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Board continues commuter shuttle CEQA appeal after contentious hearing; pilot program faces looming expiry
Summary
Supervisors voted 9–2 to continue the CEQA appeal and give staff and stakeholders two weeks to negotiate mitigations for the commuter shuttle program; the program’s pilot was set to expire and the SFMTA warned enforcement capacity and fee collection would lapse if no interim action is taken.
The Board of Supervisors voted on Jan. 26 to continue consideration of a CEQA appeal of the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency’s permitting for a commuter shuttle program, sending the matter back for two weeks of additional negotiation and potential mitigation measures.
Lede facts: The board approved a motion to continue the hearing on items 33–36—an appeal of the planning department’s categorical exemption for a proposed commuter shuttle permit program—by a recorded vote of 9 in favor and 2 opposed (Supervisors Katy Tang and Scott Wiener). The continuance moved the item to the Feb. 9 meeting, giving the SFMTA and stakeholders time to discuss added mitigations, including neighborhood protections and environmental measures.
Why it matters: The shuttle program has been described by proponents as a transit alternative that removes cars from streets and by opponents and some neighborhood groups as an environmental and congestion concern. The pilot program’s scheduled expiration at…
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