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Rules Committee pauses MTA overhaul amid heavy public input from taxi and transit stakeholders

San Francisco Board of Supervisors Rules Committee · January 17, 2018
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Summary

Supervisors proposed a charter amendment to shift parking and traffic authority from SFMTA to a new Livable Streets Commission and department; the committee heard extensive testimony from taxi drivers, bicycle advocates, disability and neighborhood groups and agreed to continue the item for further stakeholder consultation, especially with the taxi industry.

The committee considered Item 7, a charter amendment to eliminate the Municipal Transportation Agency's (SFMTA) jurisdiction over parking and traffic regulations, vest legislative authority in the Board of Supervisors, and create a Livable Streets Commission and Department to manage parking and traffic.

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