CITY AND COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
BUDGET AND LEGISLATIVE ANALYST
1390 Market Street, Suite 1150, San Francisco, CA 94102
PHONE (415) 552-9292 FAX (415) 252-0461
Budget and Legislative Analyst
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Policy Analysis Report
To: Supervisor Haney
From: Budget and Legislative Analyst’s Office
Re: Analysis of the Pit Stop and Park Stop Programs
Date: June 9, 2021
Summary of Requested Action
Your office requested that the Budget and Legislative Analyst conduct an analysis on the current
availability, location and cost of Pit Stops and other public toilet facilities operating throughout
the City, as well as the impact of the availability of public toilets on 311 calls for removal of human
waste and estimated cost savings to the City.
For further information about this report, contact Fred Brousseau, Director of Policy Analysis,
at the Budget and Legislative Analyst’s Office.
Executive Summary
The purpose of the City’s Pit Stop and Park Stop programs administered by San Francisco
Public Works and the Recreation and Parks Department, respectively, is to provide safe
and clean public restrooms, as well as used-needle and dog waste stations at locations
throughout San Francisco.
San Francisco Public Works’ Pit Stop program was started in 2014 as a pilot program with
three portable toilets. It has both expanded and contracted in the intervening years, and
as of May 2021 operates 36 sites with 62 toilets in a mix of semi-permanent JC Decaux
public toilet facilities and portable toilets.
The Recreation and Parks Department’s Park Stop program began in 2019 and as of May
2021 operated nine sites with 61 toilets throughout the City.
Between the Pit Stop and Park Stop programs, there were 45 sites operating throughout
the City in May 2021. The majority of facilities were in the Tenderloin, South of Market,
and Mission districts.
In response to the COVID-19 health emergency, SF Public Works deployed an additional
31 Pit Stop temporary “porta-potty” type facilities starting in April 2020, open and
monitored 24-hours a day, seven days a week. At that time, the Department was also
operating 24 permanent Pit Stop sites.
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By May 2021 the number of sites and toilets in the City had decreased as shown in Exhibit
A. As can be seen, 20 temporary Pit Stop sites were closed over the year, reducing the
number from 31 to 11, and one new permanent site was added. Total Pit Stop sites
(permanent and temporary) thus decreased from 55 to 36 sites as of May 2021. With the
addition of two new Park Stop sites over the last year, there was a net decrease in total
sites from both programs from 62 to 45 sites between May 2020 and May 2021.
Exhibit A: Total Park Stop and Pit Stop Facilities in May 2020 and May 2021
May 2020
May 2021
Facility
Sites
Toilets
Sites
Total Change (#
of sites)
Permanent Pit Stops (DPW)
24
42
25
+1
Temporary Pit Stops
31
37
11
(20)
Subtotal: Pit Stops
55
79
36
(19)
Number of 24/7 Pit Stops
36
41
14
(22)
Permanent Park Stops (RPD)
7
57
9
+2
Total
62
136
45
(17)
San Francisco Public Works (SFPW) report that the reduction in Pit Stop sites was due to
a combination of financial constraints and requests from stakeholders such as the City’s
Healthy Streets Operations Center (HSOC), COVID Command Center, and Public Works
staff to close some sites as homeless encampments were reduced.
Exhibit B shows that the total estimated annual cost of the Pit Stop program as of May
2021 based on the sites operating at that time was approximately $12.9 million and the
total cost of the Park Stops program was approximately $1.1 million, for a total combined
estimated annual cost of approximately $14.1 million.
Exhibit B: Estimated Annual Operating Costs for Pit Stops and Park Stops based on
Costs as of May 2021
Site
Monitoring
Cost
Rental
Cost
Total
Total Cost per
Week
Permanent Pit Stops (25
sites)
$9,044,695
$411,960
$9,456,655
$176,543
Temporary Pit Stops (11
sites)
$3,271,454
$239,700
$3,511,154
$66,911
Subtotal: Pit Stops
$12,316,149
$651,660
$12,967,809
$243,454
Park Stops (9 sites)
$1,090,042
$32,850
$1,122,892
$23,394
Total
$13,406,191
$684,510
$14,090,701
$266,848
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Based on the costs shown in Exhibit A, our estimate of the cost to increase hours for the
22 Public Works Pit Stop sites that are not currently open 24 hours/7 days per week is
approximately $131,943 per week; for the full FY 2021-22, this would amount to an
approximate annual cost of $6.9 million.
