San Francisco

1. SAN FRANCISCO

2. SFMTA
San Francisco Municipal
Transportation Agency

3. 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

4. Roles of SFMTA
Key Services: Other Services:
- SF international - AC transit
Airport - Alameda/Oakland
- Bicycle program Ferry
- Carpool and - BART
Vanpool - Cal. Highway
- Commuting Petrol(CHP)
- MUNI - Caltrain
- Parking and Traffic - Golden gate transit
information - Samtrans

5. 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

7. PRESENT
- No Transit to
navigate b/w San
jose & Oakland
- More transits than
other areas
- disproportionate
and condensed

9. 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

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

11. 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%)

12. SOURCE: SFCTA plan update report, JAN 2011

13. Source: SF Convention & Visitors Bureau 2010 (SFCTA)

14. Roles and Goals of Land Use agencies
Local
Planning Department
Redevelopment Agency
Port Commission

15. 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

16. Area Plans
Part of the General Plan; plans for specific areas
Open space plan for the central waterfront area:

17. San Francisco Redevelopment
Agency
Worked with
city
Invests,
receives
"tax
differential"
to invest in
other areas
Being turned
over to the
city

18. 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

19. Regional Land Use Agencies
Association of
Bay Area
Governments
9 counties
101 cities
7 million people
Research
Analysis
Planning

20. 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

21. FOCUS
Priority
Development
Areas locally
identified, infill
development
opportunity areas
near transit
Priority
Conservation
Areas regionally
significant open
spaces for which
there exists a

22. Systems for Transportation Goals

23. Presidio Parkway (A)
~ Emphasis on "not a freeway"
~ Replace Doyle Drive
Seismic Stability
Aesthetics
~ Timeline:
Temp. roadway complete
Project complete by 2015

24. 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

25. 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:

26. 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

27. 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

28. 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

29. Factors contributing to the
development of the transportation
system
• terrain
• limited space
• earthquakes
• public outlook

30. Terrain
Twin Peaks is located in the center of San Francisco city

31. • 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

32. 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

33. Earthquakes
• 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

34. The 1906
earthquake
measured a 7.9
on the moment
magnitude scale

35. Transit First Policy
• The transit first policy was adopted by the city of San
Francisco in 1973

36. Questions?