San Francisco Mobility, Access, and Pricing Study

An overview of the findings and recommendations of the San Francisco County Transportation Authority's study on the feasibility of a congestion pricing program for San Francisco.

On December 14, the Transportation Authority Board unanimously approved the MAPS Final Report, and voted 8-3 in favor of pursuing additional study of the concept, excluding the Southern Gateway scenario.

Congestion pricing involves charging drivers a user fee to drive in specific, congested areas or corridors, an using the revenue generated to fund transportation improvements, such as better transit service, road improvements, and bicycle and pedestrian projects. Our analyses indicate that a feasible "right-sized" program can be designed for San Francisco that enhances mobility and access to the downtown while maintaining economic vitality. More information at www.sfmobility.org.

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• MAPS
• congestion
• pricing
• congestion pricing
• SFCTA
• San Francisco
• transportation

[spirovision]

What about noise pollution? I don't think enough attention is paid to acoustic noise compared to other negative impacts of automobile traffic.

[sfcta]

@spirovision Thanks for your comments. We expect there will be positive benefits in reduced noise pollution due to congestion reduction impacts if a congestion pricing program were implemented. The San Francisco Department of Public Health will consider noise impacts as a part of the Health Impact Assessment (HIA) they are conducting for MAPS.

[spirovision]

Nice! Thanks. I think about this a lot because I perceive the daily discomfort of vehicle-related noise pollution more on a daily basis than air pollution -- even though I know that long term effects of air pollution can be deadly