Christensen picks up a senatorial endorsement + 5R Fulton speedup

“Julie Christensen has impressed me with her character and sense of civic purpose,” Feinstein said in a statement.

“I believe she will bring to the Board of Supervisors a commitment to improving the quality of life and neighborhood character in District 3, as well as neighborhoods throughout San Francisco,” Feinstein said.

The supervisor showed the senator the Navigation Center, a new homeless shelter in the Mission that allows people on the streets to move in with all of their belongings and provides them a variety of support services.

Muni riders on the 5R-Fulton Rapid line will soon get the thrill of going around traffic circles on their trips through the Western Addition.

The board approved a package of changes designed to further speed the bus — including the traffic circles, new traffic signals at Broderick and Scott streets, some bus stop relocations and 23 parking space removals.

Sean Kennedy, manager of the Muni Forward program, said the improvements should help reduce travel times, already reduced 9 percent, by another 11 percent.

[...] some residents worry that the traffic circles will bring vehicular chaos — including speeding cars and confused drivers — to their quiet residential neighborhoods.

The MTA board, to no one’s surprise, also endorsed Mayor Ed Lee’s proposed Transportation Sustainability Program, also known as the new transit impact fee that developers will be asked to pay to help pay for Muni.

The program, which would apply fees for the first time to large-scale residential development — often called luxury condos — needs a approvals, including by the Board of Supervisors, before it takes effect.