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Committee hears advanced draft of San Francisco subway master plan and public feedback

Land Use and Transportation Committee of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors · October 17, 2016
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Summary

Staff presented an advanced draft subway master plan and outreach results, showing two illustrative network concepts and modeled benefits (about 25,000 hours of travel‑time savings per day and up to 150,000 new daily transit trips in scenarios). The committee and public emphasized corridor choices, funding, regional coordination and prioritizing the downtown extension.

The Land Use & Transportation Committee convened a public hearing on an advanced draft subway master plan, receiving interdepartmental presentations from SFMTA, the Planning Department and the San Francisco County Transportation Authority and comments from dozens of members of the public and advocacy groups.

Supervisor Scott Wiener said the plan is intended to set a long‑range vision so the city does not 'stop' after the central subway opens. Sarah Jones, SFMTA planning director, summarized outreach: an online interactive portal produced over 2,600 unique submissions and…

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