Sustainable Transportation & Land- Use Integration:
San Francisco Planning Partnerships
San Francisco City Planning Commission March 26, 2009
Timothy PapandreouAssistant Deputy Director Transportation Planning SFMTA
Tilly ChangDeputy Director Transportation Planning SFCTA
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Presentation Overview• Transportation Implications on Sustainability
– State, Regional and Local Sustainability Strategies
• San Francisco Transportation Challenges– Funding– Multi-modal Demand Management
• San Francisco Transportation Planning & Funding
• San Francisco Transportation & Land-use Partnership Strategies– Transit-Oriented Sustainable Development Areas– Sustainable Transportation Systems Planning
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Why is Transportation such an issue?
Cuts across all facets of our life
Transportation is a land use
Land use drives Transportation
Transportation choices available affect our ability to participate in society
How you get there matters!
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Sustainability and Implications on Transportation Systems
Access and Choices
Urban Mobility
Fastest growing sector 27% of total energy consumption
Energy supply is uncertain
Greenhouse Gas Emissions & Climate Change
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Transportation is key to Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Natural Activities
Transportation
Human Activities
GLOBAL CLIMATE CHANGE
Surface SeaAir
Autos/TrucksTransit
UrbanRural
ElectricityIndustry
RailFreight
Agriculture/ Forestry
Buildings
Off-Road Construction
Vehicles
Roads
Local Land UsePolicy
Transportation Funding PolicyProduced By: Timothy Papandreou 8-14-07
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San Francisco’s GHG Emissions Footprint
51% of Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Transportation
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Sea Level, Air-Quality, Energy, Water Impacts
Source: Metropolitan Transportation Commission 2009
Bay Area
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What is Sustainable Transportation Policy?
• Allows the basic access needs to be met
• Is affordable, operates efficiently,choice of mode
• Limits emissions & waste
• Minimizes consumption of non-renewable resources
• Reuses and recycles its components
• Minimizes the use of land & the production of noise
(TCST 1997)
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Sustainable Mobility Partnership Strategies
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Vehicles Miles Traveled & GHG Emissions
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State, Regional & Local Sustainability Strategies
AB 32 Climate Change Proposed Scoping PlanSB 375 Regional Transportation Greenhouse Gas Emission TargetsMTC Transportation 2035Countywide Transportation PlanCitywide Climate Action PlanSFMTA Climate Action Plan
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Transportation Planning Paradigm Shift
• 1973 Transit First Policy• Downtown Plan (transit investment, cap on parking)• Transit Impact Development Fee• Reduced parking requirements downtown • Embarcadero Freeway and Central Freeway removals
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2009 SFMTA Climate Action Plan draft• 1) internal footprint & 2) transportation sector
• SFMTA contributes 1% of total City GHG emissions• Internal goal = 20% reduction by 2012, per Citywide Climate plan
• Internal footprint (all SFMTA emissions)– SFMTA on target for 2012 due to hybrid buses and
biodiesel– Lowest per passenger emissions in California– Clean Air Plan – “Zero Emissions 2020” on schedule– Other internal work: facilities/cap projects;
waste/recycling; employee commute
• Transportation sector (all mobile sources in SF)– 2012 represents massive un-funded challenge– Strategies: TEP; Ped/Bikes; Parking/Road pricing
Ridesharing; TOD; Travel Demand reductions
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San Francisco Transportation Planning & Funding
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Our City Planning PartnersCity DepartmentsPlanning- General Plan Transportation ElementPublic WorksEnvironment
Redevelopment Agency
Office of Economic & Workforce Development
San FranciscoInternational Airport
Port of San Francisco
San Francisco Public UtilitiesCommission
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Our Regional, State & Federal Planning Partners
Metropolitan Transportation Commission
California Department of Transportation
Bay Area Air Quality Management District
United States Department of Transportation
Federal Transit Administration
San FranciscoBay Area Rapid Transit District
San Mateo CountyTransit District
Golden Gate Bridge Highway and Transportation District
Caltrain
California High Speed Rail Authority
Alameda County Transit District
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SFCTA- County Transportation Authority
• Administrator of the half-cent sales tax (Prop K)– Allocates funds consistent with Plans & Programs– Helps project sponsors leverage Prop K with other
funds sources to fully fund Expenditure Plan projects
• Congestion Management Agency– Develops the Countywide Transportation Plan– Develops the County’s Congestion Management
Program
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Funding Programs Administrator–
Identifies priorities, administers and conducts project delivery oversight on multiple fund programs
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Capital Project Development/Coordination– Doyle Drive– Van Ness and Geary BRT– Octavia Boulevard
• Policy Studies– Strategic Analysis Reports, e.g. LOS Alternative Measures, Market
Street– Congestion Pricing Feasibility Study
• Transportation Studies and Area Plans– Bi-County Transportation Plan– 19th Avenue/Park Presidio Boulevard Transportation Plan
• Neighborhood Transportation Plans– Completed: Outer Mission, Tenderloin, Mission S. of Chavez,
Columbus– Underway: Bayview, West SOMA
SFCTA Projects and Initiatives