Reinstatement of the 20 24/7 temporary Pit Stop sites closed between May 2020 and
May 2021 would cost an estimated $11.3 million to operate 24 hours a day seven days a
week based on the average operating costs.
In May 2020, the Board of Supervisors passed Emergency Ordinance 20-0373, which
required that the City increase bathroom and hand washing station access to achieve a
ratio of one toilet per 50 unsheltered persons, a standard set by the U.N. This translated
to a need for 104 toilets based on an estimated unsheltered population in San Francisco
of 5,180, the most recent estimate available. At the time, the City was operating 136
toilets during daytime hours, or 32 more toilets than required to meet the standard.
However, during the evening hours, the number of toilets operating dropped to 41, or
63 less than needed to meet the U.N. standard.
As of May 2021, the number of toilets in the daytime hours (123) still met the U.N.
standard but there were even fewer toilets operating in the evening hours, worsening
the City’s adherence to the U.N. standard. There were only 22 toilets operating in the
evening hours as of May 2021, or 82 fewer than needed to meet the U.N. standard of
one toilet from every 50 unsheltered individuals.
The number of service requests for human/animal waste removal to the City’s 311
system declined in 2020 compared to 2019 and 2018, possibly due in part to the increase
in public toilets. Other factors could include a higher number of unsheltered individuals
being housed in hotels or a decrease in the overall usage of 311 by San Francisco
residents.
The results of a study conducted by Stamen Design, LLC shows a decrease in the growth
rate of calls for sidewalk cleaning when comparing multi-year time periods before and
after installation of Pit Stops at certain locations. Though the data is inconclusive and
cannot be generalized across all locations, this may indicate one of the benefits of the
Pit Stop program. Exhibit C shows the results for five Pit Stop locations.
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Exhibit C: Annual Average Change in Street and Sidewalk Cleaning Requests (Pre- and
Post-Installation of Pit Stops)
Pit Stop Location
Average Annual Change Pre-
Installation
2009-2015
Average Annual Change Post-
Installation
2016-2019
16 & Mission
31.5%
8.4%
UN Plaza
48.9%
14.2%
Civic Center
27.7%
25.2%
Eddy & Larkin
(5.4%)
2.3%
Golden Gate & Hyde
13.3%
(0.3%)
Project Staff: Fred Brousseau, Mary Lindeblad-Fry
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The Pit Stop Program
As a response to reported increases in instances of human waste on the street, San Francisco
Public Works implemented the Pit Stop program in July 2014 as a six-month pilot with three
portable toilets in the Tenderloin. As of May 2021, the program has grown to 36 sites currently
operating throughout the City that provide safe and clean public restrooms, as well as used-
needle and dog waste stations.
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The restrooms are a mix of semi-permanent JC Decaux public
toilet facilities and portable toilets owned or by Public Works. The Recreation and Park
Department (RPD) began its own program in 2019, Park Stops, with seven sites and has added
two more sites through May 2021, resulting in a total of nine sites total operated throughout the
City.
All Pit Stop and Park Stop facilities have running water, soap and hand towels, and are are
monitored by paid attendants who work to ensure the sites remain stocked, tidy and safe, as
part of their simultaneous participation in a workforce development program. As part of a pilot
program that began in August 2019, operating hours were increased at several Pit Stop sites in
order to keep them open and staffed 24 hours a day, seven days per week, as detailed below.
The Temporary Expansion of Pit Stops as a Response to COVID-19
In response to the COVID-19 health emergency, Public Works deployed an additional 31 Pit Stop
sites, starting with 17 locations in April 2020, to be open and monitored 24-hours a day, seven
days a week.
2
3
These additional Pit Stops were temporary “porta-potty” type facilities.
Immediately prior to the temporary program expansion, Public Works operated 24 regular Pit
Stop sites with 42 toilets, with only three open 24 hours 7 days a week. A 25
th
location had been
taken out of service tempoarily but has since resumed.
