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SFCTA director outlines federal funding wins, AV oversight concerns and local project priorities
Summary
Executive Director Chang told the board the agency is tracking a reported $1.2 trillion federal package (including a $100 million CIG reference for the portal), active AV legislation and a DMV enforcement action, and outlined local priorities including updates to the San Francisco Transportation Plan, Yerba Buena Island projects and Prop L-funded school audits.
Executive Director Chang briefed the San Francisco County Transportation Authority Board on Jan. 27 on federal, regional and local activity that the agency plans to track in 2026. Chang cited recent congressional action, regional planning developments and several local project priorities that will shape the agency's work this year.
Chang said the U.S. House passed what was described in the presentation as a roughly $1.2 trillion package of appropriations bills that would include money for transportation; the director said the package includes a cited $100,000,000 reference for the portal's capital investment grant prospects but noted it remained unclear whether those funds would be immediately accessible or conditioned on future grant agreements and local matches.…
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