Overview
A muni bus operating at night

Photo: freeside, flickr

Introduction

The Lifeline Transportation Program funds projects that:

  • Focus on Equity Priority Communities
  • Improve mobility and accessibility in low-income communities
  • Address gaps or barriers identified through community-based transportation plans or other substantive, collaborative, and inclusive planning efforts involving focused outreach to low-income populations.

San Francisco’s Lifeline Transportation Program is supported by the Metropolitan Transportation Commission with State Transit Assistance funds. The Transportation Authority administers Lifeline Transportation Program funds for San Francisco.

Resources

San Francisco’s Equity Priority Communities Map

 

Background

In December 2018, the Transportation Authority Board approved San Francisco’s State Transit Assistance County Block Grant Framework (PDF) for Fiscal Years 2018/19 and 2019/20, creating the San Francisco Lifeline Transportation Program. The approved framework distributed $3.1 million to the SFMTA’s paratransit program. The remaining $4.7 million funded the San Francisco Lifeline Transportation Program modeled after the former regional Lifeline Transportation Program established by the Metropolitan Transportation Commission, with which the Transportation Authority administered six funding cycles. The San Francisco Lifeline Transportation Program supports projects that improve mobility for low-income residents by addressing transportation gaps or barriers identified through equity assessments and collaborative and inclusive community-based planning processes. There have been three funding cycles of the San Francisco Lifeline Transportation Program. 

Program delivery

MyStreetSF Project Map

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A screenshot of the MyStreetSF tool

View all projects funded by the Lifeline Transportation Program on the MyStreetSF project map.

Funding Cycles

Cycle 1: Fiscal Years 2018/19 and 2019/20

Project Sponsor Project Name Lifeline Funds Total Project Cost
SFMTA Continuing Late Night Transit Service to Communities in Need $1,609,700 $3,763,158
SFMTA San Francisco Community Health Mobility Navigation Project: Removing Health Care Transportation Barriers for Low Access Neighborhoods $396,300 $498,600
BART Elevator Attendant Initiative $2,600,000 $3,048,000
TOTAL   $4,606,000 $7,309,758

Cycle 2: Fiscal Year 2021/22

Project Sponsor Project Name Lifeline Funds Total Project Cost
BART Elevator Attendant Program $1,035,626 $3,000,000
TOTAL   $1,035,626 $3,000,000

Cycle 3: Fiscal Year 2023/24

Project Sponsor Project Name Lifeline Funds Total Project Cost
BART Elevator Attendant Program* $2,058,039, up to $2,340,041** $6,785,272
TOTAL   $2,340,041 $6,785,272

* Funds are programmed for two years of the Elevator Attendant Program. 

** San Francisco Lifeline Transportation Program funds are programmed up to $2,340,041 to BART’s Elevator Attendant Program if actual State Transit Assistance revenues meet the current 100% estimate for FY 23/24.

Sponsors

Reporting Procedures

As a condition of receiving San Francisco Lifeline Transportation Program funds, sponsors are required to submit quarterly progress reports by January 15, April 15, July 15, and October 15. Quarterly progress reports should be entered via each project’s page in the Transportation Authority's Portal.

Contact

Lifeline@sfcta.org

Lynda Viray, Transportation Planner