February 27, 2024

Our board approved over $10 million in San Francisco’s voter-approved half-cent sales tax for transportation to support the SFMTA’s SF Paratransit program. SF Paratransit is a service of SFMTA that provides van and taxi services to people with disabilities who are unable to use public transit independently.
February 23, 2024

The Transportation Authority is developing the District 1 Multimodal Transportation Study at the request of District 1 Transportation Authority Board Member Connie Chan to explore ways to improve walking, biking, and transit trips, as well as reduce vehicle trips and greenhouse gas emissions in the neighborhood.
February 19, 2024

Bayview-Hunter’s Point is nestled along the southeastern waterfront of San Francisco and is home to many historical buildings, recreation areas, and local businesses. The Transportation Authority continues to invest in transportation improvements to serve this culturally rich and historically significant community.
February 14, 2024

New Transportation Authority-funded electric vehicle fast chargers open for use in the Inner Richmond and Outer Richmond. The Transportation Authority supported the expansion of this charging infrastructure with $200,000 in funding from the Transportation Fund for Clean Air.
February 08, 2024

SF Public Works installed new street lights along Chinatown’s Joice Alley in August 2023, as part of the Joice Alley Lighting Improvement Project. The Transportation Authority provided $500,000 in Prop AA Vehicle Registration Fee to support the design and construction of the project.
January 22, 2024

The Transportation Authority, in collaboration with the SFUSD, is developing the Mission Bay School Access Plan, which will examine ways to improve connectivity to the city’s transportation network for the new elementary school being built.
January 19, 2024

San Francisco Assemblymember Phil Ting (19th Assembly District), introduced Assembly Bill 1777 which would strengthen regulation of autonomous vehicles in key areas.
January 18, 2024

The Upper Market Safety Project installed a variety of sidewalk and roadway improvements in the vibrant neighborhood along Market Street from Octavia Boulevard to Castro Street, a one-mile stretch of the city’s Vision Zero High Injury Network.
January 15, 2024

The project installed safety improvements along 5th Street between Market and Townsend Streets in the South of Market neighborhood. The Transportation Authority provided over $378,000 in funding to support the project.
January 11, 2024

The Transportation Authority Board re-elected District 8 Supervisor Rafael Mandelman as Chair and District 7 Supervisor Myrna Melgar as Vice-Chair for 2024. Our agency also released the 2023 Annual Report that provides highlights of what we planned, funded, and delivered last year.
December 14, 2023

Our board approved over $59 million in funding from San Francisco’s Prop L half-cent sales tax for transportation and $6 million in Prop D TNC Tax funds to support various projects across the city.
December 06, 2023

We have recently begun conducting public outreach for our Northbound I-280 Transit and Carpool Lane Project, currently in environmental review, which would provide priority for public transit and carpools at the I-280 northern terminus.
December 01, 2023

At the November 27 California Senate Select Committee on Bay Area Public Transportation, Dan Tishler from the Transportation Authority presented analysis on the transit fiscal cliff's potential impacts on transit ridership, job accessibility, and traffic. 
November 15, 2023

The Transportation Authority has launched fall outreach events for the Brotherhood Way Safety and Circulation Plan and is exploring ways to help improve safety, circulation, and connectivity for people walking, driving, and biking through the Brotherhood Way and Alemany Boulevard corridors.
November 08, 2023

In late October, the Transportation Authority joined the Self Help Counties Coalition to host the 34th Annual Focus on the Future Conference which brough together leaders from across California to share recent innovations and explore future directions in transportation.