San Francisco, California – With a $36 million grant from the Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC), San Francisco’s Mayor London N. Breed recently announced a notable improvement for the city’s transit system and street safety. These money, taken from the Housing Incentive Pool Grants, seeks to improve the city’s transportation system in tandem with encouraging affordable homes.
The $35.8 million grant went to San Francisco in appreciation of their efforts in adding 2,981 affordable homes between 2018 and 2022. This large financial infusion will help to enable a sequence of civic infrastructure improvements. Along with alterations to Powell Street’s streetscape and additions to the Yerba Buena Island (YBI) West Side Bridges, among the scheduled improvements are new traffic signals on Lincoln Way and repairs to Folsom and Howard Streets.
“This funding is essential to continue our work in making transit more reliable and our streets safer for all,” said Mayor London Breed in a news release. “Whether we are maintaining our buses, improving bike lanes, or installing traffic signals to improve traffic flow, we are making transit more efficient, effective, and safer for everyone.”
These infrastructure upgrades should help to reduce some of the traffic and transportation issues facing the city. Joel Engardio, a Sunset District Supervisor, emphasized the effects on local residents—especially those on the westside…