Board hears technical briefing on new transportation demand management program; staff to return for follow-up
Staff from SFMTA and Planning briefed supervisors on the TDM ordinance measures-and-points approach (effective the day before the hearing), including a card-based menu of 66 options to reduce vehicle miles traveled, monitoring and proactive enforcement, and special scoring for shuttles, family-friendly measures and parking management. Supervisors asked for follow-up and raised concerns about private-for-hire shuttles and alignment with other city goals.
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Supervisors discussed the new Transportation Demand Management (TDM) program and its technical standards in a hearing led by Supervisors Yee and Yi. Carly Payne (SFMTA) described the TDM ordinance—s purpose: to require land-use projects to provide on-site amenities or services that reduce vehicle miles traveled (VMT) by encouraging walking, biking and transit use. Wade Wickeroff (Planning) explained the TDM program standards document and the points-based menu: staff organized 26 measures into eight categories and created 66 options with point values assigned based on literature, local parking-VMT research and professional judgment.
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