San Francisco Transportation Fact Sheet

San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency

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SAN FRANCISCO TRANSPORTATION FACT SHEET

November 2009

Physical Characteristics

Statistic Number Source

Area – Land (Square Miles) 47.35 (1)

Highest Elevation (Mount Davidson) 970' (2)

Demography

Statistic Number Percent Source

Resident Population (2008 American Community Survey (ACS))

808,976 (4)

Estimated Population 2010 818, 163 (4)

Population 18 Years of Age or Over (2008 ACS)

690,350 (85%) (4)

No. of Jobs 16 Years of Age or Over (2008 ACS)

442,831 (4)

Non-SF Residents Commuting to SF (MTC data analysis of ACS 2006 data)

522,229 (5)

SF Residents Commuting Out of SF (2008 ACS)

92,178 (4)

Estimated Daytime San Francisco Population 945,480 (3)

Occupied Housing Units (2008 ACS) 323,339 (4)

Owner Occupied Housing Units (2008 ACS) 127,625 (40%) (4)

Renter Occupied Housing Units (2008 ACS) 195,714 (60%) (4)

Average Number of Persons Per Occupied Housing Unit (2008 ACS)

2.5 (4)

Hotel Rooms (2009) 32,976 (6)

San Francisco Vehicles and Drivers

Statistic Number Percent Source

Vehicle Registration (12/31/08) (7)

Autos 379,898

81% (7)

Trucks 61,755

13% (7)

Motorcycles 20,144

4% (7)

Trailers 8,536

2% (7)

TOTAL 470,333

100% (7)

Driver’s Licenses Issued (2008) 534,829

(7)

Total Disabled Placards (As of Aug. 2007)

55,058

(7)

Registered Vehicle Density (Vehicles/Square Mile)

9,932

(8)

Vehicles Per Capita 0.58 (9)

Vehicles Available By Household (ACS 2008)

Number Of Vehicles Available Number Of Households

Percent Source

No Vehicle 96,355 29.8 (4)

1 Vehicle 138,066 42.7 (4)

2 Vehicles 67,901 21 (4)

3 Vehicles or More 20,694 6.4 (4)

TOTAL Households 323,016 100.0 (4)

Total Vehicles Available in Households (estimated) See source footnote on households with 4 or 5 vehicles.

335,950 (38)

Average Vehicles Available per Household 1.04 (38)

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Estimated Increase in Vehicle Population in SF on a Typical Work Day These numbers can be used to estimate the net change in the number of vehicles in the city at 4 a.m. and noon on a work day.

Highway Volume Source

Bay Bridge Entries and Exits

+20,000

(10)

Golden Gate Bridge Entries and Exits +13,100 (10)

I-280 to/from San Mateo County Entries and Exits +6,400 (10)

US 101 to/from San Mateo County Entries and Exits -4,400 (10)

Total Daytime Increase In Vehicles +35,400 (10)

Highways and Streets

Roadway Type Miles Of Road Source

Freeways (including ramps and freeway to freeway exchanges)

59 (5)

Streets (includes unaccepted) 946 (5)

Park Streets (in Golden Gate Park, Presidio, McLaren Park & Lincoln Park)

65 (5)

Military (in Hunters Point Shipyard & Fort Mason)

12 (5)

Private 6 (5)

TOTAL 1,088 (5)

Paved Street Area (Sq. Ft.) 195,000,000 (11)

Record Street and Statistic Source

Widest Street (Between Property Lines) Junipero Serra Blvd. (254’)

(12)

Longest Street Mission Street (7.29 miles)

(13)

Oldest Street Grant Avenue (1835) (2)

Steepest Street Filbert Street (31.5%) (Hyde to Leavenworth)

(13)

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Means of Transportation to Work (San Francisco Residents)

Mode 2000 Percent

2008 Percent

Change Source

Drive Alone 40.5 38.4 -2.1 (3)

Carpool 10.8 8.4 -2.4

Public Transportation 31.1 31.9 +.8

Taxicab, Motorcycle or other 1.6 1.8 +0.2

Bicycle 2.1 2.7 +0.6

Walk 9.4 9.4 0

Worked at Home 4.6 7.5 +2.9

TOTAL 100% 100%

Intersections, Signs, and Signals


Year First Traffic Signal Installed 1921 (14)

Estimated No. of Intersections 7,200 (45)

