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In our new report, we ask the big question:
What impact do ride-hail companies like Uber and Lyft have on congestion in San Francisco?

We compared congestion between 2010 and 2016 using three metrics: vehicle hours of delay, vehicle miles traveled, and speed.

We found that ride-hail companies are responsible for about 50 percent of increased congestion on San Francisco streets. Job and population growth are responsible for most of the rest of our city's worsening congestion.

Learn more and explore the data:
➡ Download the report
➡ View our interactive map

Repaving San Francisco streets with funding from Senate Bill 1

The Transportation Authority board recently dedicated $6 million in state funds to support critically-needed street repaving projects. This funding comes from Senate Bill 1, and will be matched with $6 million from San Francisco's half-cent sales tax for transportation.

San Francisco Public works will use these funds, along with an additional $8.6 million from Senate Bill 1, for street improvements in neighborhoods spanning from the Sunset to Twin Peaks to Visitacion Valley. Improvements include repairs to the road base, paving work, curb ramp construction, and sidewalk upgrades.

San Francisco Public Works maintains more than 900 miles of streets and roadways. Funding to maintain these roads comes from numerous sources, including the Road Repaving and Street Safety bond passed in 2011, the City’s half-cent sales tax for transportation, state funds such as California’s Senate Bill 1, and more.

Keeping our streets in a state of good repair saves the City millions of dollars in deferred maintenance and repair costs. See more information on San Francisco Public Works Street Resurfacing Program .

BRIDGE TOLL BALLOT MEASURE APPROVED BY VOTERS

Funds from Regional Measure 3 could fund many transportation needs

Regional Measure 3 is a $4.45 billion traffic relief and transit improvement program funded by increased bridge tolls on the Bay Area's seven state-owned toll bridges (all toll-bridges except the Golden Gate Bridge). Residents in San Francisco and other Bay Area counties voted to approve this measure in the June 5, 2018 election.

What’s in it for San Francisco? The measure includes funding for many critical local and regional projects including:

Muni and BART fleet expansion
The Caltrain downtown rail extension
Expanded ferry service
Bay Trail and Safe Routes to School upgrades
Regional carpool or express lanes
Clipper upgrades and more.

These projects will be financed by a $1 increase in tolls on the Bay Area’s seven state-owned toll bridges beginning Jan. 1, 2019, followed by a $1 increase in January 2022 and another $1 increase in January 2025.

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What's happening: Updates from our monthly newsletter

Check out our latest newsletter, featuring...

This week’s clean transportation scavenger hunt
An update on the bill to tax ride-hail trips in San Francisco
The street repair & transit improvements that are risk if Proposition 6 passes
And more

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New Report: Emerging Mobility in San Francisco

Transit, a bike and people calling a ride on phones Many new technologies and services have appeared on San Francisco’s streets over the past few years, from ride-hail companies, to scooter sharing, to on-demand delivery services.

This month, we released a new report evaluating how these services line up with issues like equity, sustainability, and safety. One major take-away: We found that companies that share data and partner with the City on pilots are better at helping meet City goals.

Learn more: Watch the video and read the report.

NEIGHBORHOOD TRANSPORTATION IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM

School kids cross Church Street in the rain NTIP logo

The Neighborhood Transportation Improvement Program funds community-based neighborhood-scale planning efforts, especially in underserved neighborhoods and areas with vulnerable populations (e.g. seniors, children, and/or people with disabilities).

The program was developed in response to mobility and equity analysis findings from the San Francisco Transportation Plan, the city’s 30-year blueprint guiding transportation investment in San Francisco, and the Transportation Authority Board's desire for more focus on neighborhoods, especially on Communities of Concern and other underserved neighborhoods.

The transportation plan found that walking, biking and transit reliability initiatives are important ways to address socio-economic and geographic inequities.

The Neighborhood Transportation Improvement Program is made possible by the Transportation Authority through grants from San Francisco's half-cent sales tax for transportation.

Click here for more information on projects in each district.

MyStreetSF Projects Map

From signals to streetcars, bicycles to boulevards, from pedestrian safety to paving, the Transportation Authority provides funding for hundreds of transportation projects citywide.

The MyStreetSF interactive map shows projects currently underway, proposed, and recently completed that are funded by, or prioritized for funding by the Transportation Authority, as well as those for which the we provide some level of oversight, in our role as San Francisco's Congestion Management Agency. READ MORE

About the San Francisco County Transportation Authority

Created in 1989, the Transportation Authority is responsible for long-range transportation planning for the city, and it analyzes, designs and funds improvements for San Francisco's roadway and public transportation networks.

The Transportation Authority administers and oversees the delivery of the Prop K half-cent local transportation sales tax program. It also serves as the designated Congestion Management Agency for San Francisco under state law, and acts as the San Francisco Program Manager for grants from the Transportation Fund for Clean Air.

The Transportation Authority was designated Treasure Island Mobility Management Agency in 2014, charged with planning for sustainable mobility on Treasure Island, coordinating new ferry and regional bus service, on-island shuttle, bike share, and car share opportunities. Read more


We work with San Francisco residents, transit providers, and other government agencies to plan, fund and deliver critical transportation projects and programs citywide.

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Announcements

SAN FRANCISCO COUNTY TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY agenda packet

Meeting Notice

Date: Tuesday, November 13, 2018, 2018; 10:00 a.m.

