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Supervisors delay SFMTA charter change after heated public comments; staff to propose outreach plan
Summary
Sponsors of a charter amendment to move some parking and traffic authority from SFMTA to a new 'livable streets' department moved the measure to the November ballot and asked SFMTA to deliver a 90-day outreach and staffing plan after widespread public testimony both supporting and opposing the split.
The San Francisco Rules Committee on Jan. 24 heard extensive debate over a proposed charter amendment that would remove the Municipal Transportation Agency's authority over parking and certain traffic regulations and create a separate 'livable streets' department and commission.
Sponsor Supervisor Asha Safaei (co‑sponsored with Supervisor Peskin) framed the measure as a response to district-level complaints about stop signs, preferential parking, curb management and other neighborhood traffic concerns. Safaei said the proposal would preserve the existing commission (with mayoral…
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