With the addition of 31 Pit Stop sites with 37 toilets added as part of the temporary expansion,
there were a total of 55 sites open, 36 of which were monitored 24 hours a day, seven days a
week. However, in the intervening year, or by May 2021, 20 of the 31 temporary Pit Stop sites
added had been closed, leaving a total of 11 temporary sites and 25 permanent sites for a total
of 36 sites (one new permanent site had been reinstated during that year).
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As of May 2021, DPW reported 36 Pit Stop sites currently operating.
2
File 20-0373
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The purpose of additional Pit Stop monitors is to ensure social distancing guidelines are followed and
that handwashing stations and restrooms are sanitized, adequately stocked and used for their intended
purpose.
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The Park Stop program added two sites to its exisiting seven between May 2020 and May 2021,
for a total of nine Park Stop sites with 61 toilets as of May 2021.
Number of Currently Operating Pit Stops and Public Toilets
As mentioned above, as of May 2021, 20 of the 31 temporary Pit Stop sites added one year prior,
or in May 2020, have been removed from operation, for a current total of 36 Pit Stop sites (25
permanent Pit Stops and 11 temporary Pit Stops). According to staff at San Francisco Public
Works (SFPW), various stakeholders such as the City’s Healthy Streets Operations Center (HSOC),
COVID Command Center, and Public Works staff requested the closure of Pit Stops as homeless
encampments were reduced. Additionally, Public Works staff reports that financial constraints
resulted in the closure of a number of Pit Stops.
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Public Works indicated that they evaluate usage
data when determining which locations to close for financial reasons, in order to limit the
negative impact of the Pit Stop closures. Exhibit 1 below shows the number of Pit Stops and Park
Stops operating in May 2020 compared to May 2021.
Exhibit 1: Total Park Stop and Pit Stop Facilities in May 2020 and May 2021
May 2020
May 2021
Facility
Sites
Toilets
Sites
Total Change (#
of sites)
Permanent Pit Stops (DPW)
24
42
25
+1
Temporary Pit Stops
31
37
11
(20)
Subtotal: Pit Stops
55
79
36
(19)
Number of 24/7 Pit Stops
36
41
14
(22)
Permanent Park Stops (RPD)
7
57
9
+2
Total
62
136
45
(17)
Source: Data provided by the SF Public Works and the Recreation and Parks Department.
As shown above, 20 temporary Pit Stops were removed, and two Park Stops and one Pit Stop
were added, resulting in a total change from 62 sites (with 136 toilets) to 45 sites (with 123
toilets). The total number of sites with 24/7 access has decreased from 36 sites (41 toilets) in
May 2020 to 14 sites (22 toilets) in May 2021. Of the 14 Pit Stop sites with 24/7 access, 12 are
permanent pre-COVID sites, and the remaining two are temporary sites.
5
None of the Recreation
and Park Department’s Park Stops are open 24 hours/7 days per week.
4
The reasons for each Pit Stop closure could not be provided by the Department of Public Works.
5
Locations were added and moved throughout the pandemic based on need.
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Locations of Pit Stops and Park Stops
According to San Francisco Public Works, Pit Stop locations are chosen based on proximity to
soup kitchens, walking surveys of feces, Public Works street cleaner feedback, and 311 human
waste cleanup requests, as well as availability of other public toilets in an area. Exhibit 2 shows
the distribution of Pit Stops and Park Stops.
Exhibit 2: Map of Pit Stop and Park Stop Sites (May 2021)
Source: BLA Analysis of Pit Stop and Park Stop data
As seen in Exhibit 2, Pit Stops are primarily located in in the eastern part of the City, and
concentrated in the South of Market, Tenderloin and Mission District neighborhoods. Exhibit 3
shows the number of sites and toilets available by Supervisorial District.
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Exhibit 3: Pit Stops and Park Stops by Supervisorial District
Supervisorial
District
Pit
Stops
Park
Stops
Total
Sites
Total
Toilets
1
2
--
2
10
2
--
1
1
3
3
2
1
3
10
4
--
--
--
--
5
2
--
2
3
6
15
1
16
30
7
--
--
--
--
8
2
2
4
36
9
11
2
13
22
10
2
2
4
9
11
--
--
--
--
Total
36
9
45
123
Source: BLA Analysis of data from SFPW and Recreation and Parks Department.
