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Downtown Congestion Pricing Study Town Hall at Mannys August 26, 2020 Coronavirus has dramatically Our new changed our daily lives reality 2 Coronavirus has dramatically SF traffic in changed our daily lives April 2020 3 Congestion

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Downtown Congestion Pricing Study

Town Hall at Manny’s

August 26, 2020
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Our new reality Coronavirus has dramatically changed our daily lives

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SF traffic in April 2020 Coronavirus has dramatically changed our daily lives

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SF traffic in 2019 Congestion in San Francisco had reached record levels

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People were driving more than ever Three main reasons:

  • 1. A growing population
  • 2. Strong economy
  • 3. Demand for travel by

ride-hail vehicles

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Congestion affects everyone

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Impacts on underinvested communities

7 V I S I O N Z E R O H I G H - I N J U R Y N E T W O R K C O M M U N I T I E S O F C O N C E R N
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Efforts to address congestion helped

8 Photo by SFMTA Photography Department Photo by SFMTA Photography Department Photo by SFMTA Photography Department
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…but our efforts were not enough

Photo by Sergio Ruiz
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…but our efforts were not enough

We will need to reduce the number of cars downtown to make transit, walking, and biking improvements work.

Photo by Sergio Ruiz
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Our challenge: move more people in fewer vehicles

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Downtown Congestion Pricing Study

12 Photo by Sergio Ruiz, flic.kr/p/TcdmM8
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Congestion Pricing Around the World

13 CITIES WITH EXISTING PRICING SYSTEMS CITIES CONSIDERING PRICING CITIES IMPLEMENTING PRICING
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London

  • 30% reduction

in traffic congestion

  • 38% increase

in transit ridership

  • 12% reduction

in GHG emissions

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Stockholm

  • 22% reduction

in traffic congestion

  • 5% increase

in transit ridership

  • 14% reduction

in GHG emissions

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How we got here

2010 study benefits:

  • 12% fewer peak period

auto trips

  • 21% reduction in

vehicle delay

  • 20% – 25% transit

speed improvements

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How we got here

2010 study benefits:

  • 16% reduction GHGs

in priced area

  • 12% reduction in

pedestrian collisions

  • Business effects

broadly neutral

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How we got here

SF Vision Zero Action Strategy, 2019 Transportation Task Force 2045 Report, 2018 Emerging Mobility Evaluation Report, 2018 SF Transportation Demand Management Plan, 2017 SF Transportation Plan, 2017 SF Transportation Sector Climate Action Strategy, 2017 Plan Bay Area 2040, 2017 SF Climate Action Strategy, 2013 Transit Center District Plan, 2012 18
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How we got here

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Downtown Travel Patterns

75% of people driving to Northeast San Francisco came from within the city

Source: SFCTA, San Francisco Chained Activity Modeling Process NORTH BAY

3%

22,000 TRIPS EAST BAY

12%

65,500 TRIPS SOUTH BAY

10%

56,700 TRIPS SAN FRANCISCO

75%

417,500 TRIPS
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Travel in NE SF

Of all downtown trips during morning peak,

  • nly 13% were

low-income drivers

21 Percent of Weekday Morning Trips To, From, Within Northeast SF Source: SFCTA, SF-CHAMP 2015 Base Year Estimate
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Developing a program that works for San Francisco

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Developing a program that works for San Francisco

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Reduce peak car trips downtown by at least

15%

from 2019 levels

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The target

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Goals of congestion pricing By reducing peak car trips downtown by at least 15%, we could…

  • Get traffic moving
  • Increase safety
  • Clean the air
  • Advance equity
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Goals of congestion pricing: get traffic moving

26 Photo by Sergio Ruiz, flic.kr/p/2b8zyVm
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Goals of congestion pricing: increase safety

27 Photo by Sergio Ruiz, flic.kr/p/VuN2RW
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Goals of congestion pricing: clean the air

28 Photo by Sergio Ruiz, flic.kr/p/25zXP6y
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Goals of congestion pricing: advance equity

29 Photo by SFMTA Photography Department
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Potential boundaries

30 Laguna Street 18th Street Communities of Concern 2017 Level of Service during PM Peak Source: SF-CHAMP, 2019 A B C D E F
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Analysis to date: Configuration

Inbound performs best Only trips going into downtown during rush hours pay the fee Includes 20 – 25% transit increase Also considering option of inbound + outbound fee

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Low Income Driver Discount Packages

Moderate Discounts

$10.00 fee 50% low-income driver discount 50% very-low-income driver discount Discount for people with disabilities

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More Discounts

$12.00 fee 50% low-income driver discount 100% very-low-income driver discount Discount for people with disabilities

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Other potential discounts Zone resident driver discounts Bridge toll payer discounts Driving fee daily maximum Transit discounts

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Schedule (subject to change)

34 2 0 1 9 2 0 2 0 2 0 2 1 Prepare STEP

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Listen STEP

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Develop STEP

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Define STEP

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Analyze STEP

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Recommend STEP

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JUL – SEP OCT – DEC JAN – APR MAY – SEP OCT – FEB SPRING 2021
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Potential path to implementation

  • Transportation Authority

Board vote

  • State legislation
  • Detailed policy and

system design

  • Community outreach
  • Program implementation
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How to get involved

  • Share your feedback with us by emailing

congestion-pricing@sfcta.org

  • Visit sfcta.org/downtown
  • Learn more about congestion pricing
  • Play an online game to design your own program
  • Sign up for text message updates
  • Request a presentation
  • Sign up for email updates
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Thank you.

sfcta.org/downtown congestion-pricing@sfcta.org