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Regional Transportation Plan/ Sustainable Communities Strategy and

San Francisco Transportation PlanCall for Projects

Plans and Programs CommitteeMarch 22, 2011

RTP/SCS and SFTP Call for Projects UpdateWhat are the Regional Transportation Plan/Sustainable Communities Strategy (RTP/SCS) and the San Francisco Transportation Plan (SFTP)?

What opportunities do this RTP/SCS afford?

RTP/SCS Call for Projects:

►What projects need to be in the RTP/SCS?

►Public outreach process

►Investment prioritization process

►Timeline

Next Steps

Landmark legislation for California on land use, transportation and environmental planning passed in 2008

Requires each region to add a new element to its RTP called a Sustainable Communities Strategy (SCS) which must:

Reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from driving in the Bay Area by 15% per capita by 2035. Identify a strategy to house the region’s population at all income levels

SB 375 requires that we change how we do transportation planning


SFTP prioritizes local projects for inclusion in the RTP

The SFTP is the long-range policy and investment plan for San Francisco developed by the Authority

4 goal areas: economy, environment, livability, infrastructure

The RTP is the long-range (25+ year) policy and investment plan for the 9-county region developed by the Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC)

prioritizes Federal, State and Regional funds across a broad range of primarily capital projects and programs

Create a more livable city

Ensure a healthy environment

Provide world-class

infrastructure

Strengthen the city’s economic competitiveness

SFTP Goals


Housing Units Planed in San Francisco

Source: SF Planning Dept.

Opportunity for San Francisco to increase share of regional transportation funding

Increased # of regional transportation projects and funding are being considered discretionary vs. committed

Increased will to advocate for new revenues to achieve SCS goals

Projects/policies that reduce GHGs or support the city’s growth plans may be more competitive for regional discretionary funds

San Francisco has urged the region to consider the following

Maintenance resources should be prioritized for jurisdictions currently accommodating regional growth + travel in an equitable + sustainable manner; + that demonstrate progress toward meeting RHNA affordable housing targets

Growth should be distributed across the region such that lower income households have increased access to safe and healthy neighborhoods as well as jobs and education, and include protections to prevent displacement and facilitate preservation of the existing supply of affordable housing.

Expansion resources should be prioritized for jurisdictions that are proactively planning to accommodate expected growth-- particularly affordable housing—between 2010 + 2035, in a sustainable + cost-effective manner

Discretionary regional funding should be prioritized for projects that reduce regional GHGs equitably + cost-effectively; + for projects that serve TOD that includes affordable housing

Call for Projects: RTP/SCS Focus

MTC issued a call for projects on February 14

Authority, as San Francisco’s Congestion Management Agency, is responsible for:

1. Issuing a call for projects2. Performing related outreach to project sponsors and the public3. Prioritizing projects and assigning San Francisco’s target of

discretionary funds ($6.16 billion) by April 294. Coordinating with MTC, project sponsors, and stakeholders, in

policy discussions leading to development of final list of San Francisco projects in RTP/SCS

Regional transit operators and Caltrans will submit project priorities directly to MTC


What projects need to be in the RTP/SCS?

Projects must be in RTP/SCS if, before 2017, the project is

Seeking federal or state fundingSeeking a federal action (e.g. environmental clearance, record of decision)

Projects can be in the RTP/SCS in two waysIndividual project listing – required if project is capacity-enhancing or regionally significantGrouped or programmatic category

All submitted projects will also be considered for inclusion in SFTP


The previous plan (T2035) included…

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Individual projects such asBRT on Van Ness, Geary, and Geneva corridorReplacement of Doyle Drive (Presidio Parkway)Central Subway extensionCaltrain electrification and extension to downtown San FranciscoImprove the Great Highway b/w Lincoln and 28th Avenue

Programmatic categories such asTraffic calmingBicycle facilitiesTransit priority treatmentsTransit capital maintenanceLocal streets and roads maintenance


Outreach to solicit project ideas and priorities

Over 100 ideas submitted so far – March 24 deadline

Outreach activities:Emails to over 2,000 individualsNewspaper ads Web page www.sftca.org/RTP in English, Spanish, and Chinese with FAQs, online submittal formNeighborhood Meetings: 200+ individuals reached at 14 meetingsMarch/April Authority committee meetings to serve as public hearings for project ideas and project priorities

Authority staff willConnect members of the public with project sponsorsSummarize how input received was incorporated

Local Project Evaluation Process

MTC general criteriaSupport RTP/SCS goals (vehicle miles traveled/greenhouse gas reduction, link to growth)Regionally significant projectDerived from an adopted plan

Authority will also considerEquityCost effectivenessReadinessLevel of project developmentPublic/agency support

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RTP and SFTP Call for Projects Schedule

April/May 2011Authority submits draft and final San Francisco project priorities to MTC

Call for projects released February 18

Public meetings on Call for Projects and public outreach

March 22: SFCTA Plans and Programs Committee

March 23: SFCTA Citizens Advisory Committee

Deadline for project submittal to Authority

March 24

Public meetings on San Francisco project priorities

April 20: SFTP Community Advisory Committee

April 27: SFCTA Citizens Advisory Committee

May 17: SFCTA Plans and Programs Committee

Second call for SFTP projects Spring/Summer 2011

Discussion on RTP and SFTP investment priorities

Fall 2011/Winter 2012

Initial Vision Scenario January-March 2011

Detailed Scenarios March-July 2011

Preferred SCS Scenario August-December 2011

Environmental Review Winter 2012 - Spring 2013

MTC and ABAG adopt SCS/RTP April 2013

Milestones for SCS Adoption

RTP Call for Projectsfeeds into

detailed Scenarios

Concurrent Process: Initial Vision Scenario (IVS)What is the IVS?

Alternative land use distribution that increases regional housing supply by 270,000, focused in Priority Development Areas and other growth opportunity areasDoes not achieve region’s greenhouse gas reduction target, mixed results in other targets

In April MTC/ABAG will present IVS findings and seek input from San Francisco

Leadership Roundtable, TBD AprilMTC/ABAG (invited) presentation at April 19 Plans and Programs CommitteePublic Workshop, April 25, 5:30-8:30pm at Milton Marks Conference Center, 455 Golden Gate Ave.


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