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Transportation Authority Board Approves District 2 Safety Study Final Report
Our board recently approved the District 2 Safety Study Final Report, which was requested by former District 2 Transportation Authority Board member Catherine Stefani to address traffic safety challenges and barriers to access near places that attract vulnerable road users, such as hospitals, schools, and parks.
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San Francisco Projects Win Statewide Awards
SF Environment’s Essential Worker Ride Home Program was awarded the Operational Efficiency Project of the Year by the California Transportation Foundation during its 33rd Annual Transportation Awards Gala.
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Improving Safety on our Streets: $5.8 Million Approved for Vision Zero Quick-Build Projects
Our board approved over $2.8 million in half-cent sales tax funds and $3 million in TNC Tax funds to support SFMTA’s Vision Zero Quick-Build Program. The goal of the program is to deliver projects quickly and efficiently to high-need locations identified on the Vision Zero High Injury Network.
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San Francisco Climate Action Plan: The Roadmap to Net-Zero Emissions
San Francisco has released the 2021 Climate Action Plan, a roadmap to achieving the city's goal of net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2040.
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Geary-Fillmore Underpass Community Planning Study
The project will develop transportation and land use concept designs that rethink the urban renewal-era Geary Expressway and advance a high-quality multimodal, mixed-use transit-oriented area to connect the Japantown and Fillmore/Western Addition neighborhoods and promote community livability.
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Transportation Authority Approves Inaugural Prop L Sales Tax Programs and Allocations
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.
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Transportation Authority Elects Leadership Team and Receives 2024 Annual Report
The Transportation Authority Board elected District 7 Commissioner Myrna Melgar as Chair and District 3 Commissioner Danny Sauter as Vice-Chair for 2025. Our agency also released the 2024 Annual Report that provides highlights of what we planned, funded, and delivered last year.
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Transportation Authority Elects Leadership Team and Receives 2022 Annual Report
District 8 Supervisor Rafael Mandelman was re-elected as Chair and District 7 Supervisor Myrna Melgar as Vice-Chair. The 2022 Annual Report was also approved by the Transportation Authority Board. The Transportation Authority Board also approved the 2022 Annual Report
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Behind the numbers: The Latest Data on Congestion
The Transportation Authority has released the latest data on congestion in San Francisco.
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Supervisor Rafael Mandelman Re-Elected Chair and Supervisor Myrna Melgar Elected Vice-Chair of Transportation Authority
District 8 and District 7 Supervisors will guide agency on transportation policy and funding in 2023
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Transportation Authority Elects Leadership Team and Receives 2023 Annual Report
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.
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Transportation Authority Commemorates 35 Years
The November 2024 election marked the 35th anniversary of the San Francisco County Transportation Authority. In 1989, city voters passed Proposition B, approving the first half-cent transportation sales tax expenditure plan and creating the Transportation Authority, the agency charged with its administration and overseen by the 11 members of the Board of Supervisors sitting in their capacity as the Transportation Authority’s Board of Commissioners.
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Transportation Authority Maintains Highest Rating for Sales Tax Bond Outlook for Second Consecutive Year
Transportation Authority is among the highest rated organizations in California
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Prop L Transportation Sales Tax Investments: Transit Facility Modernization, Electric Fleets, Vision Zero, and More
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.
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San Francisco Residents Share Transit Experiences With Recent Transportation Authority Funded Projects
San Francisco residents share their transit experiences with projects we’ve helped fund through our voter-approved half-cent sales tax for transportation, ranging from neighborhood-scale improvements to capital projects.