San Francisco Transportation Plan 2050+

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Introduction
Updated every four years, the San Francisco Transportation Plan is the blueprint for the city's transportation system development and investment over the next 30 years.

It identifies priorities for discretionary transportation funding - funding that is not linked to specific projects or uses - for operations, infrastructure, maintenance, and many other categories (learn more here).

This year’s plan incorporates post-pandemic travel trends, updated revenue projections, and investment strategy.

Updated Travel Trends and Revenue Projections
Between 2019 and 2023, there was a significant drop in travel around San Francisco with 41% fewer trips to/from/within SF. This is due to many factors, including increased work from home.

Transit ridership is way down, impacting operating revenues. When people travel, they choose to travel by car more than before. Lower income people in particular are driving more and taking transit less.

We project ~12% less revenue over the next 30 years, driven mostly by decreases in transit fares and parking and sales tax receipts.

Long term projections show San Francisco will grow in population and jobs, and with the current travel trends, our streets will become more congested and our buses and trains more crowded.

While the COVID-19 pandemic has been profoundly disruptive, it also provides San Francisco the opportunity to facilitate a healthy recovery with improved transportation options for all.

Investment Strategy
The Investment Plan must be updated to fit within the reduced transportation revenues over the next 30 years. Most of the funds are committed to specific projects or uses, but we expect to have ~$10 billion in discretionary funds, meaning we have some flexibility on how we spend it.

The Vision Plan assumes there is an additional ~$15 billion in potential new revenues coming from currently unknown sources like new grants or state funds.

This pie chart shows how the Investment Plan was allocated to the spending categories in 2022.

Question Title

A pie chart with the following slices (in 2020 dollars): Transit Operations and Enhancements ($49,230), Transit & Roadway Maintenance ($12,179), Major Transit Projects ($10,365), Safer and Complete Streets ($2,093), Next Generation Roadways and Freeway Management ($486), and Transportation System Management and Planning ($3,997).
Given the reduced revenue projections, we are taking this approach for funding:
  1. Fund transit operations to maintain 2023 service levels at a minimum
  2. Fund transit and roadway maintenance to maintain roadways and assets, such as fixing potholes and buses and trains (known as State of Good Repair)
  3. Prioritize remaining discretionary funds for other categories
 
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