As shown in Exhibit 3, District 6 has the highest number of available sites, with 15 Pit Stops and
1 Park Stop (16 sites with 30 toilets total). District 9 has the second highest number of sites, with
11 Pit Stops and 2 Park Stops (13 sites with 22 toilets total). District 8 has the highest number of
toilets due to the availability of 32 toilets at the Mission Dolores Park Stop site. Appendix I of this
report provides the specific addresses and hours for the Pit Stop and Park Stop locations.
Compliance with U.N. Emergency Sanitation Standard
In May 2020, the Board of Supervisors passed Emergency Ordinance 20-0373, which required
the City to increase bathroom and hand washing station access to achieve a ratio of one
bathroom per 50 unsheltered persons.
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At the time of the ordinance, the City was providing
access to 136 toilets that were accessible during the day time, or more than the 104 needed to
meet the standard. However, the City needed to add hours to existing sites to meet the 1:50
ratio during night time, or some weekend hours.
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The proposed ordinance’s 1:50 ratio criteria is based on the United Nations High Commissioner for
Refugees (UNHCR) Emergency Sanitation Standards, which advise the ratio of community toilets in the
immediate, short term as 1 toilet for 50 persons (104 toilets total). The ordinance was based on the 2019
Point in Time count conducted in January 2019, which found an estimated 5,180 unsheltered individuals
in San Francisco.
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Due to COVID-related concerns, the 2021 Point-in-Time count was not conducted. As such, the
most recently available estimate of the unsheltered population is 5,180, from the 2019 Point in
Time Count.
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Based on that population estimate, there should be at least 104 publicly available
toilets throughout the City. The City had an estimated 123 toilets available and operating at 45
locations during the day as of May 2021, or 19 more than the number needed to meet the U.N.
standard of one toilet for every 50 unsheltered individuals. However, there were only 14 sites
(22 toilets total) accessible 24 hours/7 days per week, which reflects a nighttime ratio of one
toilet per 235 unsheltered persons, or a shortfall of 82 toilets to comply with the U.N. standard.
Total Costs for Pit Stops and Park Stops
Exhibit 4 below summarizes the current monitoring and facility rental costs for both Pit Stops
and Park Stops.
Exhibit 4: Estimated Annual Operating Costs for Pit Stops and Park Stops based on
Costs as of May 2021
Site
Monitoring
Cost
Rental
Cost
Total
Total Cost per
Week
Permanent Pit Stops (25
sites)
$9,044,695
$411,960
$9,456,655
$176,543
Temporary Pit Stops (11
sites)
$3,271,454
$239,700
$3,511,154
$66,911
Subtotal: Pit Stops
$12,316,149
$651,660
$12,967,809
$243,454
Park Stops (9 sites)
$1,090,042
$32,850
$1,122,892
$23,394
Total
$13,406,191
$684,510
$14,090,701
$266,848
Source: BLA Analysis of Pit Stop fiscal data provided by Public Works and Park Stop fiscal data provided by
the Recreation and Park Department. Costs include on-site monitoring staff and facilities rentals. These
cost estimates reflect a point-in-time and do not reflect actual expenditures. Actual FY costs for the
program would have likely been greater due to the higher number of temporary Pit Stops operating
throughout the year, a number of which have since been removed.
As shown in Exhibit 4, the total estimated cost of the Pit Stop program is approximately $12.9
million and the total cost of the Park Stops program is approximately $1.1 million, for a total
combined cost of approximately $14.1 million. Annual operating costs per site vary widely based
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As part of the COVID-19 response, many unsheltered homeless residents were moved off of the streets
and into hotels, safe sleeping sites, and other alternative housing and shelter options that provided access
to toilets. The extent of the reduction in the unsheltered homeless population due to placement in hotels
or alternative housing options is not known, nor is there an avaialble count of increases in unsheltered
individuals living in the City during the pandemic.
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on operating hours and facility type, and range from $100,125 for a JCDecaux semi-permanent
facility that is open eight hours, 5 days per week, to $631,927 for a solar 2-stall restroom trailer
that is open 24 hours, 7 days per week.
