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San Francisco County Transportation Authority
Our mission is to make travel safer, healthier, and easier for all. We plan, fund, and deliver transportation projects to improve travel choices for residents, commuters, and visitors throughout San Francisco.
Our governing board consists of the 11 members of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors, sitting as Transportation Authority Board members. The Transportation Authority also serves as the Treasure Island Mobility Management Agency, which coordinates the transportation needs of Treasure Island.
The Transportation Authority and TIMMA have a combined staff, serving both agencies.
Plan | We lead a range of transportation planning efforts for San Francisco
As San Francisco’s congestion management agency, we monitor travel activity on our streets and adopt plans for reducing traffic congestion, including the Treasure Island Transportation Program. We lead long-range planning to establish San Francisco’s priorities for Plan Bay Area, the region’s transportation, land-use, and housing plan, as well as local efforts like the Alemany Interchange Improvement Study.
Fund | We fund projects to improve transit, reduce congestion, and increase street safety
We oversee project implementation as our partner agencies like SFMTA, SF Public Works, and BART use this funding to improve transportation across the city.
Deliver | We deliver major capital projects
We lead major capital projects like the Folsom Street Off-Ramp Realignment Project and the Yerba Buena Island on- and off-ramps.
Transportation Authority Board
Our governing board consists of the 11 members of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors, sitting as Transportation Authority Board members.
The Chair of the Transportation Authority Board is Rafael Mandelman (District 8) and Vice-Chair is Myrna Melgar (District 7).
Treasure Island Mobility Management Agency Board
The Transportation Authority also serves as the Treasure Island Mobility Management Agency, which coordinates the transportation needs of Treasure Island.
The TIMMA governing board is made up of the 11 members of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors, sitting as TIMMA Board members. The TIMMA Board Chair is Matt Dorsey (District 6) and Vice-Chair is Rafael Mandelman (District 8).
Governance
The Transportation Authority was created under state law and is a separate legal entity from the City and County of San Francisco. Transportation Authority Board members elect a chair and vice chair every January.
Board Meetings
Our board meets twice monthly to receive updates on transportation projects, allocate funding, and make decisions on project planning and delivery.
Transportation Authority Board Committee
Personnel Committee
Members: Rafael Mandelman (Chair), Myrna Melgar (Vice Chair), and Hillary Ronen
The Personnel Committee is charged with evaluating the performance of the Executive Director and approving requests to add or modify job classifications for the agency. The committee is comprised of three Transportation Authority Board members. The Personnel Committee meets at the call of the Chair.
Community Advisory Committee
The Community Advisory Committee provides the Transportation Authority with feedback on transportation projects and communicates about these projects to the community. The committee consists of 11 members of the public, each representing a supervisorial district in San Francisco. Committee members are appointed by the Transportation Authority Board.
The committee includes representatives from various segments of the community, such as public policy organizations, labor, businesses, seniors, people with disabilities, environmentalists, and neighborhoods, and reflects broad transportation interests. The committee is also intended to reflect the racial and gender diversity of San Francisco residents.
Over the past decade the committee has helped the Transportation Authority guide the investment of over $1 billion in local transportation sales tax funds—matched with federal, state, and other local funds—into projects that improve transportation citywide.
Apply to Join the Community Advisory Committee
The Transportation Authority accepts applications for the agency’s Community Advisory Committee on a rolling basis. Sign up to receive notifications of Community Advisory Committee vacancies.
Applicants are required to attend one of the Transportation Authority's Board meetings to speak on their own behalf before being eligible for appointment by the Transportation Authority Board. New applicants will be notified about the time and location of the board meetings.
Once your application is received, it will remain active for two years and will be considered for any openings, unless you submit in writing a withdrawal of your candidacy. Applicants must be a San Francisco resident to qualify.
Submit an Application
Meetings
The Community Advisory Committee meets from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. on the fourth Wednesday of each month, with a few exceptions, at 1455 Market Street 22nd Floor. Members of the public may attend Community Advisory Committee meetings to hear project updates and provide commentary and feedback during public comment.
Current Members
| Name | District |
|---|---|
| Sean Kim | 1 |
| Jerry Levine | 2 |
| Sharon Ng | 3 |
| Phoebe Ford | 4 |
| Kat Siegal (Chair) | 5 |
| Austin Milford-Rosales | 6 |
| Sara Barz | 7 |
| Rachael Ortega | 8 |
| Venecia Margarita | 9 |
| Najuawanda Daniels (Vice Chair) | 10 |
| vacant | 11 |
Contact
For more information regarding the application process, email clerk@sfcta.org or call 415-522-4825.
