SFMTA board hears funding working group findings, details Muni service reorganization and technology needs

The San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency Board of Directors on July 11 received the Muni Funding Working Group's report and a quarterly Muni service update outlining organizational changes, service-management priorities and technology gaps that the agency says must be addressed to sustain recent service gains.

The board was told that the Muni Funding Working Group, convened with the Controller's office, found broad agreement that revenue solutions will be needed to avoid deep expenditure cuts that could hurt service. City Controller Greg Wagner told the board the group's work produced a roadmap of options for addressing a projected deficit and urged a public policy conversation about revenue and spending priorities.

In a longer briefing, Transit Director Brent Jones described a reorganization intended to better align planning, operations, maintenance and technology. Jones said the reorganization creates a single service-management team that integrates the Transportation Management Center with street operations, and expands a Transit Performance and Technology team (TPAT) to drive data-driven decisions. He said the agency is moving from a time-point model to headway-based service on…