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July 26, 2024
Led by San Francisco Public Works, the Jane Warner Plaza planning efforts sought to enhance the safety, longevity, and appearance of plaza features at the intersection of Castro and Market Streets.
July 25, 2024
This month, BART began installing the next generation of fare gates at Civic Center BART station. The new fare gates are designed to improve safety, customer experience, accessibility, reliability, and to deter fare evasion at BART stations.
July 24, 2024
At the July 23 Transportation Authority Board meeting, board members approved the final group of five-year Prop L project investments, also known as Five-Year Prioritization Programs. With this approval, we have completed the inaugural programming of Prop L funds to projects for the voter-approved half-cent sales tax.
July 10, 2024
The Transportation Authority Board recently approved over $40 million in Prop L half-cent sales tax funds to replace over 100 hybrid and battery-electric Muni buses that have reached the end of their useful lives.
July 01, 2024
The San Francisco County Transportation Authority, in coordination with the SFMTA and the San Francisco Planning Department, is studying a potential new rail subway under Geary Boulevard and 19th Avenue, as part of the Geary/19th Avenue Subway and Regional Connections Study.
June 28, 2024
The Treasure Island AV Shuttle Pilot project, called “Loop” was a demonstration of an on-island shuttle serving Treasure Island and was one of the first deployments of shared AV services providing passenger service on public roads in California.
June 26, 2024
The Transportation Authority Board approved a total of $2.46 million in Prop AA funds for two transportation projects including the 8th Street, Clay Street, and Leavenworth Street Pavement Renovation Project and Japantown Buchanan Mall Improvements.
June 25, 2024
At the June 25 Transportation Authority Board meeting, board members gave final approval to support the Safe Routes to School Non-Infrastructure program with $466,000 in Prop L half-cent sales tax funds.
June 14, 2024
In June 2024, the Transportation Authority was awarded the Interchange Project of the Year Award for the Yerba Buena Island / I-80 Southgate Road and Interchange Project by the California Transportation Foundation
May 23, 2024
Treasure Island's Electric Ferry Service received seed funding towards its first year of operations between Treasure Island and the Ferry Building which will reduce emissions, enhance mobility and connect visitors to several amenities on the Island.
May 22, 2024
In May, the Transportation Authority Board approved several key transportation projects including Transit Stop Signage Enhancement, the Golden Gate Greenway, Muni paratransit, and BART elevator attendant programs.
May 22, 2024
We joined District 6 Board Member Matt Dorsey, SFMTA, SF Public Works, SF Bike Coalition, and community members to celebrate the groundbreaking of the Folsom Streetscape Project in the South of Market neighborhood.
May 21, 2024
We joined Transbay Joint Powers Authority, city officials, partners, and community members at the Salesforce Transit Center to celebrate The Portal’s entry to the Engineering phase and the Federal Transit Administration’s $3.38 billion funding commitment.
May 17, 2024
The Transportation Authority is exploring ways to improve safety and access to parks, schools, hospitals, and recreational areas for children, seniors, and people with disabilities in the Marina, Pacific Heights, Presidio Heights, Cathedral Hill, Laurel Village, Jordan Park, and North of the Panhandle neighborhoods, as part of the District 2 Safety Study.
April 26, 2024
Earlier this month, the Transportation Authority approved “support and seek amendments” positions on three bills: Senate Bill (SB) 1031 (Wiener, Wahab) - also known as the Connect Bay Area Act - and Autonomous Vehicle safety and transparency bills Assembly Bill (AB) 1777 (Ting), AB 3061 (Haney).