Transcripts For SFGTV Government Access Programming 20240713

SFGTV Government Access Programming July 13, 2024

Speeds, especially on mission. And we found that there seems to be improvement. However, the frequency that we monitor this is once every two years. And there are a lot of changes happening over those two years, especially with land use and population, in addition to transportation changes. So there are a bunch of factors that go into these changes. But we did find evidence that the lanes are improving transportation speeds of transit speeds on mission. Supervisor yee s that the percentage improvement any different from of different lines that didnt have the red sort of lanes . Most of the lines have just remained steady. Thats what our average speed shows. And improvement is always better than just being steady. Supervisor yee well, i mean, that would be really interesting to know, because were making investments in these lanes. And i assume that it will this study should show that its having some marked improvements in terms of the speed of the buses itself. An idea to look into more carefully. Gentleman. We have the ability to look at transit speeds during specific periods, before and after an intervention. And we just have to drill down the data to be able to make that assessment. For the Condition Management Program itself, we have a fixed monitoring period in spring and we do that every two years. If i might just add, too, commissioner, the m. T. A. Has documented benefits to the red lanes. Wed be happy to bring in Information Update to you or send you information. In fact, the muni reliability working group, the Performance Working Group that several of us are working on together with m. T. A. And the mayors office, thats reporting out one of those findings that was of interest as well to that reliability working group. Ill just mention that when bark mentions 8 miles an hour. If you look at under slide 4, muni bus speeds have been basically flat over the past several cycles from 2011 to 2019. And we we do attribute that to the muni forward and the transit priority treatments, including the red lanes. In order to maintain even a flat speed on average city wide, we have to do those types of projects in face of all of the growth that otherwise is affecting the car speeds, which you see next to that, which had been slowing down. So just even maintaining a flat speed is kind of a win, that we do attribute to the benefit of the red carpet lanes and other muniforward treatments. Supervisor yee thank you. I think we need to continue highlighting that to the public, not just me. Because people are asking why are we making these investments if nothing is really improving. We just have to keep it in their sights. Yes. Thank you. Chair thank you. Commissioner haney. Supervisor haney thank you for this report. So would it be accurate to say the biggest driver of congestion in the last id say eight or nine years would be t. N. C. S . Well, we have completed a more indepth study of whats driving these changes. And we call that t. N. C. S and congestion study. And in that we found that t. N. C. S have contributed about 50 of the increase in congestion. Population and jobs make up the other 50 . Employment growth is 23 , and t. N. C. Growth is 51 . And i see that there was a study that the looked at 2010 to 2018 in terms of t. N. C. Growth and the impact on congestion. Is there any updates in terms of what weve seen over the last few years or any other further analysis of t. N. C. S or growth of t. N. C. S since then . It would seem to me, since 2016 through the end of 2019, were probably seeing a lot more growth and impact on the situation on our roads. Right. For 2016, we were able to complete the study, because we got t. N. C. Trips data set from their a. P. I. S. Whats a. P. I. S . Its the application programming interface, that the cell phones use to communicate with uber and lyft systems, to connect with drivers. So they gave the data set in 2016 to us, but havent given us any more data since then . Well, they did not give us the data. We were able to paint the a. P. I. S and get that with the help of research. If i might also add to this answer, commissioner, yes, in 2016 we did the study and we were able to gather the data independently from the two companies. Subsequent to that, they themselves have reported their trip data and its for the more recent two years. Its an even higher amount of tripmaking. Theyre estimating 13. 2 of the m. T. Or vehicle miles traveled in the city being with thed for by lyft and uber trips. Thats a higher percentage than we even estimated in 2019 and the two additional years of growth, as well as theyve included all trips, including regional trips. Whereas our study only studied trips that happened within San Francisco. So your answer, yes, trip growth within the last two years, released by the t. N. C. Companies themselves. Is there a plan to do i know there was the t. N. C. And congestion followup report. And one in 2017 and 2018, seems to look at data through 2016. Is there a plan to do a further indepth analysis . It seems like theres been a lot more of growth and a deeper impact on congestion id imagine. And maybe not that much that weve done to address it. Other than obviously the great you know, some small but important fee that we put on these trips, through prop d. Right. That has been one of the recommendations coming out, was to do looking at a pertrip fee, looking at congestion pricing in general. Looking at curb management. So the sfmta is taking a lead on that last item, curb management. And those are the types of responses that cities are doing. In addition to just dedicating more and more street space to the efficient modes, whether thats transit, whether thats bikeshare and micromobility scooters and what not. Thats sort of the tool kit, the congestion tool kit. If youd like, we could come back with more proposals for how