8
Costs include monitoring and facility rentals. Funding
for the Park Stops program comes from both the Recreation and Parks Department ($582,042
total) and the Human Services Agency ($540,850 total), and funding for the Pit Stop program
comes from the General Fund and a BART grant, with an initial assumption that some of the cost
would be reimbursed by federal and State sources. The monitoring staff for the Pit Stop program
are provided through the nonprofits Hunters Point Family, CIVIC and Mission Neighborhood
Centers.
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Hunters Point Family provides the monitoring staff for all of the Park Stop sites.
Cost to Increase All Pit Stop Sites to 24/7 Access and to Add Back Closed Facilities
Our estimate of the cost to increase hours for the 22 permanent Public Works Pit Stop sites that
are not currently open 24 hours/7 days per week is approximately $131,943 per week; for the
full FY 2021-22, this would amount to an approximate annual cost of $6,861,057.
10
FEMA Reimbursement
According to San Francisco Public Works staff, the initial budget for expansion of the Pit Stop
program was developed on the assumption that 50 percent of the costs would be reimbursed by
FEMA and the California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services (CalOES). In September 2020,
the Department heard from FEMA and CalOES that the program was not eligible for
reimbursement.
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SFPW staff is currently working with the Controller’s Office to apply for
reimbursement.
The Operation of Sites through FY 2021-22
Due to uncertainties regarding the program budget, San Francisco Public Works staff have
indicated that proposed General Fund budget for FY 2021-22 is $4.4 million for monitoring costs
and that the Department will return the program to the number of sites before the COVID
8
Pit Stop costs provided by SFPW.
9
The Pit Stop location monitoring positions are provided as job training, employment and workforce
development opportunities for local residents, especially those who are facing barriers to employment.
10
Currently, the 36 Pit Stops are open and staffed a total of 4,003 hours per week. In order for all Pit Stops
to be open 24/7, they would need to be open and staffed 6,048 hours per week (168 hours * 36). 24/7
monitoring costs are, on average, approximately $10,839 per week, depending on the type of facility,
equivalent to $64.52 per hour (168 hours per week * $64.52=$10,839). According to this estimate, in order
to convert all Public Works facilities to 24/7 service, Pit Stops would need to add 2,045 hours of service
per week across the daytime-only locations. 2,045 * $64.52 = $131,943.
11
In September, FEMA and CalOES reimbursement guidance was revised to state that cleaning and
sanitation costs would only be reimbursed at locations where otherwise eligible work was being
conducted.
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pandemic. In addition, SFPW anticipates receieving $250,000 in funding from BART for
monitoring costs, for a total FY 2021-22 budget of approximately $4.6M. However, Department
staff report that they are prepared to operate as many Pit Stop facilities as the budget allows.
Recreation and Park Department staff have stated that they expect to increase funding to the
Park Stops program by an additional $500,000 in FY 2021-22, for a total estimated cost of $1.6
million.
Reinstatement of the 20 24/7 Pit Stop sites closed between May 2020 and May 2021 would cost
an estimated $11.3 million per year to operate 24 hours a day seven days a week based on the
average costs detailed above.
Impact of Pit Stop and Park Stop Availability on 311 Service Calls
There were 28,240 reports of human waste in 2020 compared to 30,894 in 2019 and 28,313 in
2018, according to 311 data.
12
Prior to 2020, 311 reports of human/animal waste were on an
upward trend.
13
It is unclear whether the reduction of 311 human/animal waste service requests
is due to a higher number of unsheltered individuals being housed in hotels, the increased
accessibility of public toilet facilities, or a decrease in the overall usage of 311 by San Francisco
residents. Case study analyses conducted in 2019 of Pit Stop usage data and 311 data suggests
that the presence of Pit Stops may impact the growth rate of service order requests to 311 for
street and sidewalk cleaning for certain locations, however, the data is inconclusive and cannot
be generalized across all locations. Exhibit 5 below shows the average annual increase/decrease
in 311 service requests for street/sidewalk cleaning within approximately 820 feet of five
selected Pit Stop locations in the seven years prior to installation of the Pit Stop (2009 -2015),
compared to three years since installation (2016 – 2019).
12
311 data provided through DataSF open source data portal
13
According to 311 data provided through the DataSF open source data portal, there were 18,455 service
requests in 2016 and 20,922 service requests in 2017.
