San Francisco General Hospital Urban Roadway Study

San Francisco General Hospital is in the midst of modernizing its campus building stock to meet seismic requirements and better serve patient needs. In anticipation of a repurposing the existing emergency department space and the construction of a new research facility along the southern edge of the campus, MEI (with associate architects Gensler) was tasked with a study of the resulting urban roadway. Informed by a study of trends in multi-modal street design, our team’s preferred design option emphasizes pedestrian safety, clear vehicular access, and gathering spaces around artwork and food service.