Introduction
In May 2012, the Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC) adopted the inaugural OBAG Program (Cycle) 1 to better integrate the region’s federal transportation program with its Sustainable Communities Strategy (SCS). Pursuant to SB 375 (Steinberg 2008), the SCS aligns regional transportation planning with land use and housing in order to meet state greenhouse gas reduction targets. The OBAG County program established funding guidelines and policies to reward jurisdictions that accept housing allocations through the Regional Housing Need Allocation process and that have historically produced housing. It also promoted transportation investments in Priority Development Areas (PDAs), which are places near public transit planned for new homes, jobs and community amenities, created and planned by local governments, which nominate eligible areas to the Association of Bay Area Governments for adoption. In November 2015, MTC adopted the OBAG Cycle 2 framework, largely maintaining the same framework and policies as OBAG 1, with some refinements that attempted to address the region’s growing challenge with the lack of housing and affordable housing, in particular.
In January 2022, MTC adopted the OBAG Cycle 3 framework. Like past cycles, the OBAG 3 framework was designed to advance the implementation of Plan Bay Area 2050, incorporate recent MTC policy initiatives, address federal planning and programming requirements, advance equity and safety, and emphasize a partnership between MTC and county transportation agencies like the Transportation Authority.
As the Congestion Management Agency for San Francisco, the Transportation Authority is responsible for managing San Francisco’s OBAG 3 County Program.
Contact
obag@sfcta.org
The Transportation Authority has funded San Francisco projects over three OBAG funding cycles. The first cycle, covering Fiscal Years 2012/13 to 2016/17, programmed over $35 million. The second cycle, covering Fiscal Years 2017/18 to 2021/22, programmed over $42.2 million to projects. The third cycle, covering Fiscal Years 2022/23 to 2025/26, programmed over $50.5 million to projects.
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Funding Cycles
The Transportation Authority has funded San Francisco projects, shown in the charts below, over two OBAG funding cycles. The first cycle, covering Fiscal Years 2012/13 to 2016/17, programmed over $35 million and the second cycle, covering Fiscal Years 2017/18 to 2021/22, programmed over $42.2 million to projects. The third cycle, which was approved by the Metropolitan Transportation Commission in January 2023, covers Fiscal Years 2022/23 to FY 2025/26 with $50.6 million programmed.
Cycle 3
| Project Sponsor | Project Name | OBAG Funds | Total Project Cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Work Progressing | |||
| SFMTA | 29 Sunset Improvement Project Phase 1 (construction) | $5,976,000 | $13,661,000 |
| SFMTA | Central Embarcadero Safety (construction) | $6,320,000 | $10,695,000 |
| SFMTA | Light Rail Vehicles (for SFCTA West Side Bridges) (construction) | $14,899,000¹ | $1,126,960,331 |
| SFMTA | Light Rail Vehicles (for SFCTA Yerba Buena Island Multi-Use Path and Related Improvements) (construction) | $750,000² | $1,126,960,331 |
| SFMTA | San Francisco Safe Routes to School Non-Infrastructure Project (construction) | $7,082,000 | $8,000,000 |
| BART | Elevator Modernization Phase 1.3 (Embarcadero, Montgomery St, Powell St, Civic Center/UN Plaza, Glen Park) (construction) | $13,300,000 | $42,900,000 |
| SFCTA | Yerba Buena Island Multi-Use Pathway (design) | $2,250,000² | $120,441,000 |
| Cycle 3 Total | $50,577,000 | ||
Cycle 2
| Project Sponsor | Project Name | OBAG Funds | Total Project Cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Completed | |||
| SF Public Works | John Yehall Chin Elementary Safe Routes to School (construction) | $0⁴ | $4,200,000 |
| SFMTA | Geary Bus Rapid Transit Phase 1 (construction) | $6,939,000 | $64,656,000 |
| SFMTA | San Francisco Safe Routes to School Non-Infrastructure Project, 2019 – 2021 (environmental studies, construction) | $2,813,264 | $3,177,752 |
| SFMTA | Central Subway (construction) | $15,980,000 | $1,931,000,000 |
| SF Public Works | Better Market Street (design) | $3,366,000³ ⁴ | $603,720,000 |
| Caltrain | Peninsula Corridor Electrification Project (construction) | $11,187,736 | $1,980,253,000 |
| Work Progressing | |||
| BART | Embarcadero Station: Platform Elevator Phase 1 (construction) | $2,000,000 | $24,817,461⁵ |
| Cycle 2 Total | $42,286,000 | ||
Cycle 1
| Project Sponsor | Project Name | OBAG Funds | Total Project Cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Completed | |||
| SF Public Works | Broadway Chinatown Streetscape Improvement (environmental studies, design, construction) | $3,477,537⁶ ⁷ | $7,102,487 |
| SF Public Works | ER Taylor Elementary School Safe Routes to School (environmental studies, design, construction) | $400,115⁷ ⁸ | $604,573 |
| SF Public Works | Longfellow Elementary School Safe Routes to School (environmental studies, design, construction) | $670,307 | $852,855 |
| SF Public Works | Second Street Streetscape Improvement (environmental studies, design, construction) | $10,567,997⁸ | $15,415,115 |
| SFMTA | Light Rail Vehicle (LRV) Procurement (construction) | $10,227,540⁹ | $175,000,000 |
| SFMTA | Lombard Street US-101 Corridor (construction) | $1,910,000⁶ | $24,263,920 |
| SFMTA | Mansell Corridor Improvement (design, construction) | $1,762,239 | $6,807,348 |
| SFMTA | Masonic Avenue Complete Streets (construction) | $0⁹ | $22,785,900 |
| Transbay Joint Powers Authority | Transbay Transit Center Bike and Pedestrian Improvements (construction) | $6,000,000 | $11,480,440 |
| Cycle 1 Total | $35,015,735 | ||
¹ On December 13, 2022, the Transportation Authority Board approved a Prop K/OBAG fund exchange between SFCTA’s Yerba Buena Island West Side Bridges Seismic Retrofit project and SFMTA’s Light Rail Vehicle (LRV) Procurement project to assist with project delivery. See Resolution 23-22 for more detail.