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Exhibit 5: Annual Average Change in Street and Sidewalk Cleaning Requests (Pre- and
Post-Installation of Pit Stops)
Pit Stop Location
Average Annual Change Pre-
Installation
2009-2015
Average Annual Change Post-
Installation
2016-2019
16 & Mission
31.5%
8.4%
UN Plaza
48.9%
14.2%
Civic Center
27.7%
25.2%
Eddy & Larkin
(5.4%)
2.3%
Golden Gate & Hyde
13.3%
(0.3%)
Source: “The Pit Stop Project” analysis conducted by Stamen Design, LLC in June 2019
As shown in Exhibit 5 above, only one of the Pit Stops, the Golden Gate & Hyde location,
experienced a decrease (of .3 percent) in 311 service requests for street/sidewalk cleaning after
installation of a Pit Stop. The remaining four Pit Stop locations all experienced average annual
increases in 311 requests, however, at three of the sites (16
th
& Mission, UN Plaza and Civic
Center), there were decreases in the average annual growth rate of service requests. One
location, Eddy & Larkin, experienced an increase of 2.3 percent (compared to a 5.4 percent
average annual decrease prior to the Pit Stop) in street and sidewalk cleaning requests after the
installation of a Pit Stop.
There is some evidence that increasing the number of hours Pit Stops are open results in a
decrease in the number of service requests from 311, however, additional data is needed to draw
a conclusion. The Mayor’s Budget Office funded a pilot in August 2019 to increase hours at three
Pit Stops to 24 hours a day, seven days per week. Preliminary findings from a 2019 analysis of
three pilot Pit Stop locations with 24/7 access shows a decrease in 311 service orders within a
1,000-foot radius at two (out of three total) Pit Stops after the hours were increased to 24
hours/seven days per week access, as shown in Exhibit 6.
Exhibit 6: Volume of Service Orders from 311 at Pilot Pit Stop Locations (2018 vs. 2019)
Site
August 13-
September 9,
2018
August 13-
September 9, 2019
Difference
6
th
and Jessie
176
77
(99)
Eddy and Jones
356
103
(253)
Market and
Castro
46
49
3
Source: Public Works data received in 2019 for BLA
As shown in Exhibit 6, the number of 311 service calls for the Eddy & Jones Street location
decreased from 356 calls in the timeframe of August 13 through September 9, 2018 to 103 calls
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for the same dates the following year, for a total reduction of 253 service calls. The 6
th
and Jessie
location also experienced a decrease of 99 service requests (from 176 calls to 77 calls). The
Market and Castro location had a minor increase of 3 service requests.
Estimated Cost Savings Due to Increasing Number and Hours of Pit Stops & Public Toilets
Analysis conducted by Stamen Design on the total cost savings due to increasing the hours and
number of Pit Stops estimates an approximate cost savings to the City of between $1.9 to $12
million from January 2016 through April 2019.
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Given the high variability between the minimum
and maximum estimates provided by the cost savings analysis and the reliance of this analysis
on various assumptions, it is clear that the accuracy of cost saving estimates is limited due to the
lack of available data. An additional factor that contributes to the challenge of estimating cost
savings is the reliance on 311 as the primary source of information for estimating the impact of
Pit Stops in a given area. As discussed by Stamen Design, any upward trend in 311 service
requests may reflect the increased popularity of 311 as a way of reporting issues, rather than
any actual increase in a need for cleanings.
While there is limited evidence to support any significant cost savings to the City due to the
increase in availability of Pit Stops, the data shown in Exhibit 6 shows a decrease in service
requests and suggests some cost avoidance from reduced requests for street and sidewalk
cleaning due to expanded Pit Stop hours.
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The minimum estimate is based on DPW Flush Data, 311 data, and Pit Stop cost data. The maximum
estimate includes these data sources, plus additional assumptions about the hypothetical number of
“Code Browns” (requests for steam cleaning due to human waste) avoided as a result of Pit Stop
availability. Specifically, Stamen calculated municipal savings attributable to Pit Stops by multiplying the
number of Code Browns avoided by the cost range of addressing one Code Brown (approximately 15-45
minutes at $92.36 per hour of cleaning), and subtracted the cost of Pit Stops from this total.
