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August 09, 2023
In July, San Francisco welcomed attendees from around the world to the 2023 Transportation Research Board’s Automated Road Transportation Symposium, an international autonomous vehicle industry conference where participants from industry, government and academia discussed the research, progress, challenges, and opportunities around AVs.
August 07, 2023
During its July meeting, the Transportation Authority Board approved the first four 5-Year Prioritization Programs and related funding allocations from San Francisco’s new Prop L half-cent sales tax Expenditure Plan.
July 07, 2023
In June, California lawmakers agreed to make $1.1 billion available to the state’s mass transit systems for financial support as agencies run low on federal COVID relief funding. While this gives funding operators time to develop more sustainable financial models as they continue to face ridership and revenue losses, Bay Area transit operators still face difficult challenges.
June 28, 2023
The Transportation Authority developed the Ocean Avenue Mobility Action Plan at the request of Transportation Authority Board Vice-Chair Myrna Melgar (District 7), and in partnership with a 14 member Task Force, to prioritize safety and access improvements for Ocean Avenue.
June 27, 2023
The Octavia Improvements Study was requested by former District 5 Transportation Authority Board Member Vallie Brown to improve safety, accessibility, and circulation along Octavia Boulevard and the surrounding neighborhoods.
June 20, 2023
The SFMTA’s Residential Traffic Calming Program is a resident-directed program that implements traffic calming measures to reduce speeding on residential streets in San Francisco.
May 24, 2023
The School Access Plan was requested by former District 4 Transportation Authority Board Member Gordon Mar to explore ways to improve transportation options for kindergarten to fifth-grade youth and their caregivers.
May 22, 2023
The Transportation Authority is seeking the public's input on specific projects and programs to be funded for the first five years of Prop L. Learn more about the projects included in the Transportation Expenditure Plan and how to get involved by taking our survey or participating in a town hall.
May 19, 2023
May is national bike month and celebrates a chance to showcase the many benefits of biking and to encourage people to give biking a try.
May 08, 2023
Governor Gavin Newson announced $690 million in competitive Transit and Intercity Rail Capital Project grants to support transportation projects across California.
April 26, 2023
San Francisco Board of Supervisors unanimously passed a resolution urging Governor Gavin Newsom and the State Legislature to provide multi-year operations funding to assist California’s transit systems as they recover from the pandemic and to develop long-term funding plans to serve the millions of Californians who rely on public transit.
April 25, 2023
Our board approved over $300,000 in half-cent sales tax funds and over $4.4 million in TNC Tax funds to support SFMTA’s Vision Zero Quick-Build Program. This program installs quick-to-deliver reversible and adjustable traffic measures to improve pedestrian and bicycle safety on the Vision Zero High Injury Network.
April 12, 2023
We're developing the Ocean Avenue Mobility Action Plan in partnership with District 7 Supervisor Myrna Melgar to prioritize and identify funding for transportation, pedestrian safety, bike safety, and traffic circulation along Ocean Avenue.
March 27, 2023
We commemorate the numerous citywide projects funded by Proposition K sales tax funds since 2004, and look ahead to some additions under the new Proposition L sales tax program.
March 22, 2023
The Transportation Authority Board approved over $2.7 million in half-cent sales tax for transportation funds to support the construction of pedestrian safety improvements recommended in the Bayview Community-Based Transportation Plan, a community-driven planning effort in partnership with SFMTA.