Sustainability SFMTA Path to Platinum Ed Reiskin San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency, Director of Transportation San Francisco, CA Timothy Papandreou Deputy Director Strategic Planning & Policy
49 805 600 17M More than 1M sq. mi. thousand residents thousand jobs annual visitors people each day 12% of the region s population 30% of the region s jobs 1,700 startups in the city 40% of total city trips are regional 65% of region s transit passengers 1M 390 30% 17% 3:1 Total daily transit boardings thousand registered vehicles of households are car free of all trips are walking Ratio of bicycles to cars on Market St. San Francisco by the numbers 2
Transportation is vital to our City City transportation & land use context San Francisco Transportation System Local & Regional Transit Network Land Use Plans Travel Demand, Parking & Traffic Management Walkable Streets & Spaces Bicycle Network & Facilities Vehicle/ Rideshare Partners San Francisco Overview 3 3
How do we grow sustainably? The number of jobs is projected to grow from 568,724 in 2010 to over 760,000 in 2040. 4,600 housing units are under construction, with 43,000+ in the pipeline How we are Growing In the next 25 years 35% Increase in Jobs & Housing allocation 4
Significant regional growth from the East Bay and South Bay Increasing pressure on BART s downtown station areas, Caltrain and Muni connecting service. How we are Growing New and existing travel demand markets 5
Commuter Rail 12.6M Annual Unlinked Trips Systemwide* Heavy Rail 111M Annual Unlinked Trips Systemwide* Transit use accounts for 20% of all trips in San Francisco Cable Car 5M Annual Weekday Boardings Ferry 2M Annual Unlinked Trips Systemwide* Light Rail 35M Annual Weekday Boardings Trolley Coach 53M Annual Weekday Boardings Motor Coach 76M Annual Weekday Boardings Streetcar 6M Annual Weekday Boardings Paratransit On call service San Francisco Annual Ridership of the Nine Public Transit Modes in Overview the San Francisco Bay Area 6
Walk 24% of all City trips Bicycle 3.5% of all City trips Taxi 1% of all City trips Bicycle Share Pilot program to start fall 2013 Commuter Shuttles 5% of City transit trips Car Share System replaces up to 15,000 autos Carpool/Ride Share 10% Bay Bridge users Commercial Deliveries Hybrid electric fleets Private Autos 54% of all City trips San Francisco Overview Nine Transportation Modes 7
Dense network, high ridership ratio (on par with NYC); latent demand One of the most walkable cities; city of short trips, walking neighborhoods Latent demand, high growth in short time, high rate of return on investment Fast growth of car/scooter sharing & shuttles reducing car trips, bike sharing starts this summer Source: San Francisco County Transportation Authority San Francisco Current Transportation System Opportunities Overview 8 8
28 miles of transit only lanes & BRT facilities needed, expanded fleet/facilities to improve reliability & deliver current & future service 45 miles of high priority walking streets need upgrading; high traffic speeds & narrow sidewalks in growth areas 50 miles of high priority bicycle streets need upgrading; fragmented network and facilities hampers growth Vehicle sharing (car, bike & scooter), taxi stands & shuttles need on street space to grow San Francisco Current Transportation System Challenges Overview 9 9
Charter Amend. #1 Market Street Railway Muni Muni Prop. E Prop. A Public Competition for new Logo Bureau of Streets Department of Electricity Parking Authority Dept. of Parking & Traffic S.F. Municipal Transportation Agency) 2013 Adoption of Strategic Plan Transit First Policy Traffic Engineering Traffic Signs / Markings Parking Meters Parking Lots / Garages Resident Parking Permits Taxi Commission 1912 1944 1973 1989 1994 1999 2009 2012 Who We Are Citizen initiated Process Political Leadership Internal Staff Champions 10
2013 2018 Strategic Plan Vision: San Francisco: great city, excellent transportation choices. Mission: We work together to plan, build, operate, regulate and maintain the transportation network, with out partners, to connect communities. Goals: 1. Create a safer transportation experience for everyone 2. Make transit, walk, bicycling, taxi, ridesharing and carsharing the most attractive and preferred means of travel 3. Improve the environment and quality of life in San Francisco 4. Create a collaborative environments to support delivery of outstanding service Our Strategic Direction Agency Vision, Mission & Goals 11
Our Strategic A Multimodal Transportation Agency Direction 12
Work with land use partners Plan & build transportation projects Regulate the taxi system Manage the streets & transit Operate & maintain the transit system Manage & enforce parking Our Strategic Manage the City s transportation system Direction 13
All Trips 2010 2018 Goal 61% auto/39% non auto 50% auto/50% non auto Focus on shifting modes to meet 15% growth in trips of all modes Our Strategic Direction Strategic Mode Shift goal by 2018 14
Our Strategic Managing our Key Assets Direction 15
