District 10 15 Third Street Bus Study

Introduction

Third Street is a major thoroughfare connecting Dogpatch, Bayview, and Hunter’s Point neighborhoods to Mission Bay, SoMa, and Downtown San Francisco. Residents and community members in Dogpatch, Bayview, and Hunter’s Point have raised concerns about delays and reliability of T Third light rail service on Third Street. The community expressed a desire to return bus service to the corridor ahead of signal improvements intended to reduce delays when the Central Subway opened. At the request of Transportation Authority Board Member Walton (District 10), the Transportation Authority lead the District 10 15 Third Street Bus Study to evaluate re-establishing the 15 Third Street Muni bus route.

Following the initiation of this project, the SFMTA conducted outreach on potential routes for a Bayview/Hunters Point Express that could be implemented in the near term, including working with a stakeholder working group to develop three route options for review and feedback by the public. Consistent with the findings of this study, a new 15 Third Express bus opened for service in January 2021.

Project/Study Partners

This project was funded and led by the Transportation Authority in partnership with the SFMTA.

Cost and Funding

The Transportation Authority's Neighborhood Program is funding the District 10 15 Third Street Bus Study with $30,000 in Prop K sales tax funds. This study was requested by Transportation Authority Board Member Shamann Walton (District 10).

Resources

15 Third Street Bus Study Final Report (PDF)

District 10 15 Third Street Bus Study Prop K funding request (PDF)

SFMTA Bayview/Hunters Point Express Study

SFMTA 15 Third Express Bus Route

Contact 

Rachel Hiatt, Deputy Director for Planning