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Board approves equity and accountability amendments to $400 million transportation bond, sends amended measure to committee of the whole
Summary
Supervisors amended a $400 million transportation bond to strengthen equity language and add annual Board oversight, and sent the amended measure to a committee of the whole for a Feb. 15 review.
The Board of Supervisors on Feb. 8 agreed to amendments to a proposed $400 million general obligation bond for transportation and street safety to add stronger equity and accountability language.
Supervisor Connie Chan proposed changes that would explicitly reference the Municipal Transportation Agency's (SFMTA) Muni Service Equity Strategy, add funding language to "expand job access and connectivity for underserved communities into the outer neighborhoods of the city," and require annual public hearings before the Board on bond program implementation. The draft also clarifies that sustainable transportation investments should support the transit workforce and local and…
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