No. of Signalized Intersections 1,181 (45)

No. of Parking Restriction Signs 103,000 (16)

No. of Regulatory Signs 36,000 (16)

No. of Warning Signs 12,000 (16)

No. of Guide Signs 12,000 (16)

No. of Street Name Signs 54,000 (16)

Miles of Striped Streets 900 (16)

Red Light Cameras (2008)


No. of Intersections Enforced By Red Light Cameras (2009)

25 (17)

No. of Red Light Camera Violations Issued (2008)

16,479 (17)

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Reported Collisions (2007)

Statistic

Number Source

Non-Fatal Pedestrian Injury Collisions 796 (15)

Fatal Pedestrian Collisions 24 (15)

Non-Fatal Bicycle Injury Collisions 451 (15)

Fatal Bicycle Collisions 1 (15)

Total Non-Fatal Collisions (all modes) 3,021 (15)

Total Fatal Collisions 42 (15)

Transit


Avg. Weekday Boardings 672,000 (19)

Regular Weekday Transit Routes 80 (19)

Regular Fare $2.00 (19)

Regular Fast-Pass Cost $55 (19)

Priority Bus Lanes 14.8 Miles (20)

No. of Diesel Buses 460 (19)

No. of Cable Cars 40 (19)

No. of Historic Streetcars 39 (19)

No. of Light Rail Vehicles (Metro) 151 (19)

No. of Trolley Buses 331 (19)

Total Service Vehicles 1021

Single Track - Light Rail Vehicles (gauge 4' 8 1/2")

71.5 Miles (19)

Cable Car (gauge 3' 6") 8.8 Miles (19)

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Bicycles


Bicycle Path (Class I) Miles 23 (21)

Bicycle Lane (Class II) Miles 44

Wide Curb Lane (Class III) Miles 52

Signed Only (Class III) Miles 79

Total Route Miles 208

Bicycle Racks 1,550

Bicycle Lockers 62 Vanpools (2009)


Originating in SF registered with 511 Rideshare 24 (22)

Destined to SF registered with 511 Rideshare 137

On-Street Vanpool Parking Permits (Sept.08-Aug.09)

78 (23)

Carpools (2009)


Carpoolers originating in SF registered with 511 Rideshare

1,339 (22)

Carpoolers destined to SF registered with 511 Rideshare

3,037

On-Street Carpool Parking Areas (SFGH and CPMC)

2 (23)

On-Street Carpool Parking Permits (May 2009) 62

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Taxis (2009)


Medallions 1,500 (24)

Rates: (2009)

Category Rate Source Flag Drop $3.10 (46) Each 1/5 mile or fraction thereof $0.45

Each additional minute waiting/traffic time delay $0.45

Airport Exit Surcharge $2.00

Jitneys (2008)


Operating Jitneys

1 (40)

Approximate # of Private Business Employee Shuttles (Hotel, Airport, and Hospital Shuttles not included)

30 (42)

Downtown Parking Costs (December 2008)

Statistic Cost Source

Cost of Privately-Managed Parking: (36)

Daily $10-$48

Hourly $2-$21

Monthly $170 - $725

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Parking Supply


On-Street Parking Spaces (estimated) (includes metered spaces)

320,000 (24, 32)

Off-Street Downtown (2001) 66,800 (26)

Remainder of City (estimated) 225,000

Total Parking Supply (estimated) 603,000

White Zones 1,614 (43)

Green Zones 367 (43)

Yellow Zones 3,992 (43)

Blue Zones 556 (43)

Taxi Zones 58 (43)

Parking Meters and Rates (July 2009)

Statistic Hourly Rate Number Of Meters

Source

Downtown (Area 1) $ 3.50 4,942 (27)

Downtown Periphery (Area 2) $ 3.00 4,340 (27)

Fisherman’s Wharf (Area 4) $ 3.00 405 (27)

Remainder of City (Area 3) $ 2.00 14,701 (27)

Citywide Motorcycle Meters $0.40 to $0.70

2,640 (27)

Citywide Off-Street Metered Lots $2.00 to $3.00

705 (27)

Number of Metered Vehicle Spaces (non-motorcycle)

25,093 (27)

Total number of metered spaces 27,733 (27)

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Parking Meter Revenue


Annual Meter Revenue* (FY 2008-2009)

$32,468,579 (28)

Annual Revenue per Meter $1,171 (28, 30)

*(Includes parking meter card revenue and construction meter fee revenue).

