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Board urges state lawmakers to let San Francisco charge infrastructure impact fees on ride-hailing companies
Summary
The Board of Supervisors adopted a resolution urging the City’s state legislative delegation to introduce legislation enabling municipalities to impose infrastructure impact fees on transportation network companies (TNCs) such as Uber and Lyft; supporters cited congestion and enforcement costs.
The Board of Supervisors unanimously adopted a resolution urging San Francisco's state legislative delegation to introduce state legislation that would enable municipalities to impose infrastructure impact fees on transportation network companies (TNCs).
Supervisor Peskin, a sponsor of the resolution, said cities such as New York, Portland and Philadelphia or states like Massachusetts had already developed fee or tax structures intended to offset congestion, enforcement and pedestrian-safety costs caused by TNC activity. He criticized California's regulatory framework, saying it withholds local data and limits municipalities' ability to address TNC impacts. "I hope, colleagues, that you'll join me in urging our state legislative delegation to sponsor municipalities to impose an infrastructure impact fees on TNCs," Peskin said.
Supervisor Kim added support, saying San Francisco bears a disproportionate impact from out-of-county drivers and that the city should be able to set fees or caps to reduce congestion. "We should absolutely be able to do the same here in the City and County of San Francisco," Kim said, noting New York and other jurisdictions' actions.
The board adopted the resolution by unanimous consent.
