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Authority awards professional services contract for Geary–Fillmore Underpass study to SiteLab
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Summary
The board approved a two‑year professional services contract with SiteLab Urban Studio to conduct the Geary–Fillmore Underpass Community Planning Study, funded via a federal Reconnecting Communities grant and matched with Prop L; the contract supports transportation and land‑use analysis and outreach and includes a 30.5% DBE participation rate.
The San Francisco County Transportation Authority approved a two‑year professional services contract with SiteLab Urban Studio to lead the Geary–Fillmore Underpass Community Planning Study, a project funded in part by a federal Reconnecting Communities grant.
Transportation Authority staff said the project is funded by a $2 million Reconnecting Communities grant, matched with Prop L funds and in‑kind contributions. The study will pair transportation planning with land‑use analysis to develop a vision that reconnects communities divided when the Geary corridor was expanded in the 1950s. Staff emphasized close coordination with the Planning Department and SFMTA and described a project area spanning Japantown, Fillmore and Western Addition neighborhoods.
The recommended contract term is two years (with a potential summer 2027 expiration). Staff recommended SiteLab Urban Studio based on interview evaluations; project materials state the contract amount not to exceed $1,100,000 and staff presentations described roughly $1,000,000 covering transportation, land use and outreach components. The selected team reported a Disadvantaged Business Enterprise participation rate of 30.5%.
Staff said the project will establish an application‑based community council representing Black, Japanese and Jewish communities displaced by the 1950s construction; the study will also include broader outreach and a technical advisory committee. The contract award was moved by Commissioner Mahmood, seconded by Commissioner Sauter; a roll call recorded nine ayes and the clerk announced the motion approved.