City-Owned Off-Street Parking Facilities and Lots (2009)


Attended Parking Facilities No. of Facilities

20 (32)

No. of Parking Spaces 14,546 (32)

Metered Lots No. of Metered Lots

20 (32)

No. of Parking Spaces 582 (32)

Total Off-Street Spaces 15,128 (36)

FY Net 2008-09 Revenue of Garages And Attended Lots

$38,279,305 (32)

Electrical Vehicle Chargers* (one inductive and conductive charger)

12 (43)

*Charging free but must pay parking rates. Residential Permit Parking Program


Residential Permit Parking Areas (2008) 27 (31)

No. of Residential Parking Permits Issued (FY2007-08) Annual

85,818 (31)

Temporary Permits 2,355 (31)

Revenue Received for All Permits (FY 2007-08) $7,099,513 (31)

Note: the fee for Annual Residential permits is $76. RPP revenue as reported is for all permits which includes all categories of permits issued

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Parking Enforcement (FY 2007-08)


No. of Budgeted Parking Control Officers (PCO) Positions

280 (34)

No. of PCO Supervisors, Directors, and Assistant Directors

30 (34)

No. of Dispatchers 25 (34)

Annual Parking Citations Issued Note: this includes citations issued by other agencies (SFPD and others) that SFMTA processes and includes parking and transit citations. Not all citations are written by SFMTA Enforcement.

1,932,416 (33)

Parking Ticket Revenue (FY 2007-08)


Parking Ticket Revenue $92,920,218 (28)

Parking Citations (FY 2008)

Violation and Code Number Number Percent Source

Street Cleaning T37C

562,066 29.09 (35)

Parking Meter Violation – Outside Downtown T202

311,111 16.10

Residential Permit Parking T315A

209,651 10.85

Parking Meter Violation – Downtown T202.1

206,420 10.68

All Other Violations (Includes citations issued by other agencies & transit)

176,833 9.15

Parking On Grades T58A

59,533 3.08

No Registration Tabs V5204A

50,234 2.60

Parking on Sidewalk V22500F

41,582 2.15

No Plates V5200

36,348 1.88

No Stopping- Downtown T32A.1

34,110 1.77

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Violation and Code Number Number Percent Source

Driveway V22500E

30,941 1.60

Overtime Parking – Outside Downtown T32C.2

28,234 1.46

Yellow Zone – Outside Downtown T38B.1

24,942 1.29

Double Parking V22500H

24,145 1.25

Yellow Zone-Downtown T38B

23,146 1.20

Red Zone T38A

18,179 0.94

No Stopping – Outside Downtown T32A.2

17,984 0.93

Truck Loading Zones T33.3

17,016 0.88

No Parking T32B

14,666 0.76

Overtime Parking – Downtown T32.C1

13,698 0.71

White Zone T38C

11,434 0.59

Crosswalks V22500B

10,953 0.57

Fire Hydrant V22514

9,190 0.48

TOTAL 1,932,416 100%

Note: Total includes combined parking and transit citations from other agencies.

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List of Sources

1. San Francisco Chronicle, 9/11/99, “Just how big is S.F?” page A1.

2. San Francisco Almanac, Gladys C. Hansen, San Francisco Chronicle Books 3.

3. 2000 U.S. Census, S0801 and PHC-T-40 Estimated Daytime Population and Employment Residence Rations: 2000. Commuting Characteristics by Sex, 2008 American Community Survey 1-Year Estimates. http://Factfinder.census.gov. Retrieved 10/8/09.

4. U.S. Census Bureau, 2008 American Community Survey: Commuting Characteristics by Sex, Physical Housing Characteristics by Housing Units: http://factfinder.census.gov/. Retrieved 10/6/08.

5. San Francisco Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC), ACS 2006 San Francisco Bay Area Data Highlights Report, Nov. 2007. Charles Purvis: (510) 817-5755.

6. San Francisco Convention & Visitors Bureau, www.sfcvb.org. Retrieved on 10/6/09.

7. Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV), www.dmv.ca.gov, Retrieved 10/6/09, Forecasting/MIS, Lynn Chu (916) 657-7855 and Matt Macey, Forecasting Unit.

