Transportation
Deferred Projects
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Project Name |
Description |
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| SFMTA | Modern maintenance and storage facilities are vital to keep SFMTA’s fleet remains in a state of good repair which ensures reliable transit service. The SFMTA’s Building Progress facility capital program supports upgrades to obsolete facilities to make them safe and efficient. The most urgent of these capital needs have been prioritized, but others remain partially or completely unfunded. The SFMTA has also deferred major corridor projects that assist Vision Zero pedestrian and bicycle safety goals; numerous Muni Forward corridor projects to make transit more effective; the full build out and replacement of station elevators; audible pedestrian signals to enhance accessibility; seismic retrofits and routine state of good repair upgrades of its parking garages; the full expansion of its light rail vehicle fleet; major track overhauls on the M-Ocean View line; a new train control system to improve on time performance; the full realization of the Rail Capacity Strategy; and other system wide state of good repair projects. In May 2022, the Muni Reliability and Street Safety Bond was proposed by the San Francisco Board of Supervisors for the June 7, 2022 ballot. The ballot measure would have authorized the City to borrow up to $400 million by issuing general obligation bonds. The proceeds would have been spent on much needed transportation and transit infrastructure repairs, improvements and upgrades. Much of bond proceeds were intended for state of good repair needs, including: up to $250 million to repair or replace the SFMTA’s oldest bus yards facilities and equipment; $26 million for traffic improvements like replacing street signals; and $10 million on improvements to the Muni train system, including the train communications and control systems. In accordance with state law, the ballot measure required two-thirds approval of all votes to pass. The measure received over 65% approval from the voters, falling just short of the required threshold. The failure to pass Proposition A puts additional strain on the FY2023 to FY2027 Capital Improvement Program and increases the chance that some SFMTA assets could fall out of a state of good repair. It also strains the operating budget to make more frequent repairs to aging assets. The cost of SFMTA’s deferred projects is approximately $9.4 billion through FY2033. |
| SFO | As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic and the resulting economic uncertainty, the Airport reprioritized its capital projects. As of April 2022, the Director suspended $1.38 billion in capital projects in its CIP, including the Terminal 3 West project, and reduced the Ascent Program Reserve by $306 million. Other notable project suspensions include scope reduction for the International Terminal Phase II project and several taxiway projects. SFO continues to monitor passenger traffic and operations to inform its decisions to prioritize and restart suspended projects. | TJPA – Intercity Bus Facility | An intercity bus facility to house Greyhound and Amtrak intercity bus service, and potentially a block-long pedestrian tunnel between the lower level of the Transit Center and the Embarcadero BART/Muni Metro station are Phase 2 components of the Transbay Transit Center that have been deferred by the TJPA Board as recommended by a Phasing Study completed in 2021. |