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Transportation Funding Sources
Developer Fees Transit FaresParking
Complex Web of funding revenues increasingly dependent on unstable sources
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Transportation ProgrammingAs a Fund Program Administrator, the Authority establishes San Francisco’s priorities, administers and conducts project delivery oversight on multiple fund programs:
Fund Source Cycle
Federal Stimulus funds (Regional, LSR) 1x (early 2009)
Prop K Ongoing
Transportation Fund for Clean Air Annual
Regional Improvement Program and Transportation Enhancement funds
Usually bi-annual
County Share: Regional Bike/Ped Program, Transportation for Livable Communities, Lifeline Transportation Program, Local Streets and Roads Program
Approximately every 2 to 3 years
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Transportation ProgrammingOther City agencies also program significant transportation funds:
Fund Source Agency
FTA formula funds, STA, Parking, Fares, TIDF MTA
Development Impact Fees Planning Department, SFRA, Port of San Francisco
Gas Tax Subventions (Resurfacing) DPW
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SB 375 Changes to Transportation Planning
• Updated Travel Demand Modeling• Regional GHG Emission Reduction Targets
(“Carbon Targets”)
• Sustainable Communities Strategies (“SCS”) in Regional Transportation Plans (“RTPs”)
• If SCS does not meet Target, Alternative Planning Strategy (“APS”)
• Regional Housing Needs Allocation (“RHNA”)
• General Plan and Housing Element Updates• Transportation Funding Changes• CEQA Updates • Greater need for Partnerships &
Coordination
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SFMTA-Municipal Transportation Agency
• Multi-modal transportation agency• Planner, Designer, Builder, Operator:
– 5 modes of transit– Street Network, Signals & Systems– Pedestrian & Bicycle Networks– Parking Supply & Management – Station Area Development– Taxi Administration
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Transportation Capital Project Development/Coordination– Central Subway– Transbay Terminal– Fort Mason Extension
• Policy & Project Planning Studies – Transit Effectiveness Project– Bicycle Transportation Plan– Better Streets Plan– Climate Action Plan– Fleet & Facilities Plan
• Transportation Studies and Area Plans– Urban Initiatives (EN Trips, Treasure Island, Park Merced, Candlestick
Point/ Hunters Point Shipyard)
• Neighborhood Transportation Planning Coordination– Balboa Park– Glen Park– Japantown
SFMTA Projects and Initiatives
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San Francisco Transportation & Land-use Partnership Strategies
Close Coordination with the Planning Agencies to Focus on:
- Transit-Oriented Sustainable Development Areas
- Sustainable Transportation Systems Planning
Partnerships are key to success
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Strategic Planning to meet Future Growth
Peak Vehicle Demand based on Current Service
= Total Vehicle Demand in 2030
Change in Peak Vehicles per 2030 Growth Forecast+
Average Daily Maintenance Demand+
Projected Changes to San Francisco
1 million daily transit trips estimated in 2030 (SFCTA, RPM9)19.1% estimated increase in employment from 2000 to 203016.4% estimated increase in households from 2000 to 2030 Greater shift to sustainable transportation modes
What are the growth impacts to the Transportation System? How can the Transit System be optimized to meet current and projected demand?
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Emissions & Land Needed by Mode
•Walking, Bicycling & Transit are the most sustainable forms of transportation•Only effective with compact, transit-oriented land-use and pricing policies
Least MostGHG Emissions & Land
40% of all trips under 2 miles61% under 5 miles6% of all trips are by bicycle30% of adults would bicycle to work if it was safer 2008 San Francisco State of Cycling Report
Vehicle Graphics from Metro Design Studio
Average 1lb CO2 per passenger mile
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Transit-Oriented Sustainable Development Planning Efforts
San Francisco Potential/Planned Priority Development Areas
19th Avenue CorridorBayview/Hunters Point/Candlestick Point Better Neighborhoods: Balboa Park/Market & OctaviaDowntown Neighborhoods/Transit Infill Eastern NeighborhoodsMission Bay Port of San Francisco San Francisco/San Mateo Bi- County Area Transbay Terminal Area Treasure Island
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Transportation & Land Use Integration Efforts
Priority Development Areas with Transportation Networks
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Transportation & Land Use Integration Efforts Priority Development Areas Integrated with Proposed Transportation Network Improvements to maximize sustainability & livability
Park Merced/19th Ave
Treasure Island
Rincon HillTransbay
Mission Bay
Bayview Hunters Point
Market/Octavia
EasternNeighborhoods
FinancialDistrict
Balboa Park
Glen Park
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• Partnership between OEWD and SFMTA• Multi-agency coordination• Extensive Collaboration with Private Sector
and Large Institutions• Large-Site Developers• Select Individual TOD projects• Institutions: SFGH, SFSU, CPMC
SFMTA Urban Initiatives
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Urban Initiatives Coordination
Treasure Island
Candlestick Point/ Hunters Point Shipyard
Park Merced/19th
Avenue Corridor
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Candlestick Point/ Hunters Point Shipyard
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Park Merced: Proposed Transportation Network
Muni Metro M-J alignment
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Treasure Island
Transit Hub: Muni, AC, shuttles and Ferries
Legend
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Bi-County Transportation Plan• Multiple proposals for land
development
– Housing: 18k units
– Employment: 15 million sq. ft.
