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Overview / Agency

Muni (SFMTA)

11 recommendations from the SB 63 financial efficiency review are tracked for Muni (SFMTA). Most recent check: November 4, 2026.

  • Not adopted 1
  • Adopted 10

Kind of commitment: Direct action 4  Study or plan 6  Ask another government 1 · 3 of 11 aimed at revenue · how this is classified

MTC's estimated completion date for Muni (SFMTA)'s adopted strategies: June 2029 (MTC Res. 4743).

Board actions

  • June 16, 2026 Board adopted Resolution No. 260616-052, adopting the Recommended Early Action Strategies listed in the resolution (items A through J) as SFMTA policy and directing staff to pursue them.

Recommendations

  1. Study fare compliance and enforcement: measure compliance, learn why riders do not pay, identify the staff, technology, and administrative resources needed, and develop a funding and implementation plan. Adopted as: “Conduct a fare compliance and enforcement study…” Adopted Study or plan Phase 1 revenue Last verified November 4, 2026
    Status
    Adopted as of November 4, 2026
    Adopted wording
    Improve Fare Compliance and Enforcement: Conduct a fare compliance and enforcement study to measure fare compliance; understand reasons for non-compliance; identify staffing, technology, and administrative resources required to improve fare compliance (e.g., installation of fare validators on both sides of rear and middle doors, faster mobile fare validators, enforcement officers and administrative staff for processing); and develop a funding and implementation plan.
    Kind
    Study or plan (from the board's adopted wording: “Conduct a fare compliance and enforcement study”; how this is classified)
    Board action
    June 16, 2026: Board adopted Resolution No. 260616-052, adopting the Recommended Early Action Strategies listed in the resolution (items A through J) as SFMTA policy and directing staff to pursue them.
    Required by
    Each agency identifies the Phase 1 strategies it commits to and adopts them as policy or budget actions: July 1, 2026 (Gov. Code §67766(b))
    Target completion
    June 2029 (Estimated completion date in MTC Res. 4743, Attachment A.)
    Estimated savings
    Not estimated (The Phase 1 report does not estimate savings for this strategy.)
    Notes
    Item A in Resolution No. 260616-052.
    Sources
    Entry ID
    sfmta-p1-fare-compliance-study · link to this entry
  2. Increase parking revenue through measures such as expanded days or hours of paid parking, rate changes, more enforcement, and leasing or permitting parking at under-used facilities. Adopted as: “Enhance parking revenue through measures like…” Adopted Direct action Phase 1 revenue Last verified November 4, 2026
    Status
    Adopted as of November 4, 2026
    Adopted wording
    Enhance parking revenue: Enhance parking revenue through measures like expanded days or hours of paid parking, rate adjustments, increased enforcement, and leasing or permitting parking at under-utilized facilities.
    Kind
    Direct action (from the board's adopted wording: “Enhance parking revenue through measures like”; how this is classified)
    Board action
    June 16, 2026: Board adopted Resolution No. 260616-052, adopting the Recommended Early Action Strategies listed in the resolution (items A through J) as SFMTA policy and directing staff to pursue them.
    Required by
    Each agency identifies the Phase 1 strategies it commits to and adopts them as policy or budget actions: July 1, 2026 (Gov. Code §67766(b))
    Target completion
    June 2029 (Estimated completion date in MTC Res. 4743, Attachment A.)
    Estimated savings
    Not estimated (The Phase 1 report does not estimate savings for this strategy.)
    Notes
    Item B in Resolution No. 260616-052.
    Sources
    Entry ID
    sfmta-p1-parking-revenue · link to this entry
  3. Study the benefits, challenges, and opportunities of expanding retail and amenity partnerships at bus stops and stations. Not adopted Study or plan Phase 1 revenue Last verified November 4, 2026
    Status
    Not adopted as of November 4, 2026
    Kind
    Study or plan (from the report's wording: “Study the benefits, challenges, and opportunities”; how this is classified)
    Board action
    June 16, 2026: Board action on the Phase 1 early action strategies (Resolution No. 260616-052). This strategy was not among those adopted.
    Required by
    Each agency identifies the Phase 1 strategies it commits to and adopts them as policy or budget actions: July 1, 2026 (Gov. Code §67766(b))
    Estimated savings
    Not estimated (The Phase 1 report does not estimate savings for this strategy.)
    Notes
    The Oversight Committee added this strategy by motion on May 22, 2026 (report p. 62, footnote 21). It is not among items A through J in Resolution No. 260616-052, which the resolution describes as the report's Recommended Early Action Strategies, and MTC Res. 4743 does not list it among SFMTA's adopted strategies. SFMTA's June 16, 2026 press release says the Board "voted to adopt all the recommendations" and lists nine strategy areas; this strategy is not among them.
