San Francisco's plan for a fully permeable paved street in the Mission District has been scrapped after neighbors expressed concerns. They prioritized speed bumps over the permeable pavement project, citing safety issues with speeding cars on the street. The Public Utilities Commission acknowledged that integrating speed cushions with permeable pavement was structurally impractical. While the permeable pavement had potential benefits for storm resilience and pollution filtration, community sentiment ultimately led to the project's abandonment. The commission plans to continue pursuing other sites to develop permeable roadways in the city.
The ‘permeable pavement’ would have transformed Cumberland between Guerrero and Dolores streets into a European-looking brick street. From the beginning, though, neighbors were divided.
Losing the speed bumps was not a compromise the neighborhood was ready to make, and the Public Utilities Commission said they could not offer an alternative solution.
Too often, said Tom Radulovich, an environmental and transportation advocate who lives on Cumberland and pushed for the project, cars drive fast down their street as a shortcut.
The Public Utilities Commission will continue to explore alternative locations to pilot a full-width permeable roadway as part of our citywide green infrastructure strategy.
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