If you would like to contact the committee or the individual members, please send an email to cac@sfcta.org. In the subject line, please indicate the intended recipient(s).
Our Staff
Our agency includes planners, engineers, funding and finance specialists, policy experts, data analysts, and more.
Our Leadership
Our Mission
The San Francisco County Transportation Authority’s mission is to make travel safer, healthier, and easier for all. We plan, fund, and deliver local and regional projects to improve travel choices for residents, commuters, and visitors throughout the city.
Our Values
Accountability: We are responsible for informing the public about the work we do and how we spend taxpayer funds.
Collaboration: We achieve our best work by engaging collectively with the community.
Data-driven analysis: Facts guide our work and our recommendations.
Equity: Everyone deserves high-quality transportation.
Innovation: We strive to develop creative solutions that save time and money and lead to better outcomes.
Integrity: We believe in honest, straightforward relationships both internally and outside our agency.
Respect: We value the diversity of views, identities, and experiences within our agency and throughout the broader San Francisco community.
Our Partners
We partner with transportation agencies across the Bay Area to plan, fund, and deliver transportation projects citywide.
Bay Area Air Quality Management District
The Bay Area's regional air pollution control agency tasked with regulating stationary sources of air pollution in the nine counties that surround San Francisco Bay: Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, Napa, San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Clara, southwestern Solano, and southern Sonoma counties.
Bay Area Rapid Transit
BART is the Bay Area’s regional subway system connecting the San Francisco Peninsula with Berkeley, Oakland, Fremont, Walnut Creek, Dublin/Pleasanton, and other cities in the East Bay.
Blue and Gold Fleet
Blue and Gold Fleet is the ferry service provider connecting San Francisco to Sausalito, Tiburon, and Angel Island. They are the operating contractor for the routes connecting San Francisco to Vallejo, South San Francisco, Alameda/Oakland, Harbor Bay, Richmond, and Oracle Park on San Francisco Giants Game days.
California High-Speed Rail Authority
State agency responsible for planning, designing, building, and operation of the first high-speed rail system in the nation.
Caltrain
Caltrain is the commuter rail line connecting San Francisco and the South Bay.
Caltrans
Caltrans is the state agency that manages California's highway and freeway lanes, provides inter-city rail services, and more. Caltran District 4 serves Bay Area counties, including San Francisco.
Golden Gate Bridge, Highway and Transportation District
Golden Gate Bridge, Highway, and Transportation District operates the Golden Gate Bridge and two public transit systems: Golden Gate Transit bus service and Golden Gate Ferry service.
Metropolitan Transportation Commission
Metropolitan Transportation Commission is the regional planning, funding, and coordinating agency for the nine-county San Francisco Bay Area.
Port of San Francisco
The Port of San Francisco manages the waterfront as the gateway to a world-class city, and advances environmentally and financially sustainable maritime, recreational, and economic opportunities.
San Francisco Department of the Environment
SF Environment provides solutions that advance climate protection and enhance quality of life for all San Franciscans. This includes leading San Francisco’s Climate Action Plan and commuter benefit and clean vehicle programs.
San Francisco Public Utilities Commission
City agency that provides water, power, and sewer services to the City of San Francisco and several other Bay Area counties.
San Francisco Public Works
SF Public Works constructs, manages, designs, maintains and repairs San Francisco’s buildings and infrastructure. The agency is responsible for street resurfacing, tree planting and maintenance, sewer management, and sidewalk maintenance and upgrades.
San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency
SFMTA oversees Muni, parking and traffic, bicycling, walking, and taxis.
San Francisco Planning Department
SF Planning plays a central role in guiding the growth and development of our City and works to protect the environment and historical resources, create inspiring and livable urban spaces, cultivate neighborhood resilience, and enforce good land use practices.
Transbay Joint Powers Authority
Transbay Joint Powers Authority is the agency that leads the Transbay Program, including the Salesforce Transit Center and Caltrain Downtown Rail Extension projects.
Water Emergency Transportation Authority
The San Francisco Bay Area Water Emergency Transportation Authority is a regional public transit agency tasked with operating and expanding ferry service on the San Francisco Bay and with coordinating the water transit response to regional emergencies. Under the San Francisco Bay Ferry brand, the agency serves Alameda, Oakland, Richmond, San Francisco, South San Francisco and Vallejo.