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SFCTA approves $4 million in Prop L allocations for Cable Car Barn studies, Yerba Buena Island path and school traffic calming
Summary
The San Francisco County Transportation Authority approved $4 million in allocations including $2 million for environmental studies for the Cable Car Barn rehabilitation, $1 million toward Yerba Buena Island multiuse path Segment 4 construction, and $2 million for a school traffic‑calming program with enhanced oversight conditions.
The San Francisco County Transportation Authority voted on Nov. 4 to allocate $4 million and appropriate $1 million in Prop L funds across three local projects, approving conditions that place construction funds partly on reserve pending follow‑up reporting.
Erin Slickter, a transportation planner at SFCTA, told commissioners the board request comprises $2 million for environmental studies for the Cable Car Barn Rehabilitation Project, $1 million for construction of Segment 4 of the Yerba Buena Island multiuse pathway, and $2 million for the fiscal year 2026 school traffic calming program. She said the Cable Car Barn — built in 1888 and last rehabilitated in 1984 — has a current estimated full rehabilitation cost of about $274 million and that the $2 million would fund the environmental clearance phase and discrete components that can advance as funding becomes available.
Slickter said the $1 million for the multiuse path contributes to an overall estimated $38 million construction cost for the Segment 4 package, which will include a multiuse path and a transit‑only lane to improve bus access to the Bay Bridge.
On the school traffic calming request, Slickter said the $2 million would fund walk audits at 10 schools and planning and implementation of the improvements identified in those audits. As a condition of allocation, SFCTA will hold roughly $1,750,000 of the construction funds in reserve and require an enhanced monitoring, reporting and oversight protocol: SFMTA must complete the walk audits, identify improvements, present to the CAC and the TA board, and then demonstrate readiness before the reserved construction funds are released.
Chair Mirna Melgar and other commissioners pressed staff on monitoring and timeliness after several past cycles experienced delays. Damon Curtis, the SFMTA traffic calming program manager, said SFMTA will provide monthly updates to TA staff and will return with a formal presentation before requesting release of construction phase funds. Anna Lafour, SFMTA deputy director for policy and program, confirmed the construction funds will be placed on reserve pending a future presentation when walk audits and recommended treatments are complete.
After no public comment, Commissioner Fielder moved and Vice Chair Danny Sauter seconded the allocation. The board recorded 8 ayes and approved the item.
The board’s action requires SFMTA to show progress before construction funds are released and establishes a reporting cadence intended to address prior delays in project delivery.