Revenue Source % of total revenue Parking & Traffic Fees & Fines 33% General Fund Transfer Baseline 26% Transit Fares 24% Operating Grants 13% Other (Advertising, Interest, Service Fees) 3% Taxi Services 1% Expenditure Category % of Total Expenditures Salaries & Benefits 61% Contracts & Other Services 11% Materials & Supplies 9% Services from City Departments 8% Insurance, Taxes, & Claims 8% Equipment & Maintenance 1% Rent & Building 1% Rainy Day Reserve 1% Structural Deficit: $70 million Other Key Services: $20M Transit: $50 M Delivered Service $828.2 million Basic Services; Declining Infrastructure Higher Quality Services; Maintain What We Have Reliable, Quality Services that Meet Growing Demand Our Strategic Our Budget Diverse revenue base to meet Direction diverse expenditures 16
Sustainability In Action Timothy Papandreou Deputy Director, Strategic Planning & Policy San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency 17
Sustainability Sustainable San Francisco Transportation Greenhouse Gas In Mobility Action (GHG) Emission Reductions 18
Work towards Platinum status Integrate individual & department work plans Integrate sustainability into all agency practices Develop tracking and monitoring systems Implement training on best practices Prioritize complete Streets project design Focus on transportation demand management Leverage development agreements Sustainability in Key sustainability action areas for Strategic Plan Action 19 19
Composting & Recycling Renewable Energy Recycled Bio fuels Electric Transit Green Taxis Green Construction Our Sustainability Strategic In Direction Action Lead by example in agency sustainability 20
Getting Smart about Sustainability Strategy Climate Goals Sustainability Goals Electric/Low Carbon Cars Reduce Energy Consumption Reduce Energy Consumption Reduce Co2e Pollution Reduce all Pollution Reduce Parking Infrastructure Demand Reduce Peak Travel Demand Reduce Traffic Fatalities Sustainable in Action Beyond GHG Emissions Reduction 21
Current System Capacity Relieving crowding & growing capacity = more operators + more mechanics + more vehicles + upgraded old systems + more frequency and assets Gap Capacity needed to meet current transportation demand & projected growth increased costs to repair & grow capacity Sustainability in Gap in capacity to meet today s and tomorrow s Action transportation needs 22
Getting real about Sustainability in a growing environment Sustainability Commitment Reduce Operation Costs Agency Financial Sustainability options Reduce service hours Reduce service Frequency Reduce staff costs City Growth and Sustainability Goals Social Equity and access Peak Travel Demand capacity Reduce driving mode share Increase safety of transportation options Sustainability in Key issue is how to reduce operating costs while Action repairing & growing system 23
New Fleet All Door Boarding Streamlined Operations Preventative Maintenance Signal priority & timing Real time operator/ customer information Our Sustainability Strategic In Improve operational efficiency to meet current Direction Action demands 24
Demand Management Smart Land Use Demand Pricing Infrastructure Support Travel Choices Priority Transit Complete Streets Vehicle Sharing Photo: City CarShare Sustainability in Manage future growth demands with our key Action partners 25
New Muni fleets & customer amenities Central Subway, Rapid Network, Van Ness BRT and Market Street Increased capacity, reliability & frequency Location of the Core Capacity Needs & Bottlenecks in the Network Sustainability in Transit Strategy improve customer experience Action for tomorrow s needs 26
More signal, crosswalk & traffic calming improvements More complete streets and plazas More walking amenities from new developments + = Focus 45 Miles of Complete Street Type Treatments by 2021 Sustainability in Action Walking Strategy city of short trips, better access to & from transit 27
Implementation of the Pedestrian Safety Toolkit Construction of new public plazas & parklets Sunday Streets closing stretches of city streets to automobile traffic Sustainability in Action Walking Strategy Re purposing streets for people 28
Key hotspots Improved and expanded network & bicycle parking Expanded marketing, wayfinding, outreach programs More bicycle infrastructure from new developments >26 Miles to remove hotspots in network >130 Miles to upgrade remainder of network Sustainability in Bicycle Strategy Improve comfort and Action connectivity compliment transit 29
Methodology for Network Assessment LTS 1 Everyone feels comfortable to ride LTS 2 Adults feel comfortable to ride LTS 3 Enthused and Confident will ride LTS 4 Only Strong and Fearless will ride Sustainability in Bicycle Strategy Improve comfort and Action connectivity compliment transit 30
BEFORE Sustainability In Project Complete integration Street Integration tested Action Church & Duboce 31
AFTER Sustainability In Action Complete Street Infrastructure Walk Bike Transit integration 32
Shuttle stops and network providers clearly identified Expanded car, bike and scooter sharing availability Parking Demand Management Expanded taxi fleets Sustainability Sustainable in Action Mobility TDM Strategy developer agreements & partnerships to augment transit 33
Sustainability in Action Transportation Demand Management Strategy integrated customer experience 34
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