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Appendix I: Pit Stop and Park Stop Operating Hours and Locations (May 2021)
Address
Hours/Day
Days / Week
Hallidie Plaza, San Francisco, CA 94102
12
Daily, 7am-7pm
344 14th Street, San Francisco, CA
12
Daily, 7am-7pm
180 Jones Street, San Francisco, CA
24
Daily
355 McAllister St, San Francisco, CA 94102
12
Daily, 7am-7pm
3100 26th Street, San Francisco, CA
12
Daily, 7am-7pm
O'Farrell St & Taylor St, San Francisco, CA 94102
24
Daily
2111 Jennings St, San Francisco, CA 94124
24
Daily
Turk St & Fillmore St, San Francisco, CA 94115
12
Daily, 7am-7pm
Building 25, 1001 Potrero Ave, San Francisco, CA 94110
14
Monday – Sunday 6am - 8pm
SFGH Building 80, 995 Potrero Ave, San Francisco, CA 94110
14
Monday - Sunday 6am- 8pm
885 Potrero Ave, San Francisco, CA 94110
8
Monday – Friday, 7am-2:30pm
Judah St & La Playa St, San Francisco, CA 94122
12
Daily, 8am-8pm
Victoria Manalo Draves Park, 16 Sherman St, San Francisco, CA 94103
12
Daily, 8am-8pm
1645 Bryant St, San Francisco, CA 94103
12
Daily, 8am-8pm
16th St Mission, Qa, 2000 Mission St, San Francisco, CA 94110
24
Daily
Mission St & 24th St, San Francisco, CA 94110
24
Daily
S Van Ness Ave & San Francisco Bicycle Rte 60, San Francisco, CA 94110
12
Daily, 7am-7pm
Stanyan St & Waller St, San Francisco, CA 94117
12
Daily, 7am-7pm
Market St & Church St, San Francisco, CA 94114
12
Daily, 7am-7pm
Mendell Plaza, San Francisco, CA 94124
24
Daily
Buena Vista Ave E & Haight St, San Francisco, CA 94117
7
Monday-Friday 11:30am-
6:30pm
Turk St & Hyde St, San Francisco, CA 94102
24
Daily
388 Ellis St, San Francisco, CA 94102
24
Daily
Larkin St & Eddy St, San Francisco, CA 94109
24
Daily
Jessie St & 6th St, San Francisco, CA 94103
24
Daily
16th St & Capp St, San Francisco, CA 94103
8
Monday - Friday 11am-6pm
Mission St & 18th St, San Francisco, CA 94110
8
Monday - Friday 12pm-7pm
Ocean Beach, San Francisco, CA
8
Monday – Friday 12pm-7pm
Market St & San Francisco Bicycle Rte 40, San Francisco, CA 94114
24
Daily
Larkin St & Myrtle St, San Francisco, CA 94109
12
Daily, 7am-7pm
UN Plaza, 355 McAllister St, San Francisco, CA 94102
24
Daily
Jones St & Eddy St, San Francisco, CA 94102
24
Daily
Washington Square, Filbert St & Stockton Street, San Francisco, CA 94133
12
Daily, 7am-7pm
Report to Supervisor Haney
June 9, 2021
Budget and Legislative Analyst
15
Larkin St & San Francisco Bicycle Rte 20, San Francisco, CA 94102
12
Daily, 7am-7pm
Embarcadero Plaza, Market St &, Steuart St, San Francisco, CA 94105
12
Daily, 7am-7pm
133 Golden Gate Ave, San Francisco, CA 94102
24
Daily
733 Kearny St, San Francisco, CA 94108
8
Daily, 8am - 4pm
O'Farrell St & Pierce St, San Francisco, CA 94115
8
Daily, 9am - 5pm
Arkansas St & Mariposa St, San Francisco, CA 94107
8
Daily, 8am - 4pm
Sheridan, San Francisco, CA 94103
12
Daily, 8am - 8pm
950 Golden Gate Ave, San Francisco, CA 94102
8
Daily, 8am - 4pm
3rd St & Armstrong Ave, San Francisco, CA 94124
8
Daily, 8am-4pm
2827 Cesar Chavez, San Francisco, CA 94110
8
Daily, 8am - 4pm
2850 Cesar Chavez, San Francisco, CA 94110
8
Mon - Fri, 8am - 4pm
19th St & Dolores St, San Francisco, CA 94110
8
Mon - Fri, 12pm-4pm