8. Total number of registered vehicles divided by the area of land surface. 10/6/09

9. Vehicles divided by estimated population.10/6/09

10. Caltrans, traffic counts, computed average of peak hour volume data (total vehicles into SF between 4 AM and 12 PM) - (total vehicles in and out of SF between 4 AM and 12 PM) for typical weekdays as of 5/2009. Jennie Rector, (916) 654-4578.

11. Department of Public Works, Bureau of Engineering, Joe Ovadia (415) 558-4004.

12. San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency (SFMTA), Transportation Engineering Division, Jerry Robbins, (415) 701-4490.

13. Department of Public Works, Street Use and Mapping, (415) 554-5810.

14. SFMTA, Director of Transportation Engineering, Bond Yee, (415) 701-4677.

15. “San Francisco 2007 Collision Report”, Department of Parking and Traffic, Traffic Engineering Division, October, 2008.

16. SFMTA, Traffic Sign Shop, (415) 554-9797.

17. SFMTA, Red Light Camera Program, Richard Cho, (415) 701-4590.

18. SFMTA, Sustainable Streets, Transportation Engineering.

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19. SFMTA, San Francisco Municipal Railway Short Range Transit Plan 2008-2027

20. SFMTA, Public Life Planning Section, Javad Mirabdal, (415) 701-4421.

21. SFMTA-Public Life Planning Section, Bicycle Program, (415) 585-BIKE, http://bicycle.sfmta.com.

22. 511 Rideshare, Deborah Maus, [email protected], (510) 273-3660. 9/24/09.

23. SFMTA, Dede Owens, Residential Permit Parking, (415) 503-2020.

24. SFMTA, Christina Hayashi, Director of Taxis and Accessible Services, 9/10/09.

25. 946 miles of road x 2 sides per road x 5280 feet per mile / 25 feet per space x 0.8 (to factor for driveways and intersections).

26. Planning Department, “Downtown Plan Monitoring Report 2004,” page 35.

27. SFMTA, Parking Meter Shop, George Reynolds, (415) 550-2739.

28. SF Municipal Transportation Agency Finance Section, Li Zhang, (415) 701-4771. 9/10/09.

29. Revenue divided by number of meters.

30. SFMTA, Transportation Engineering, Bryant Woo (701-4569).

31. SFMTA, Parking Operations Manager, Off-Street Parking Division: Nita Rabe-Uyeno, 701-5220.

32. SFMTA, Customer Service, Citations and RPP Division, Victoria Einhaus, 255-3931. Residential Permits Issued: 85,818 (SFRPPHST ACT 7/1/09) Temporary Permits Issued: 2,355 (SFRPPHST SUM (7/1/09) RPP Total Revenue:$7,099,518.00 (FAMIS). Retrieved 9/10/09.

33. SFMTA, Finance and Administration Division, Steve Bell, (415) 701-4665.

34. SFMTA, Div. of Safety, Security and Enforcement Division, Debbi Borthne, (415) 553-1620

35. ACS State and Local Solutions “Payment by Violation Type” Data is captured for T38N from July 07 to August 08; as of 8/1/08, Violation Code V21211 replaced T38N. Department of Parking and Traffic-Enforcement, Victoria Einhaus. Data updated as of 7/13/09.

36. SFMTA-Transportation Planning, Eric Ganther, SFPark, Off Street Parking Study. 9/11/09.

37. SFMTA-Sustainable Streets Division, Transportation Planning, Sample Private Parking Rate Survey completed in December, 2008 by Sam Fielding.

38. The number of households with more than 3 vehicles was multiplied by 3.06 based on the proportion of households that reported 4 or 5 vehicles in the 2000 census.

39. SFMTA, Transportation Engineering Section, Jack Fleck, 701-4642.

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40. SF Police Department Permit Bureau 553-1116 and SFMTA-Planning.

41. 2005-2006 San Francisco Bicycle Injury Collision Report

42. SFMTA website: City owned garages with Electrical Vehicle Chargers, http://www.sfmta.com/cms/pgar/garages.htm. Retrieved on 9/10/09.

43. SFMTA, Color Curb Program, Kathleen McEvoy, 701-4607. 9/18/09.

44. Number of signals: Lauren Green, SFMTA, Signal Shop, September 10, 2009.

45. SFMTA Taxis, http://www.sfmta.com/cms/xcust/indxtxcust.htm. Retrieved on 9/10/09

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