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Budget committee hears $191M bicycle strategy, faces $142M five‑year shortfall
Summary
A hearing on funding SFMTA’s Bicycle Strategy presented a mid‑scenario $191 million plan to expand bicycle infrastructure and identified a roughly $142 million five‑year shortfall; analysts proposed voter and non‑voter funding scenarios and recommended improved project tracking. Public commenters urged full build‑out and faster delivery.
Supervisor Eric Marr opened a public hearing pressing for more aggressive bicycle funding after a year of high bicyclist fatalities; he called current investment "0.46%" of transportation funding and said the city must do more to make streets safe for bicycling.
Fred Brusso of the Budget and Legislative Analyst’s Office presented the office’s analysis of SFMTA’s bicycle strategic‑plan mid‑scenario, which carries a price tag of $191 million and is expected…
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