    Sources
    Entry ID
    sfmta-p1-retail-amenity-study · link to this entry
  4. Coordinate with other Bay Area transit agencies to seek a deferral of the state's zero-emission bus transition requirements. Adopted as: “seek deferral of ZEB transition requirements…” Adopted Ask another government Phase 1 capital Last verified November 4, 2026
    Status
    Adopted as of November 4, 2026
    Adopted wording
    Evaluate Zero-Emission Bus (ZEB) Transition program for Cost Efficiency: Coordinate with peer agencies in the Bay Area to seek deferral of ZEB transition requirements.
    Kind
    Ask another government (from the board's adopted wording: “seek deferral of ZEB transition requirements”; how this is classified)
    Board action
    June 16, 2026: Board adopted Resolution No. 260616-052, adopting the Recommended Early Action Strategies listed in the resolution (items A through J) as SFMTA policy and directing staff to pursue them.
    Required by
    Each agency identifies the Phase 1 strategies it commits to and adopts them as policy or budget actions: July 1, 2026 (Gov. Code §67766(b))
    Target completion
    June 2029 (Estimated completion date in MTC Res. 4743, Attachment A.)
    Estimated savings
    Not estimated (The Phase 1 report does not estimate savings for this strategy.)
    Notes
    Item C in Resolution No. 260616-052.
    Sources
    Entry ID
    sfmta-p1-zeb-deferral · link to this entry
  5. Identify and carry out scheduling efficiencies that do not affect service to riders, such as changing how operator shifts are structured. Adopted as: “Identify and enact scheduling efficiencies…” Adopted Direct action Phase 1 labor/overtime Last verified November 4, 2026
    Status
    Adopted as of November 4, 2026
    Adopted wording
    Examine Schedules for Efficiencies: Identify and enact scheduling efficiencies that do not impact service to the rider. These may include, but are not necessarily limited to, adjusting how operator shifts are structured and/or balancing scheduling practices to maintain reliability while controlling operating costs.
    Kind
    Direct action (from the board's adopted wording: “Identify and enact scheduling efficiencies”; how this is classified)
    Board action
    June 16, 2026: Board adopted Resolution No. 260616-052, adopting the Recommended Early Action Strategies listed in the resolution (items A through J) as SFMTA policy and directing staff to pursue them.
    Required by
    Each agency identifies the Phase 1 strategies it commits to and adopts them as policy or budget actions: July 1, 2026 (Gov. Code §67766(b))
    Target completion
    June 2029 (Estimated completion date in MTC Res. 4743, Attachment A.)
    Estimated savings
    Not estimated (The Phase 1 report does not estimate savings for this strategy.)
    Notes
    Item D in Resolution No. 260616-052.
    Sources
    Entry ID
    sfmta-p1-scheduling-efficiencies · link to this entry
  6. Offer operator attendance incentives on high-priority routes. Adopted as: “Offer incentives for attendance…” Adopted Direct action Phase 1 labor/overtime Last verified November 4, 2026
    Status
    Adopted as of November 4, 2026
    Adopted wording
    Offer incentives to improve attendance: Offer incentives for attendance for high-priority routes.
    Kind
    Direct action (from the board's adopted wording: “Offer incentives for attendance”; how this is classified)
    Board action
    June 16, 2026: Board adopted Resolution No. 260616-052, adopting the Recommended Early Action Strategies listed in the resolution (items A through J) as SFMTA policy and directing staff to pursue them.
    Required by
    Each agency identifies the Phase 1 strategies it commits to and adopts them as policy or budget actions: July 1, 2026 (Gov. Code §67766(b))
    Target completion
    June 2029 (Estimated completion date in MTC Res. 4743, Attachment A.)
    Estimated savings
    Not estimated (The Phase 1 report does not estimate savings for this strategy.)
    Notes
    Item E in Resolution No. 260616-052.
    Sources
    Entry ID
    sfmta-p1-attendance-incentives · link to this entry
  7. Study where bus stop spacing or location slows service, quantify the benefits of changes, and develop a funding and implementation plan. Adopted as: “Conduct a bus stop optimization study…” Adopted Study or plan Phase 1 service planning Last verified November 4, 2026
    Status
    Adopted as of November 4, 2026
    Adopted wording
    Improve Speed and Reliability of Service: Conduct a bus stop optimization study to identify where stop spacing or location contributes to slow or unreliable service, identify opportunities to improve bus stop spacing; quantify the benefits of optimizing bus stop location and spacing; and develop a funding and implementation plan.
    Kind
    Study or plan (from the board's adopted wording: “Conduct a bus stop optimization study”; how this is classified)
    Board action
    June 16, 2026: Board adopted Resolution No. 260616-052, adopting the Recommended Early Action Strategies listed in the resolution (items A through J) as SFMTA policy and directing staff to pursue them.
