Press

All press releases are from the Transportation Authority unless otherwise noted.
(To be added to press release distribution list, send request to communications@sfcta.org.)

2019

Press Release, Greenroads, February 20, 2019

Presidio Parkway Phase 2 earns Greenroads Certification

Press Release, January 29, 2019

Aaron Peskin and Rafael Mandelman Elected Chair and Vice-Chair of Transportation Authority Board

Press Release, October 16, 2018

Report Finds Transportation Network Companies Caused Approximately Half of SF’s Increased Congestion Since 2010

Press Release, September 27, 2018

Transportation Authority Launches Updated MyStreetSF Interactive Map

Press Release, Supervisor Aaron Peskin, September 24, 2018

In Celebration of Transit Week, City Leaders Announce Major Funding for Transportation Improvements

Press Release, Mayor London Breed, August 14, 2018

Mayor London Breed Unveils Masonic Avenue Streetscape Improvement Project

Press Release, Transbay Joint Powers Authority, August 10, 2018

Mayor Breed, Leader Pelosi and State and Regional Partners Celebrate Completion of TJPA's Salesforce Transit Center

Press Release, Supervisor Aaron Peskin, July 31, 2018

Press Release, San Francisco Public Works, July 30, 2018

Chinatown Streetscape Improvements Add Safety and Beauty along Broadway and Spofford

Press Release, May 3, 2018

Report on Emerging Mobility Sector Underscores Need for More Research, Stronger Rules, Consistent Framework for Permits and Pilots

Aaron Peskin and Katy Tang Re-Elected Chair and Vice-Chair of Transportation Authority Board

Press Release, Supervisors Katy Tang and Aaron Peskin, December 12, 2017
SFCTA Votes Unanimously to Reform and Restructure Safe Routes to School program

Press Release, SF Public Works, Novermber 29, 2017
Second Street Improvements Project Breaks Ground

Press Release, October 25, 2017
Transportation Authority Sells $248.25 Million in Bonds to Advance Major Projects Citywide

Press Release, June 13, 2017
SFCTA Releases “TNCs Today” Report, Highlighting Uber, Lyft Activity in San Francisco

Press Release, May 31, 2017
SFCTA's Yerba Buena Island I-80 Ramps Project Wins Project Delivery Awards from Construction Management Association of America and California Transportation Foundation

Press Release, May 2, 2017
SFCTA Opens Yerba Buena Island’s Vista Point to Cyclists, Pedestrians 

Press Release, March 8, 2017
Incentives Shift BART Riders Out of the Morning Rush

Press Release, San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency, March 1, 2017
San Francisco Breaks Ground for Van Ness Improvement Project 

Press Release, Commissioner Mark Farrell, February 16, 2017
Supervisor Farrell Calls For Toll On ‘Crookedest’ Lombard Street,
Releases Transportation Authority Congestion Management Report

Press Release, Assemblymember David Chiu, February 8, 2017
Assemblymember David Chiu Announces Safe Streets Act of 2017

Press Release, San Francisco Planning Department, February 8, 2017
San Francisco Moves Forward With Groundbreaking Transportation Demand Management Legislation

Press Release, San Francisco Recreation and Parks Department, February 4, 2017
SF Rec & Park Celebrates Opening of Mansell Streetscape, the First Project of its Kind in the City

Press Release, January 24, 2017
Aaron Peskin Elected Chair of Transportation Authority Board

Press Release, January 6, 2017
SFCTA Board Approves Geary Bus Rapid Transit Design and Adopts Final Environmental Impact Report

Press Release, San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency, January 6, 2017
San Francisco Awarded Federal Advanced Transportation Technology Grant 

2016

Press Release, December 9, 2016
Final Environmental Impact Report for Geary Bus Rapid Transit Project Released 

Press Release, October 21, 2016
New Westbound I-80 Yerba Buena Island On- and Off-Ramps Open to Traffic Saturday, Oct. 22 

Press Release from the Office of the Mayor of San Francisco, October 13, 2016
San Francisco Secures $11 Million in Federal Funding for Innovative Congestion Management Programs

Press Release, Assemblymember David Chiu. September 28, 2016
Governor Signs Chiu Bills on Immigration and Transportation 

Press Release, August 30, 2016
New Test Program Rewards BART Riders for Travelling Outside the Morning Rush 

Press Release, March 3, 2016
San Francisco Adopts New CEQA Transportation Impact Measure 

Press release, January 27, 2016
Scott Wiener reelected as Transportation Authority Chair 

2015

Press Release, October 27, 2015
San Francisco Voters Express Support for New Transportation Revenue Sources 

Press Release, October 2, 2015
Geary Bus Rapid Transit Project Seeks Public Input 

Press Release, July 12, 2015
New Doyle Drive Opens to Traffic 

Press Release, June 29, 2015
Moody's Boosts Issuer Rating for San Francisco County Transportation Authority

Press Release, May 4, 2015
TA Executive Director Named One of Bay Area's Most Influential Women 

Press Release, April 24, 2015
Presidio Parkway Becomes First Greenroads® Certified State Highway Project

Press Release, April 9, 2015
San Francisco County Transportation Authority calls for renewed federal-local partnership to rebuild and expand transportation infrastructure 

Press Release, January 27, 2015
Scott Wiener Elected Chair of Transportation Authority Board

2014

Press Release, November 6, 2014
Statement from SFCTA Executive Director Tilly Chang on Passage of Proposition A

Press Release, March 12, 2014
Critical Pedestrian and Bicycle Connection Opens in the Presidio

Press Release, March 7, 2014
Construction Commenced on New Yerba Buena Island Ramps

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