SAN FRANCISCO

SFMTA

San Francisco Municipal

Transportation Agency

FEATURES OF SFMTA

- Established by Voter Proposition E in Nov

1999

- Run MUNI and DPT

- Runs 5 modes of transit (700,000 passengers

boarding each day)

- Jurisdiction - City and County of SF

- Related Departments: TA, DPT, MUNI, Bay

area

Roles of SFMTA Key Services:

- SF international

Airport

- Bicycle program

- Carpool and

Vanpool

- Commuting

- MUNI

- Parking and Traffic

information

Other Services:

- AC transit

- Alameda/Oakland

Ferry

- BART

- Cal. Highway

Petrol(CHP)

- Caltrain

- Golden gate transit

- Samtrans

- Taxicabs

GOALS OF SFMTA

Goal 1: Create a safer transportation experience

for everyone

Goal 2: Make transit, walking, bicycling, taxi,

ride-sharing and car sharing the preferred

means of travel

Goal 3: Improve the environment and quality of

life in SF

Goal 4: Create a workplace that delivers

outstanding transportation services

PRESENT

- No Transit to

navigate b/w San

jose & Oakland

- More transits than

other areas

- disproportionate

and condensed

FUTURE

- Improved transit

service in Bay Area

- Includes new

service, extensions

and re-routings

- Significant

improvements in

Accessibility

- Benefit local and

region as a whole

SOURCE: SFMAT Policy and Governance 10-19-2012 SF,

California

SFCTA San Francisco County Transportation

Authority - Long range transportation

plans for the city and

county

- Explores future

transportation patterns

- SF among nations highest

transit use among

commuters (> 31%)

SOURCE: SFCTA plan update report, JAN 2011

Source: SF Convention & Visitors Bureau 2010 (SFCTA)

Roles and Goals of Land Use agencies

Local

Planning Department

Redevelopment Agency

Port Commission

San Francisco Planning Dept

General Plan

Preservation of

historic,

cultural, and

economic

diversity within

the city

Includes housing,

commerce and

industry, urban

design, and

open space

elements

Area Plans

Part of the General Plan; plans for specific areas

Open space plan for the central waterfront area:

San Francisco Redevelopment

Agency

Worked with

city

Invests,

receives

"tax

differential"

to invest in

other areas

Being turned

over to the

city

Port Commission 7.5 miles of bay waterfront

Waterfront Land Use Plan

A working, revitalized, and accessible waterfront, with

excellent urban design to foster economic access,

historic preservation, and a diversity of activities and

people

Association of

Bay Area

Governments

9 counties

101 cities

7 million people

Research

Analysis

Planning

Land Use Policy

Regional Land Use Agencies

ABAG has created scenarios projecting

population and job density as a result of

different approaches to development in the

bay area Core Concentration Focused Growth Outer Bay Area

FOCUS

Priority

Development

Areas locally

identified, infill

development

opportunity areas

near transit

Priority

Conservation

Areas regionally

significant open

spaces for which

there exists a

broad consensus

Systems for Transportation Goals

Presidio Parkway (A)

~ Emphasis on "not a freeway"

~ Replace Doyle Drive

Seismic Stability

Aesthetics

~ Timeline:

Temp. roadway complete

Project complete by 2015

Geary St. BRT Plan (B)

~ Geary currently does not

accommodate muti-modal system

~ Separate buses from traffic

Outside-only lanes

Center lane, 2 medians

Center lanes, opposing buses

separated by single median

~ Timeline:

Awaiting open house/

Draft plan by 2013

Van Ness BRT Plan (C)

~ Improve from Van Ness (at

Lombard) to S. Van Ness (at

Mission)

~ Separate buses from traffic

~ Improve stop shelters

~ Pedestrian safety

Reduce crossing distances

Traffic signals approaching BRT

~Timeline:

End of year initial deadline

Central Subways Plan (D)

1.7 mile extension of MUNI T 3rd

line

~ 4 new stations

~ 2nd phase of SFMTA’s Third St

light rail transit project

~ Cleaner, faster

~ Timeline:

Design, right of way finalized

Begin operation 2018-19

Transbay Transit Center (E)

~ Replace old Transbay Center

Old transit center out-of-

date

Built to accommodate older

rail system, passenger

demand

~ Service 8 counties, 11 systems

~Timeline:

Currently have old terminal

demolished, temp. set up

CalTrain extension under

way

New center complete in

CalTrain Electrification (F)

~ Convert diesel to electricity

~ Faster, cleaner, quieter

~Timeline:

This project has recently

been

merged with the CalTrain

rail extension aspect of the

Transbay project

Factors contributing to the

development of the transportation

system

• terrain

• limited space

• earthquakes

• public outlook

Terrain

Twin Peaks is located in the center of San Francisco city

• There are 44

separate hills

throughout the city of

San Francisco

• This hilly terrain adds

some difficulty to

creating a transit

system throughout

the city

• The highest is Mount

Davidson which

peaks at 928 ft

Limited Space

• The city itself is a total of

271.9 sq miles

• This causes a need to

develop a better transit

and infrastructure

system in order to

develop

• Mission Bay is an

example of redeveloping

land to improve the city

• Causes damage to infrastructure

and transportation systems

• Frequent earthquakes

• 62% chance of a 6.7 or greater

earthquake by 2032

• Earthquakes need to be taken

into account when planning or

improving transit within and

around the city

• Presidio Parkway is one

example of increasing the

seismic stability of the current

transit system

Earthquakes

The 1906

earthquake

measured a 7.9

on the moment

magnitude scale

Transit First Policy

• The transit first policy was adopted by the city of San

Francisco in 1973

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