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SFMTA outlines fare, cable-car and parking changes to close budget gap
Summary
SFMTA staff proposed fare-policy changes including fare capping, ending the Clipper discount, a $15 "Cable Car Plus" pass, decommissioning Muni Mobile and targeted parking adjustments, estimating about $10.3 million in new revenue in year one and $19 million in year two; board members and advocates raised equity and data concerns.
The San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency on Tuesday presented a package of fare and parking proposals aimed at narrowing a projected budget shortfall and simplifying payments for riders.
Diana Hammonds, director of revenue development and reporting for the MTA, told the Board of Directors the proposal bundles several measures: implementation of fare capping, elimination of the long-running Clipper discount, decommissioning the Muni Mobile app in favor of Clipper 2, a proposed $15 ‘Cable Car Plus’ pass that would cover one or two cable-car trips plus Muni rides, and modest, targeted parking revenue changes. Hammonds said the combined measures are estimated to generate about $10.3 million in the first year and $19 million in the second year of the budget cycle.
Why it matters: The agency said the changes are intended to stabilize long-term operating revenue as ridership and costs evolve. Hammonds framed the package as a mix of internal savings and new revenue sources that work together with an anticipated regional sales tax and a local parcel tax proposal the agency is…
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