² On November 28, 2023, the Transportation Authority Board approved a Prop K/OBAG fund exchange between SFCTA's Yerba Buena Island Multi-Use Pathway and Related Improvements and SFMTA's Light Rail Vehicle (LRV) Procurement project to assist with project delivery. See Resolution 24-19 for more detail.
³ On November 27, 2018, the Transportation Authority Board approved a Prop K fund exchange with Better Market Street to help backfill the Central Subway RIP commitment. See Resolution 19-22 for more detail.
⁴ On July 23, 2019, the Transportation Authority Board approved a Prop K/OBAG fund exchange between Better Market Street and John Yehall Chin to assist with project delivery. See Resolution 20-02 for more detail.
⁵ On October 28, 2025, the Transportation Authority Board approved an amendment to update the name, scope, schedule, budget, and cost of BART's Embarcadero Station: Platform Elevator project to reflect a phased project delivery approach. See Resolution 26-20 for more detail.
⁶ As part of OBAG 1, MTC assigned $1.91 million in STIP Transportation Enhancement funds to SFPW's Chinatown Broadway IV streetscape project. However, the STIP funds were unavailable when needed so the funds were swapped with SFMTA local revenue bond funds. In October 2015, the Transportation Authority Board reprogrammed the funds to SFPW's Lombard Street US-101 Corridor Improvement via the 2016 Regional Transportation Improvement Program, as requested by SFMTA and SFPW Resolution 16-19 (PDF).
⁷ On December 15, 2015, the Transportation Authority Board approved SF Public Works' request to reprogram $67,265 cost savings from the recently completed ER Taylor SR2S to Chinatown Broadway, which received a higher-than-anticipated bid to its original construction contract advertisement.
⁸ On June 28, 2016, the Transportation Authority Board approved SF Public Works' request to reprogram additional $51,215 from the completed ER Taylor SR2S to Second Street to cover the cost of the pedestrian lighting, which was added to the scope per the community's request
⁹ In order to minimize risk of losing federal funds due to project delays, in February 2015, the Transportation Authority Board reprogrammed $10,227,540 in OBAG funds from SFMTA's Masonic Avenue project to the LRV Procurement project, with the condition that SFMTA continue to follow OBAG reporting requirements for the Masonic Avenue project. See the Plans and Programs Committee memo (PDF) (February 3, 2015) and Resolution 15-42 (PDF) for more detail.
Reporting Procedures
For reporting to the Transportation Authority, quarterly progress reports must be submitted by January 15, April 15, July 15, and October 15. Quarterly progress reports should be entered via each OBAG project’s page in the Transportation Authority's Portal.
Please refer to the Metropolitan Transportation Commission’s Resolution 3606 for Regional Project Funding Delivery Policy Guidance for FHWA-Administered Federal Funds in the San Francisco Bay Area.
Contact
obag@sfcta.org
Key Documents
OBAG Cycle 3
- Resolution 22-51 in June 2022 (PDF)
- Resolution 23-10 in September 2022 (PDF)
- Resolution 23-22 in December 2022 (PDF)
- OBAG Cycle 3 County Program Framework Memo and Presentation (4/27/2022)
- San Francisco One Bay Area Grant (OBAG) Cycle 3 Call for Projects Schedule
- Metropolitan Transportation Commission One Bay Area Grant webpage
OBAG Cycle 2
The Transportation Authority programmed $42.2 million in Cycle 2 OBAG funds to six projects in three actions:
- Resolution 18-5 in July 2017 (PDF)
- Resolution 18-13 in September 2017 (PDF)
- Resolution 18-29 in January 2018 (PDF)
OBAG Cycle 1
In June 2013, the Transportation Authority programmed $35 million in Cycle 1 OBAG funds to seven projects:
- Resolution 13-63 (PDF)
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Coming Soon: OBAG Cycle 4 Call For Projects
We plan to release a call for projects in Spring 2026. Check back for updates.
OBAG Cycle 3 Call for Project Materials
OBAG 3 Call for Projects — Memo only (PDF); Memo with all attachments (PDF) (Revised June 29, 2022)
OBAG 3 Application (Word); Supplemental Schedule and Funding Tables (Excel)
MTC's Complete Streets Checklist (PDF). See also MTC's Complete Streets website.
Supplemental Air Quality Inputs Form (Word).
OBAG 3 Screening and Prioritization Criteria (PDF)
MTC’s Regional Project Delivery Policy Guidance (Resolution 3606) (PDF)
Maps
Priority Development Area (PDA) Map (PDF)
Equity Priority Communities (PDF)
Vision Zero High Injury Network (Interactive map)