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Public urges SFMTA to close Market Street commercial‑vehicle loophole; board to take up recommendation later
Summary
Dozens of speakers, advisory council members and advocacy groups urged the SFMTA board to close a loophole allowing commercial passenger vehicles (TNCs and robo‑taxis) on the car‑free portion of Better Market Street, citing safety, transit reliability and Vision Zero commitments.
A large group of neighborhood advocates, transit riders and environmental groups pressed the SFMTA Board on Nov. 28 to close what several speakers called a ‘commercial passenger vehicle loophole’ that has allowed TNCs and autonomous vehicles onto the car‑free portion of Better Market Street.
Chris Arvin, vice chair of the SFMTA Citizens Advisory Council, presented a CAC motion asking the board to amend the Better Market Street rules to prevent vehicles such as Waymo, Uber and Lyft from operating on the corridor and to take that decision publicly at the board. “We…
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