Over 30 Ocean Avenue transit-only lane supporters and opponents gathered Wednesday in City College of San Francisco’s Harry Britt Building to hear presentations about the project.
The meeting was organized by pro-transit neighborhood volunteers, who’ve dubbed the group Safer Ocean Avenue, with help from the transit advocacy nonprofit San Francisco Transit Riders. The featured meeting item: a presentation from the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency about the status of the K-Ingleside Rapid project.
“We wanted to ensure that there is a voice for folks that support red transit lanes and also have a space for community discussions on the issues that it provides,” San Francisco Transit Riders organizer Jaime Viloria said.
The K-Ingleside Rapid project was formally approved in March 2024. Its centerpiece, red lanes, became a lightning rod in December 2025 when the SFMTA announced paint would be laid down the following month. The Ocean Avenue Association convened a merchants meeting, launched a survey and papered No Red Lanes signs across the neighborhood.
District 7 Supervisor Myrna Melgar and District 11 Supervisor Chyanne Chen held two townhalls earlier this year with a professional facilitator to find a compromise, but none could be had. Now, the project is on hold until early 2027.
Now, Safer Ocean Avenue and Ocean View-Merced Heights-Ingleside Merchants, a new chapter of Chinatown Merchants United of San Francisco, are at odds over the project.
