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During the February 10 Transportation Authority Board meeting, board members approved $1.5 million in sales tax funds to support SFMTA’s Muni Forward Corridor Quick-Build project. The Transportation Authority Board gave final approval at the February 24 meeting.
This project will implement quick-builds for the next generation of Muni Forward corridor projects - the most-used routes which carry 80% of Muni riders. Improvements will include a variety of Muni reliability, speed, and safety enhancements, including stop spacing adjustments, signal retiming and transit signal priority, turn restrictions, and curb changes.
Project Corridors
This project includes approximately 10 to 15 intersections on four project corridors:
- 1 California;
- 22 Fillmore (Fillmore Street);
- T Third surface route; and
- 28 19th Avenue (Lincoln Avenue to Junipero Serra Boulevard).
Public Engagement
Outreach for the quick-build implementation corridors will build on earlier outreach efforts conducted during the project development planning and preliminary engineering phases.
Outreach for the 22 Fillmore project corridor is currently underway, beginning with a listening tour to understand community priorities as proposals are developed. Outreach for the 1 California will take a similar approach. For the T Third, outreach will focus on identifying signal timing changes to reduce delay in the Mission Bay segment. SFMTA staff are still studying the 28 19th Avenue project corridor and will develop an outreach strategy based on what types of enhancements are considered.
Equity and Community Benefits
These improvements especially benefit riders who depend on public transportation, including residents in eight communities identified by the SFMTA’s Muni Service Equity Strategy as communities with high concentrations of low-income households, low vehicle ownership, and more people of color than the city as a whole.
The quick-build projects are expected to be open for use by December 2028.
Resources
February 10 presentation to the Transportation Authority Board (PDF)
February 10 Prop L Allocation Request (PDF)