• Coordination among over a dozen agencies from SF, SM, regional & state agencies
• Regional funding and implementation strategy
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19th Ave/Park Presidio Boulevard Plan• Lake St to Junipero Serra Blvd• $20M traffic signal upgrade and pedestrian safety improvements underway• Transportation Plan adopted in early 2008
– Identified near-term improvements for pedestrian safety and transit operations (1 – 3 yrs)
– Pedestrian and Transit Bulb outs project commencing design
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Balboa Park & Glen Park Station Improvement Plans
SFMTA Helping Implement the SF Planning Department’s Plans:
Coordinating with our city and regional partners
Balboa Park Station Area Plan:Pedestrian & Bicycle Connection ProjectStation Capacity Study
Geneva Avenue Transit Corridor Study
Glen Park Transportation Study:Improve Access, Safety for all users of the transportation networksImprove Muni circulationAccessible/ADA connectivity to for Muni-BART networks
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Study Area • Analyze, identify and design specific transportation projects as required by EN Area Plans
• Multi-modal Infrastructure Improvements Needed:– Transit– Bicycles– Pedestrians– Traffic calming and traffic
management– Parking– Goods Movement
EN TRIPS
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Transportation Systems Planning Efforts Transbay TerminalCentral SubwayTransit Effectiveness ProjectBus Rapid TransitStreetcar ExtensionsTransit Fleet PlanTransit Facilities Plan
Bike PlanBetter Streets PlanDemand ManagementSFParkSFGoBridge Access UpgradesTransit Station DevelopmentCaltrain ElectrificationHigh Speed RailFerry and Port Access
Matching transportation investments with Land-use & demographic demands
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Mobility Access and Pricing Study
Goals:
• Improve transportation system performance
• Enhance environment and quality of life
• Maintain economic vitality
• Support Sustainable Development goals
Source: SFCTA, Spring 2006 LOS Monitoring
SFMTA, Spring 2007AVL Monitoring Results
Focus Area
Congested Transit Segment (travel speed below 8 mph)Congested Auto Segment (highway speed below 30 mph road speed below 10 mph)
Congested Streets in San Francisco
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SFpark: Parking Demand ManagementPrimary goals of pilot
projects• Manage parking
demand to reduce congestion
• Manage parking as a coherent whole (on- and off-street) and powerful means to achieve City’s goals for transportation system
• Improve the parking experience in San Francisco
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75% of boardings concentrated on routes traveling through 15 corridors
Transit Effectiveness Project
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Transit Effectiveness Project Highlights
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Bicycle Transportation Plan
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Central Subway
Provides a direct connection to: •SoMa (South of Market) •Moscone Center •Union Square, and Chinatown •Future Mission Bay community•UCSF campus and the revitalized Bayview-Hunters Point with downtown.
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Bus Rapid Transit Planning Overview
• Tied to TEP – “Rapid Transit” Plan - 5 LRT Routes + BRT Project Routes
+ Major SFMTA Service Routes– Build upon success of TEP
• San Francisco BRT Goals– Improve the level of service for existing and new
transit passengers– Enhance the street and neighborhood identities
of the Van Ness and Geary corridors
Proposed BRT
LRT Lines
Potential BRT network under study
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Car Sharing & Taxi Systems
• Work with partners to maximize opportunities – Placement of parking and loading locations– Incorporate into existing transit, bike & ped &
parking transportation planning – Car Sharing & Taxis are demand management and
congestion management strategies tied to land use– Provides “mobility insurance” similar to private
automobile minimize the excessive land-use implications with auto-ownership
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Communication, Coordination, Collaboration
• Unprecedented Citywide Planning Efforts
• Unprecedented Transportation Planning Efforts
• Call to Action on Climate Change & Sustainability– Land-Use & Transportation decision making is at the root of all these
multiple issues – Our ability to get it right at the street, the public realm and urban form has
global implications– Doing so positions SF well to capture new Federal, state and regional $$$
• Requires unprecedented partnerships with several new stakeholders
• Build upon San Francisco Planning Partnerships by bringing together all stakeholders
• Sharing of Information, Best practices, Leveraging skills & assets
• Continuous cycle of improvement= Livability, Sustainability & Resilience
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Vision For Sustainability