we might study the t. N. C. Issue in particular. But i do think its a broad economywide issue as well. Again its probably both the t. N. C. S and the general continued strength of the economy. Yeah. I mean, it seems like the report with the analysis that was done in 2018, it looked at through 2016. And then it would be great to know what happened since then, what sort of followup. Right. What more data are we collecting on an ongoing basis, how are we seeing that. How are we using that in our decisions. Right. So this study that youre seeing here today takes us to the data set, as recently as 2016. Right. Okay. Thats the limitations of our sources. We collaborated with m. T. C. Recently to do the data. We have an sample of t. N. C. Users. The data has just come in. Well be able to report more on t. N. C. , an update to mode share at the very least, using that data set. Okay. I hear you. I think were hearing that youd like us to continue to update and refresh that congestion analysis, with respect to t. N. C. S and in general. Yeah. I mean, i think its pretty clear that at least through 2016, i mean, as compared to any other factor, t. N. C. Growth was over, you know, the majority by far the number one driver of congestion. So if were looking at congestion on an ongoing basis, particularly in my district, and supervisor peskins district, you know, this is sort of the key driving issue here. It seems to me we need to have much more of a handle on it and what were doing about it. Chair certainly what a heat map would indicate. Are there any other questions from members . Seeing none, why dont we open this up to Public Comment. Mr. Finebalm. And ms. Lee, you are welcome to testify again. Thank you, bob finebalm from save muni. We all agree i think that one way to mitigate congestion is to get more people on to public transit. And for years our organization, as well as others, has favored a regional bus system, because its widely recognized that if you can offer people a oneseat ride, so that they dont have to transfer, its much more likely that they will take public transit. So m. T. C. Is now onboard with a regional bus system. However, i think San Francisco could play its part as well. One of the things that, at least i have explored with a. C. Transit, is the possibility of running some a. C. Buses, not only to the transbay termal, but to selected destinations in San Francisco. I understand theres some obstacles to that. They did that to civic center a. C. Transit, used to run to civic center a while ago. Theyve abandoned that. So i would ask that in your study of congestion, or updating the congestion plan, you consider allowing both a. C. Transit and other transit agencies to operate more fully on the streets of San Francisco. [bell dings] so that they can offer passengers from not only the east bay, from from marin and the peninsula a oneseat ride to San Francisco. And in that connection, i would hope that when youre studying market street, you would also consider allowing sam traps and golden gate, at least, to run some buses on market street, because that would be very helpful for their service. Thanks. Chair thank you, mr. Fine balm. Next speaker, please. Once again, you know, when we take Public Transportation and weve been here like for 35 years or 40 years, in the last five years, sometimes we get stuck on one block for 45 minutes. So what the gentleman is saying is hes talking about uber and lyft and these are companies that we dont have to trust. Weve trusted them because we gave them tax breaks, but theyve got nothing. And now they are capable of giving us sick information. You may all laugh at it or think that its a little bit whatever. But uber and lyft is not where we have to go. Its not holistic. Now nowhere in the discussion has the gentleman spoken about construction. Construction on many of the thoroughfares impedes. I heard the chair say heat and nobody paid attention. Okay. Thats that red light that tells you where theres traffic and we have it from our media, our networks. We do not have the ability to do again a needs assessment. We gave 100,000, 200,000 to a consultant and he gives us whatever we want to and makes us happy. I even saw somebody tried to intercept once or twice. No. [bell dings] San Francisco is the worst city when it comes to congestion. This is a known fact. So what the hell do you have to say about that . What the hell do you have to say about making it easier for the seniors and those to take Public Transportation. Nothing. So we have to wake up with our heart in the right place, so go to the right place. Thank you very much. Chair seeing no other members of the public for this item. Well close Public Comment. Is there a motion to approve the congestion management program, made by commissioner yee, seconded by commissioner mandelman. We have a different house. Roll call, please. Clerk on item 8, commissioner brown . Aye. Commissioner haney . Aye. Commissioner mandelman . Aye. Commissioner mar . Mar. Commissioner peskin . Aye. Commissioner ronen . Aye. Commissioner safai . Aye. Commissioner stefani . Aye. Commissioner walton . Aye. Commissioner yee . Aye. We have first approval. Chair thank you, mr. Clerk. Could you please items 9 and 10 together. Item 9, accept the audit report for the Fiscal Year Ended june 30th, 2019. Action item. Item number 10, approve the revised debt policy and ratifying the investment policy. Also an action item. Chair ms. Fong. Deputy direct for finance and administration. Im happy today to bring before this commission the results for the fiscal year 2019 financial audit. And the results from the single audit of the interchange project and bridge structure project. Im going to call up the auditor in charge. Here we have the audit partner. Chair thank you. Good morning, commissioners. Thank you for having me. This is the comprehensive annual financial report, the scope of the audit is to ensure the Financial