Everyone in the Bay Area can agree—our transportation system needs
some work. The SF Board of Supervisors just approved two new measures
to remedy the gridlock. The
Subway Master Plan will eventually expand BART and Muni throughout the city.
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| Travis Wise via Flickr |
Most of the Bay Area has no subway access. In fact, San Francisco
only has two subways: a short Muni route beneath Market Street and an
underground BART line to the Mission and Daly City. An additional tunnel
called the Central Subway is under construction and will be completed
in 2019. The Subway Master Plan will develop long-term solutions for
improving public transportation and offer accessibility to more
residents.
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| Courtesy of CentralSubwaySF.com |
The
Transportation Sustainability Fee
was also approved. For the first time ever, property developers will be
required to pay transit impact fees. This will generate an estimated
$1.3 billion over 30 years by regulating new market-rate housing
construction. That adds up to $44 million annually, which will be
directly funneled to transportation improvements. TSF proceeds will go
toward new vehicles, transit system enhancements, pedestrian safety
projects, and regional transit upgrades. It took Supervisor Scott Wiener
five years to get the initiatives passed.
Now if only BART ran later than midnight.
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