Castro Street between Market and 19th will benefit from wider sidewalks, new lighting, more trees and even an "LGBT walk of fame." Look forward to seeing these improvements implemented over the next two years.

To remind users of Taraval's ocean-adjacent location, SFDPW plans to introduce palm trees and blue crosswalks between 48th and 46th avenues, as well as a beach-inspired art installation where the street meets the Great Highway.

Better Market Street is a massive $350 Million+ undertaking that will radically alter the way Market Street looks and operates between the Embarcadero and Octavia Street.

Mission District residents are no doubt familiar with the sound of jackhammers and construction equipment tearing up Cesar Chavez. But fear not! When all is said and done, the street will be reduced from three lanes in each direction to two with bike lanes, and a landscaped median will be added to bring life to the grey expanse of concrete and asphalt.

Motorists will have limited access to Barlett Street between 22nd and 21st to make way for a more flexible space that can better accomodate the farmer's market, dubbed the "Mercado Plaza."

The SFMTA will remove parking and add a landscaped median and cycletrack to what is currently a rather drab (not to mention dangerous) street for pedestrians and cyclists. The project has funding and will move forward in phases over the next two to three years.

Come the end of the summer, Balboa Street will be torn up to make way for pedestrian bulbouts, new lighting, greenery and even a fancy neighborhood gateway sign.

Little information has been released about the planned improvements for Laurel Village, but the project has funding from the 2011 Streets Bond. Expect the improvements to be completed by 2017.

Irving between 19th and 26th avenues isn't exactly the most inviting street in the city, but hopefully that'll change with $3M in improvements planned for the sunset commercial corridor. Design details are scarce, but will be announced as the project moves forward.

A new planted median will be added to Point Lobos Avenue between 42nd and 48th Avenues to liven up the drab stretch of road that connects Richmond residents to Lands End.

The city hopes to spruce up Haight Street with better lighting, more art and new landscaping in time for the 50th anniversary of the Summer of Love in 2017. The exact details of the plan have not been finalized.

The unnecessarily wide stretch of Folsom between 19th and Cesar Chavez will be repaved and reduced from four lanes to two. New Bike lanes and corner bulbouts should help make the tree lined boulevard a more pleasant place to bike and walk.

Broadway from the tunnel to Columbus Avenue isn't exactly the most inviting street for pedestrians, and the city knows it. What's the remedy? New trees, lighting, sidewalk extensions and benches.

Jefferson Street between Hyde and Jones has been radically transformed. Now the rest of the street is up for an extensive redesign at some point over the next decade. Expect similar changes to those implemented on the aforementioned blocks.

Traffic reconfigurations focused on cyclist and pedestrian safety, rain gardens, permeable paving in parking lanes and plazas, widened sidewalks and planted bulb-outs will be implemented as part of the SF PUC's recently announced plans for Valencia between Cesar Chavez and Mission.