Location: Legislative Chamber, Room 250, City Hall

Commissioners: Peskin (Chair), Tang (Vice Chair), Brown, Cohen, Fewer, Kim, Mandelman, Ronen, Safai, Stefani and Yee

Clerk: Alberto Quintanilla

1. Roll Call

2. Citizens Advisory Committee Report – INFORMATION* minutes

3. Approve the Minutes of the October 23, 2018 Meeting – ACTION* minutes

4. Appoint One Member to the Citizens Advisory Committee – ACTION* resolution enclosure

The Board will consider recommending appointment of one member to the Citizens Advisory Committee (CAC) at its November 13, 2018 meeting. The vacancy is the result of the resignation of Hala Hijazi (District 2 resident). Neither staff nor CAC members make recommendations regarding CAC appointments. CAC applications can be submitted through the Transportation Authority’s website at www.sfcta.org/cac.

5. Allocate $8,731,019 in Prop K Sales Tax Funds for Eleven Requests, with Conditions, and Appropriation of $200,000 in Prop K Sales Tax Funds for One Request – ACTION* resolution enclosure presentation

Projects: (PCJPB) Tunnels 1 & 4 Track and Drainage Rehabilitation ($1,300,000), Revenue Vehicle Rehabilitation ($3,807,115), Ticket Vending Machine Rehab Program ($218,485), SF Station Enhancements and Renovations ($200,000), Systemwide Track Rehabilitation ($1,100,000), Railroad Communications State of Good Repair ($106,400), Signal System State of Good Repair ($60,000), Guadalupe River Bridge Replacement and Extension ($600,000) and Marin Street and Napoleon Avenue Bridges Rehabilitation ($108,000); (SFMTA) Replace 35 Paratransit Vans ($931,019) and New Traffic Signals Contract 65 ($300,000); (SFCTA) TSP Evaluation Tool ($200,000)

6. Adopt 18 2019 Prop K 5-Year Prioritization Programs (5YPPs), with Conditions, Amend 16 2014 5YPPs, Approve a Fund Exchange and Amend the 2017 Prop AA Strategic Plan to Provide $2,064,919 to the Bus Stop Enhancement Project, and Approve Two Prop K Fund Exchanges to Help Backfill the Regional Improvement Program Shortfall for the Central Subway – ACTION* resolution presentation

7. Adopt the 2019 Prop K Strategic Plan – ACTION* resolution presentation

8. Adopt the Final Freeway Corridor Management Study Phase 2 Report, Authorize the Executive Director to Amend Cooperative Agreement No. 04-2647 with the California Department of Transportation for the U.S. 101/I-280 Managed Lanes for an Additional $152,000 in a Total Amount Not to Exceed $227,000, and Approve a Prop K/Local Partnership Program Fund Exchange in Prop K Funds for the U.S. 101/I-280 Managed Lanes Project – ACTION* resolution enclosure presentation

9. Award a Two-Year Professional Services Contract with MSA Design & Consulting, Inc. in an Amount Not to Exceed $420,000 for Planning and Technical Services for the ConnectSF Streets and Freeways Study – ACTION* resolution

10. Award a Two-Year Professional Services Contract, with Options to Extend for Three Additional One-Year Periods, to SPTJ Consulting in an Amount Not to Exceed $480,000 for Computer Network and Maintenance Services – ACTION* resolution

Items from the Vision Zero Committee

11. [Final Approval] Approve a Resolution of Support Committing the Transportation Authority and Encouraging the Board of Supervisors and the Media to Pledge to Use “Crash” and “Collision” and not “Accident” in Recognition of World Day of Remembrance 2018 – ACTION* resolution presentation

Other Items

12. Introduction of New Items – INFORMATION

During this segment of the meeting, Commissioners may make comments on items not specifically listed above, or introduce or request items for future consideration.

13. Public Comment

14. Adjournment

*Additional Materials

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Items considered for final approval by the Board shall be noticed as such with [Final Approval] preceding the item title.

The meeting proceedings can be viewed live or on demand after the meeting at www.sfgovtv.org. To know the exact cablecast times for weekend viewing, please call SFGovTV at (415) 554-4188 on Friday when the cablecast times have been determined.

The Legislative Chamber (Room 250) and the Committee Room (Room 263) in City Hall are wheelchair accessible. Meetings are real-time captioned and are cablecast open-captioned on SFGovTV, the Government Channel 26. Assistive listening devices for the Legislative Chamber and the Committee Room are available upon request at the Clerk of the Board’s Office, Room 244. To request sign language interpreters, readers, large print agendas or other accommodations, please contact the Clerk of the Board at (415) 522-4800. Requests made at least 48 hours in advance of the meeting will help to ensure availability. Attendees at all public meetings are reminded that other attendees may be sensitive to various chemical-based products.

The nearest accessible BART station is Civic Center (Market/Grove/Hyde Streets). Accessible MUNI Metro lines are the F, J, K, L, M, N, T (exit at Civic Center or Van Ness Stations). MUNI bus lines also serving the area are the 5, 6, 7, 9, 19, 21, 47, and 49. For more information about MUNI accessible services, call (415) 701-4485. There is accessible parking in the vicinity of City Hall at Civic Center Plaza and adjacent to Davies Hall and the War Memorial Complex. Accessible curbside parking is available on Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place and Grove Street.

If any materials related to an item on this agenda have been distributed to the Board after distribution of the meeting packet, those materials are available for public inspection at the Transportation Authority at 1455 Market Street, Floor 22, San Francisco, CA 94103, during normal office hours.

Individuals and entities that influence or attempt to influence local legislative or administrative action may be required by the San Francisco Lobbyist Ordinance [SF Campaign & Governmental Conduct Code Sec. 2.100] to register and report lobbying activity. For more information about the Lobbyist Ordinance, please contact the San Francisco Ethics Commission at 25 Van Ness Avenue, Suite 220, San Francisco, CA 94102; (415) 252-3100; www.sfethics.org.

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