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Commission hears regional SB 375 briefing; advocates warn funding gap could undercut affordable housing and transit goals
Summary
Planning staff and regional transportation officials updated the commission on the Bay Area'wide Sustainable Community Strategy (SB 375) and associated Regional Transportation Plan work. Community groups warned the commission that without targeted funding for transit operations, affordable housing and infrastructure, compact growth could accelerate displacement in "communities of concern."
Planning Department and Transportation Authority staff briefed the San Francisco Planning Commission on Feb. 24 about the Bay Area'wide Sustainable Community Strategy (SCS) created under SB 375, highlighting regional targets and the schedule for scenario analysis and the regional transportation plan (RTP).
Tilly Chang of the San Francisco County Transportation Authority summarized the SCS'RTP integration and the region's AB 32-linked greenhouse gas reduction target (15% per capita by 2035). She described a four-stage process—vision, detailed scenarios, a preferred scenario, and environmental review—and noted that the RTP represents a multi-decade $200 billion investment plan that will prioritize projects in…
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