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SFMTA board defers plan to funnel commuter shuttles onto Dolores Street after residents' protests
Summary
Residents and Supervisor Scott Wiener urged the SFMTA to stop 'funneling' dozens of commuter shuttles onto Dolores Street, prompting the board to approve some stop relocations while deferring two items affecting Dolores and Oak so staff can study alternatives, including lifting a 3‑ton restriction on Guerrero Street.
Supervisor Scott Wiener told the SFMTA Board on Tuesday that recent changes to commuter‑shuttle rules risk concentrating heavy shuttle traffic on narrow residential corridors. “What ends up happening is funneling,” Wiener said, urging officials not to route “55 shuttles traveling down your street, during a morning rush hour” (Supervisor Scott Wiener). Residents and merchants from Noe Valley, the Panhandle and the Sunset described safety, noise and driveway‑access problems they say would result from the proposed stops.
Board and staff described technical and legal constraints that shaped the plan. Tom McGuire, Sustainable Streets…
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