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SFMTA seeks decade-long Tanforan lease for consolidated bus-operator training; supervisors seek cost analysis
Summary
SFMTA asked the Budget & Finance Committee to approve a nearly 9.5-year lease at 30 Tanforan Avenue for a consolidated bus-operator training facility. Budget analysts flagged roughly $25.9 million in rent/operating costs over the lease; supervisors continued the item two weeks pending more cost-benefit numbers.
The San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency asked the Board of Supervisors Budget & Finance Committee on Feb. 24 to approve a lease at 30 Tanforan Avenue in South San Francisco to establish a consolidated bus-operator training facility and training yard. The agency said a permanent site would stabilize classes, improve safety and support new vehicle types.
SFMTA representatives told the committee that operator training is central to service reliability and safety, that classes for new operators run about 44 days and typically include 30–40 trainees, and that the system now manages roughly 2,000 operators. "We entrust the lives for of over 700,000 trips a day to our operators," one agency presenter said, arguing a dedicated…
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