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Board expands evaluation window for Mid-Market loading pilot after heated public comment
Summary
SFMTA staff recommended moving from early monitoring to a full evaluation of limited commercial passenger services on Mid-Market; early data showed fewer than 20'25 provider trips per day and no measurable transit-travel-time degradation yet. The proposal to expand to Phase 3 prompted extensive public comment both for and against; the board asked staff to collect more data (provider logs, ADT, enforcement metrics) and return within 3'6 months, sooner if thresholds are exceeded.
SFMTA staff presented findings from an early-monitoring phase of a limited commercial passenger loading pilot on Mid-Market Street and recommended expanding to a full evaluation period to learn whether a larger presence of commercial passenger providers (Waymo, Uber Black, Lyft Black) would meaningfully affect transit travel times, variability or safety.
Jenny DeLumo of the Streets Division framed the evaluation around three core metrics: (1) whether transit travel time increases by more than 5%, (2) whether travel-time variability increases by more than 10%, and (3) whether providers stop in…
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