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SFMTA Citizens Advisory Council urges rejection of Waymo on Market Street; public commenters split

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The SFMTA Citizens Advisory Council urged the agency to oppose allowing Waymo robotaxis on lower and mid‑Market Street, citing likely congestion, degraded Muni service and equity concerns; public commenters were divided.

The SFMTA Citizens Advisory Council (CAC) presented a motion urging the agency to oppose adding commercial autonomous passenger services, including Waymo robotaxis, to lower and mid‑Market Street.

Aaron Leafer, CAC chair, read a motion the CAC passed unanimously recommending the SFMTA reject any attempt to add commercial passenger vehicles such as Waymo to this section of the public right‑of‑way. The motion said allowing more private passenger…

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