San Francisco is the most densely populated city in California, with over 17,000 people per square mile. It has a diverse public transportation system that includes Muni buses and light rail, BART subway, Caltrain commuter rail, ferries, and the iconic cable cars. Over 30% of San Francisco residents use public transit for their daily commute, ranking it first among West Coast cities. The city also has a large number of people who walk and cycle for transportation each day due to its compact size and transit accessibility.

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2. Introduction
 The only consolidated city-county in California, San Francisco
encompasses a land area of about 46.9 square miles (121 km2) on
the northern end of the San Francisco Peninsula, giving it a
density of about 17,620 people per square mile (6,803 people per
km2). It is the most densely settled large city (population greater
than 200,000) in the state of California and the second-most
densely populated major city in the United States after New
York.
 Today, San Francisco is ranked 35th of the top tourist
destinations in the world,[19] and was the sixth most visited one
in the United States in 2011.[20] The city is renowned for its cool
summers, fog, steep rolling hills, eclectic mix of architecture,
and landmarks including the Golden Gate Bridge, cable cars, the
former prison on Alcatraz Island, and its Chinatown district. It is
also a primary banking and finance center.

3. San Francisco (Evening)

4. Sustainable cities
 Intelligent traffic
solutions, green
buildings, water
management, and
smart grid
infrastructure are
just a few of the
technologies helping
to steer today’s
urbanization toward
sustainability.

5. Transportation
 Due to its unique geography, and the freeway revolts of the late
1950s, San Francisco is one of the few American cities with
arterial thoroughfares instead of having numerous highways
within the city.
 Interstate 80 begins at the approach to the Bay Bridge and is the
only direct automobile link to the East Bay. U.S. Route 101
connects to the western terminus of Interstate 80 and provides
access to the south of the city along San Francisco Bay toward
Silicon Valley. Northbound, the routing for U.S. 101 uses arterial
streets Mission Street, Van Ness Avenue, Lombard Street,
Richardson Avenue, and Doyle Drive to connect to the Golden
Gate Bridge, the only direct automobile link to Marin County
and the North Bay.

6. Public transportation
 32% of San Francisco residents use public transportation in
daily commuting to work, ranking it first on the West Coast
and third overall in the United States. The San Francisco
Municipal Railway, known as Muni, is the primary public
transit system of San Francisco. Muni is the seventh largest
transit system in the United States, with 210,848,310 rides
in 2006. The system operates both a combined light rail
and subway system, the Muni Metro, and a large bus
network. Additionally, it runs a historic streetcar line,
which runs on Market Street from Castro Street to
Fisherman's Wharf.

7. Cable Cars
It also operates the famous cable
cars, which have been designated
as a National Historic Landmark
and are a major tourist
attraction.
As of August 23, 2013, riding a
cable car costs $6 for a single
ride, except for seniors riding
before 7am or after 9pm when
the senior fare is $3

8. Mass transit
 The Bay Area is served by a number of mass transit
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systems:
Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) - A subway/commuter rail
service that serves parts of the Bay Area, including San
Francisco, Oakland, Berkeley, Fremont, and Walnut Creek.
Caltrain - A commuter rail service that connects San Jose
and cities along the Peninsula with San Francisco, and with
the BART system by way of the Millbrae Station.
Amtrak - There are several Amtrak stations throughout the
Bay Area. Major stations in Martinez and Emeryville
feature Coast Starlight and California Zephyr service.
ACE - Altamont Commuter Express; a rail service that
mainly serves commuters to and from the Central Valley to
the Silicon Valley.

9. Mass Transit Systems:

10. Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART)
 (BART) is a rapid transit system serving the San Francisco
Bay Area. The heavy-rail public transit and subway system
connects San Francisco with cities in the East Bay and
suburbs in northern San Mateo County.

11.  BART operates five
routes on 104 miles
(167 km) of line,
with 44 stations in
four
counties.
With an average of
373,945 weekday
passengers, 176,616
Saturday
passengers,
and
119,247
Sunday
passengers
in
January
2013,[3]
BART is the fifthbusiest heavy rail
rapid
transit
system in the
United States.
BART Map Day

12. San Francisco Bay Ferry
 The San Francisco Bay Ferry (SFBF) is a passenger ferry
service on San Francisco Bay, owned by the San Francisco
Bay Area Water Emergency Transportation Authority
(WETA) and operated by Blue & Gold Fleet.

13. Bus Systems
 Numerous
and often
overlapping
bus transit
agencies
service the
area. The
table lists
most of the
Bay Area's
bus agencies,

15. Walking & Cycling
 Cycling is a popular mode of transportation in San
Francisco. 75,000 residents commute by bicycle per day.
 Pedestrian traffic is a major mode of transport. In 2011,
Walk Score ranked San Francisco the second most walkable
city in the United States.
 The San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency and
Bay Area Air Quality Management District are responsible
for the operation with management provided by Alta
Bicycle Share. The system will be expanded in the future.

16. SAN FRANCISCO TRANSPORTATION PLAN (SFTP)

18. WHAT'S NEXT?
 Every four years, the Transportation Authority Board
adopts a Prop K Strategic Plan to guide how and when
to invest local transportation half-cent sales tax funds.