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Transportation

We believe: Walking, biking, and taking transit should be the safest
and best ways to get around for people of all ages and abilities.

Our Goal


• Reduce emissions from transportation.

• Reduce driving.

• Build complete communities around transit.

• Make Bay Area transit work for the 21st century.

• Eliminate traffic deaths.

a bus traveling unimpeded in a transit-only lane

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Making Roads Work for Transit

Transit delays and unreliability can make riding the bus a nonstarter for those who have other ways to get around. Giving transit vehicles priority on Bay Area roads can deliver the speed and reliability improvements needed to get more people on buses and out of cars.
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Policy Brief

Accelerating Sustainable Transportation in California

To fight climate pollution, California will need to build out the infrastructure to make walking, biking and riding transit the default ways to get around. ϴmakes the case to extend state legislation that is making it faster to build commonsense sustainable transportation projects.
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A mostly empty parking lot viewed from above

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The Bay Area Parking Census

For decades, parking in the Bay Area has been both ubiquitous and uncounted. ϴand the Mineta Transportation Institute have produced the San Francisco Bay Area Parking Census, the most detailed assessment of parking infrastructure ever produced for the region.
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Updates and Events

Coalition Signals Opposition to Highway Widening in Regional Transportation Measure

Advocacy Letter
ϴand a large coalition of environmental, environmental justice, transit, and housing advocates have signaled their view that a new Bay Area's regional transportation measure should not include highway widening. Highway widening - expanding the physical footprint or geometry of highways and roadways exclusively for vehicular throughput - promotes driving and consequently increases climate pollution and safety hazards, while drawing riders away from public transit alternatives.

ϴInput to MTC on Enabling Legislation for a Potential Regional Transportation Measure

Advocacy Letter
The Metropolitan Transportation Commission is working with the State Legislature to develop input on enabling legislation for a potential regional transportation measure that could go to the ballot in 2026. ϴhas been following this process closely and provided input to MTC's Legislation Committee at their December 8th meeting.

ϴOpposes SFMTA Budget Charter Amendment

Advocacy Letter
ϴadvocates against a proposed San Francisco charter amendment that would require the mayor to approve certain aspects of SFMTA's budget.

Joint Letter Opposing SFMTA Budget Charter Amendment

Advocacy Letter
San Francisco Transit Riders Union, ϴand other groups jointly oppose a proposed San Francisco charter amendment that would require the mayor to approve certain aspects of SFMTA's budget.
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