pedestrian volumes expected engineering review for specific performance requirements.
• Marked Crosswalks The portion of the sidewalk for pedestrian travel along the Curb returns are drawn at the city allowable standard of 15’ and
• Ped Signals - count down crossings street 10’ radii.
• Corner Curb Extensions
Furnishing Zone
• Street Trees 4’ or wider
• Tree grates maybe in commercial areas The portion of the sidewalk used for street trees, landscaping,
transit stops, street lights, and site furnishings
• Sidewalk Planters
»» planter boxes at commercial areas
»» planter strips at other areas
• Stormwater Controls
• Pedestrian Lights
»» at corners in commercial areas
• Special Paving in furnishing zones in commercial areas
• Site Furnishings

FRONTAGE ZONE THRU ZONE FURNISHING ZONE EDGE EXTENSION ZONE

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Streetscape Elements
HOW THE IMPROVEMENTS WORK TOGETHER

Parking lane defined with different paving and bulb-outs

CONCEPT
DESIGN
Unit pavers in furnishing zone

Tall columnar trees in furnishing zone

Shade trees in sidewalk extension zone

Standard sidewalk in through zone

Existing trees

Special paving in transit stop sidewalk extension

Flow-through planter next to trees

Special paving in furnishing zone

Special paving in driveway extension

THRU 6’- 0”

EXTENSION 8’- 0”
FURN 4’- 0”

AUTO/BUS 12’- 0”

AUTO 10’- 0”

AUTO 10’- 0”

AUTO/BUS 12’- 0”

EXTENSION 8’- 0”

FURN 4’- 0”

THRU 6’- 0”

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In the constrained right of way along Innes Avenue, there is a

clear trade off between parking spaces and pedestrian realm
improvements. This report attempts to balance on-street
CONCEPT
DESIGN

parking with pedestrian realm improvements. The EXTENSION

ZONE is the area where the trade-offs will occur.

• DRIVEWAY EXTENSION: Areas with existing driveways

are extended out to the travel lanes to allow for expanded
pedestrian realm amenities. The driveway extension also
2X 1X 1X STORMWATER
creates a protected loading zone.
BIOSWALE PLANTER
• TRANSIT SHELTER: Bulb-outs for transit shelters will be
necessary in areas where sidewalks are constrained.
• BICYCLE PARKING: Bicycle corral parking for ten bikes can = =
replace the space one car occupies.
• SEATING: Businesses may choose to convert the parking
spaces in front of their properties into other types of public
space amenities, such as parklets.
• PLANTING: Long stretches of parking with no active
frontages can be broken up with planted bulb-outs, which AUTO STORMWATER MID-BLOCK
help better define parking spots and travel lanes. PARKING SPOT BIOSWALE PLANTER PEDESTRIAN CROSSING DRIVEWAY EXTENSION

FURNISHING ZONE

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AUTO SEATING/ PLANTING/

PARKING SPOT BICYCLE PARKING FURNISHING ZONE TRANSIT SHELTER FURNISHING ZONE DRIVEWAY EXTENSION PARKING/PLANTING

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