Statements are fairly stated, its a process in which we test the controls and confirm the balances reported on the Financial Statements. We confirm your sales tax, we confirm your cash and we perform tests of controls, thats to the manner that you process contracting, payroll, various items within the Financial Statements. We have a clear opinion on the Financial Statements, theyre fairly stated. The agency also undergoes a single audit for a compliance audit, has the unique requirements and they passed and they did not have any significant deficiencies or material weakness. I want to thank management for helping us through the confirmation process and through the audit process. It was an easy process and we expect that the Financial Statements will receive that in the upcoming year. With that, ill be more than happy to take any questions. Chair thank you. Are there any questions from members. Ms. Fong, anything you would like to add to either item . I just wanted to thank the finance and administration staff. Each year it takes many numerous hours and weeks to prepare this financial audit. Id like to thank the entire division. We worked much smarter than we have in the past years. Just i would also like to open up any questions to the changes to the debt policy and investment policies. We had public finance, our Financial Advisers review them and had squire boggs, our disclosure counsel, review these items as well. Chair thank you, ms. Fong. I also want to thank you for the private briefings that you give me in my capacity as chair, that i imagine you give to other commissioners that wish to avail themselves. And i want to thank you for once again keeping our financial house in the best of order. You have been a great chief Financial Officer and we appreciate your work. Are there any members of the public who wants to comment on items 9 and or 10 . I would like to thank the chief Financial Officer, is that your title . Chair that is the title. For i watched her for many years. And shes very astute, has the tenacity and the fortitude and i want to thank you on behalf of all of the citizens of San Francisco. Chair thank you. That was lovely. And actually her real title is Deputy Director for finance and administration. But with that, we will close Public Comment. Is there a motion to approve items 9 and 10 . Made by commissioner mar. Seconded by commissioner brown. And we still have the same house, same call. [gavel] those items are approved on first read. We will now go to introduction of new items. And we will start with commissioner mar, who has an important request, as it relates to a bill in the california state legislature, senate bill 50. Commissioner mar, the floor is yours. Mar thank you, chair peskin. Colleagues, as you know, in april, the board of supervisors passed a resolution opposing senate bill 50, unless amended to address seriouserns serious concerns about the affordability crisis. Last week the board further amended that resolution to clarify the changes San Francisco needs in order to support it. And through all of this focus on transitoriented development, i wanted to ensure that we take stock of the transit side of that conversation and look at the potential negative impact of s. B. 50. It raised the concern that by tieing zoning standards to Transit Service and infrastructure, it could create an incentive for jurisdictions throughout the state to suspend Transit Service enhancements or avoid planning for increased all together. Sfmta and sfcta raised another concern, not identified by planning. That many of the transit lines and stations targeted by sb50 in our city are already overcrowded or are deficient in their state of repair. Upzoneing creates more demand or impact on the already inadequate Transit Services and infrastructure. To be clear, we want equitable transitoriented development. In order for housing density to be a step forward for equitable development, instead of backwards, with he need to invest in Transit Service improvements alongside new housing development. Transportation authorities need to have a say on Real Estate Development bills, impacting and tied directly to their work. So today im requesting that the San Francisco county Transportation Authority draft and present to us a resolution on the transit impacts of sb50, with mid gages options to expand Transit Service in conjunction with new developments through incentives and creative multisource funding strategies. We need to plan for complete communities. And i look forward to continuing this conversation and ensuring that transit isnt forgotten in transitoriented development. Thank you. Chair thank you, commissioner mar. And seeing no other requests for introduction of new items, i would like to adjourn this meeting. Id like to commend our outgoing colleague, commissioner vallie brown, who i have served with in so many different capacities under various colleagues and then as a colleague. But on behalf of the staff and this body, ms. Chang would like to say some words and present you with our highest honor. Ms. Chang, the floor is yours. Thank you, chair peskin. Commissioner brown, it was such a pleasure to work with you and your office. We want to thank you and express our sincere appreciation for your leadership on transportation, your years on the Transportation Authority. As well as your years supporting your boss, previously on the authority. Your work this past few years has been very reflective of your commitment to Sustainable Transportation and safe streets. Not only in your district, but citywide. We have a nice sort of framed graphic here, that captures you working with kids on safe streets and safe routes to school. I think it was walk to school day and we have a bike to Work Railroad day photo with many of your colleagues at city hall. You were always very enthusiastic and strong advocate and continue to be. Including m

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