JOIN THE CITIZENS ADVISORY COMMITTEE!
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The Geary Corridor Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) Citizens Advisory Committee (GCAC) meets every two to three months to advise the Authority throughout the environmental analysis for the Geary Corridor BRT Project. The GCAC provides input on refining BRT alternatives, considering project benefits and impacts for all users of the corridor, developing mitigation strategies, and identifying a preferred alternative.
There are currently TWO vacancies on the Committee. One is for a representative from the Tenderloin/Downtown area, and one is an at-large seat. All interested persons are invited to apply, especially applicants from neighborhoods along the Geary corridor. CAC members are expected to attend all meetings.
Applications are due to the Authority's offices by 5 p.m. on Tuesday, June 4th.
Please download, fill out, and print the application form and submit it to the Authority at the following address:
San Francisco County Transportation Authority
ATTN: Geary BRT CAC Recruitment
1455 Market Street, 22nd Floor
San Francisco, CA 94103
Applications may also be submitted by fax to 415.522.4829.
MEETING INFORMATION
The next meeting of the Geary Citizens Advisory Committee (GCAC) will be at 6:00 PM on Thursday, July 11, 2013. A meeting is also planned for Thursday, September 12, 2013. Updates on analysis and schedule are available at each GCAC meeting. Meetings are open to the public and are held at the Transportation Authority, 1455 Market St., 22nd Floor. Located at Market and 11th streets, one block east of Van Ness Ave., Authority offices are accessible, and convenient to the Van Ness Muni station, Civic Center BART station, and several bus lines.
Meeting 19, Agenda and Packet
Thursday, May 9, 2013
- Agenda
- Full packet
- Customer Intercept Survey Results (presentation)
- Project Update: Pre-BRT Improvements, Funding, and LPA Decision Process (presentation)
Meeting 18, Agenda and Packet
Thursday, March 21, 2013
- Agenda
- Full Packet
- Conceptual Designs of Alternatives - Van Ness to 33rd Avenue (presentation)
- Conceptual Designs of Alternatives - Market to Van Ness (presentation)
Meeting 17, Agenda and Packet
Thursday, January 17, 2013
- Agenda
- Full Packet
- Alternatives Refinement Update (presentation)
- Potential Inner Geary Enhancements (presentation)
Meeting 16, Agenda and Packet
Thursday, August 30, 2012
- Agenda
- Full Packet
- Summary of Outreach Activities for Summer 2012 (presentation)
- Recent Progress and Near-term Improvements (presentation)
Meeting 15, Agenda and Packet
Thursday, May 17, 2012
- Agenda (updated 5/14)
- Full Packet (updated 5/14)
- Alternative Refinement (presentation)
Meeting 14, Agenda and Packet
Thursday, February 23, 2012
- Agenda
- Full Packet
- Transition Locations Update (presentation)
- No Build Conditions Update (presentation)
Meeting 13, Agenda and Packet
Thursday, September 22, 2011
Meeting 12, Agenda and Packet
Thursday, May 26, 2011 at 6:00pm
- Agenda
- Full Packet
- Environmental Studies update (presentation)
- Van Ness BRT update (presentation)
Meeting 11, Information and Materials
Thursday, February 17, 2011 at 6:00pm
- Agenda
- Full Packet
- EIR/EIS Status Update (presentation)
- Station Design Features (presentation)
- Opening Year No Project Forecasts (presentation)
- Preliminary Microsimulation (presentation)
Meeting 10, Agenda and Packet
Thursday, July 29th, 2010 at 6:00pm
Meeting 9, Information and Materials
Thursday, January 28th, 2010 at 6:00pm
- Agenda
- Full Packet
- Bicycle Access (presentation)
- Complex Intersections (presentation)
- Inner Geary/East of Van Ness (presentation)
Meeting 8, Information and Materials
Thursday, September 24, 2009 at 6:00 pm.
- Agenda
- Full Packet
- Future No Project Land Use and Transportation (presentation)
- Transit Signal Priority Overview (presentation)
- Van Ness BRT Project Update (presentation)
Meeting 7, Information and Materials
Thursday, July 30 at 6:00 pm.
- Agenda
- Full Packet
- Transportation Performance Analysis Framework (presentation)
- Introduction to VISSIM (presentation)
- Existing Conditions Part 1 (presentation)
Meeting 6, Information and Materials
Thursday, April 30 at 6:00 pm.
- Agenda
- Full Packet
- Draft Alternatives Screening Report (presentation)
- Draft Alternatives Screening Report (report)
- Geary Light Rail Roadmap Summary Findings (presentation)
- Geary Light Rail Roadmap Summary Findings (memo)
Meeting 5, Information and Materials
Thursday, April 2 at 6:00 pm.
- Agenda
- Full Packet
- Draft alternatives screening assessment
- Preliminary concepts for special intersections (presentation)
Note that the above materials are based on the Proposed Screening Methodology (memo) that was presented during GCAC meeting #4.
Meeting 4, Information and Materials
Thursday, February 26 at 6:00 pm.
- Agenda
- Full Packet
- Draft Public Scoping Summary (report)
- Public Scoping Summary (presentation)
- Proposed Screening Methodology (memo)
- Proposed Screening Methodology (presentation)
- Bicycle Access (Presentation)
Meeting 3, Information and Materials
Thursday, January 8 at 6:00 pm.
- Agenda
- Packet
- Preliminary Summary of Scoping Comments (presentation)
- Update on the Van Ness BRT EIR/S (presentation)
The meeting included a presentation on the Van Ness BRT EIR/S. See more information on Van Ness BRT.
Meeting 2, Information and Materials
Thursday, October 30 at 6:00 pm.
- Agenda
- Packet
- Study Workplan and Schedule (presentation)
- Public Involvement Plan (presentation)
- Scoping Process (presentation)
- BRT Systems (presentation)
Meeting 1, Information and Materials
The inaugural GCAC meeting was held on Thursday, July 31.
The meeting included a presentation on SFMTA's Transit Effectiveness Project (TEP). See more information on the TEP.
Role of the Geary BRT Citizens Advisory Committee
The GCAC meets on a quarterly basis to advise the project team during the environmental analysis.
The GCAC will provide input in refining Geary BRT alternatives; reviewing project benefits and impacts; identifying mitigation strategies; and selecting a preferred alternative.
Appointment to the GCAC
The GCAC consists of 11 members, representing corridor and at-large interests. On February 12, 2008, the Authority Board adopted the structure and process for appointment of the GCAC for the environmental phase of the project (view Board meeting agenda).