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Committee backs pedestrian and bicycle grant; DPW details 'pit stop' expansion and street-cleaning investments
Summary
The committee recommended acceptance of a $972,000 state TDA Article 3 grant for pedestrian and bicycle projects and discussed a $3.7 million mayoral contribution to expand portable 'pit stops' and extended cleaning hours in high-need neighborhoods such as the Tenderloin.
The Budget and Finance Committee recommended a positive action on item 9 to accept and expend $972,000 in Transportation Development Act Article 3 grant funds for pedestrian and bicycle improvements across the countywide application shared by Public Works and SFMTA.
Oscar Quintanilla of Public Works said the Metropolitan Transportation Commission grant will support spot bicycle and pedestrian improvements ($486,000 for MTA), $243,000 for sidewalk repair and another $243,000 for planning and design of roughly 80 curb ramps; MTC requires no local match.
The committee then probed Department of Public Works budget additions that fund street services and the mayor’s $3.7 million for 'pit stops' — mobile restroom stations. DPW officials said the $3.7 million funds seven new pit stops and extended hours at some existing locations and noted that pilot testing will evaluate whether a 24-hour site (proposed for Golden Gate and Hyde) is warranted. "What that will get us is 7 new pit stops, and it will give us extended hours in some of our existing pit stops," Public Works testified.
Supervisors also asked about additional afternoon block-sweeper coverage in the Tenderloin and Chinatown and the use of nonprofit partners for corridor cleaning. Department staff said added funding supports nonprofit partner programs and eight new block sweepers for afternoon shifts aimed at downtown hot spots.
The committee moved a positive recommendation for item 9 to the full Board with the Controller and BLA taking note of agreed reductions and program details.
Next steps: Item 9 will be forwarded to the full Board; DPW will return with implementation details for extended hours and the planned pit-stop pilot duration and evaluation metrics.