    Required by
    Each agency identifies the Phase 1 strategies it commits to and adopts them as policy or budget actions: July 1, 2026 (Gov. Code §67766(b))
    Target completion
    June 2029 (Estimated completion date in MTC Res. 4743, Attachment A.)
    Estimated savings
    Not estimated (The Phase 1 report does not estimate savings for this strategy.)
    Notes
    Item F in Resolution No. 260616-052.
    Sources
    Entry ID
    sfmta-p1-bus-stop-optimization · link to this entry
  8. Continue reinvesting savings from transit priority projects back into service. Adopted as: “Continue reinvestment of transit priority savings into service…” Adopted Direct action Phase 1 service planning Last verified November 4, 2026
    Status
    Adopted as of November 4, 2026
    Adopted wording
    Improve Speed and Reliability of Service: Continue reinvestment of transit priority savings into service.
    Kind
    Direct action (from the board's adopted wording: “Continue reinvestment of transit priority savings into service”; how this is classified)
    Board action
    June 16, 2026: Board adopted Resolution No. 260616-052, adopting the Recommended Early Action Strategies listed in the resolution (items A through J) as SFMTA policy and directing staff to pursue them.
    Required by
    Each agency identifies the Phase 1 strategies it commits to and adopts them as policy or budget actions: July 1, 2026 (Gov. Code §67766(b))
    Target completion
    June 2029 (Estimated completion date in MTC Res. 4743, Attachment A.)
    Estimated savings
    Not estimated (The Phase 1 report does not estimate savings for this strategy.)
    Notes
    Item G in Resolution No. 260616-052.
    Sources
    Entry ID
    sfmta-p1-transit-priority-reinvestment · link to this entry
  9. Identify more opportunities to run shorter light-rail trains during lower-demand periods. Adopted as: “Identify more opportunities to run shorter trains…” Adopted Study or plan Phase 1 service planning Last verified November 4, 2026
    Status
    Adopted as of November 4, 2026
    Adopted wording
    Right-Size Fleet to Match Demand: Identify more opportunities to run shorter trains during lower-demand periods to better match the cost of delivering service to the fare revenue generated at different periods.
    Kind
    Study or plan (from the board's adopted wording: “Identify more opportunities to run shorter trains”; how this is classified)
    Board action
    June 16, 2026: Board adopted Resolution No. 260616-052, adopting the Recommended Early Action Strategies listed in the resolution (items A through J) as SFMTA policy and directing staff to pursue them.
    Required by
    Each agency identifies the Phase 1 strategies it commits to and adopts them as policy or budget actions: July 1, 2026 (Gov. Code §67766(b))
    Target completion
    June 2029 (Estimated completion date in MTC Res. 4743, Attachment A.)
    Estimated savings
    Not estimated (The Phase 1 report does not estimate savings for this strategy.)
    Notes
    Item H in Resolution No. 260616-052.
    Sources
    Entry ID
    sfmta-p1-shorter-trains · link to this entry
  10. Review high-spend contracts to determine whether the services can be provided at lower cost. Adopted as: “Conduct a review of high-spend contracts…” Adopted Study or plan Phase 1 procurement Last verified November 4, 2026
    Status
    Adopted as of November 4, 2026
    Adopted wording
    Identify and Capture Cost Savings in Larger Contract Renewals: Conduct a review of high-spend contracts to determine whether the services can be provided at lower costs.
    Kind
    Study or plan (from the board's adopted wording: “Conduct a review of high-spend contracts”; how this is classified)
    Board action
    June 16, 2026: Board adopted Resolution No. 260616-052, adopting the Recommended Early Action Strategies listed in the resolution (items A through J) as SFMTA policy and directing staff to pursue them.
    Required by
    Each agency identifies the Phase 1 strategies it commits to and adopts them as policy or budget actions: July 1, 2026 (Gov. Code §67766(b))
    Target completion
    June 2029 (Estimated completion date in MTC Res. 4743, Attachment A.)
    Estimated savings
    Not estimated (The Phase 1 report does not estimate savings for this strategy.)
    Notes
    Item I in Resolution No. 260616-052.
    Sources
    Entry ID
    sfmta-p1-contract-review · link to this entry
  11. In consultation with MTC, identify the internal resources and supporting policies needed to adopt or expand pass programs like Clipper BayPass with more institutions and employers. Adopted as: “identify internal resource requirements and supportive policies…” Adopted Study or plan Phase 1 ridership/customer experience Last verified November 4, 2026
    Status
    Adopted as of November 4, 2026
    Adopted wording
    Expand Clipper BayPass with Institutions and Employers: In consultation with MTC, identify internal resource requirements and supportive policies required or desired to adopt or expand pass programs like Clipper BayPass to more institutions and employers.
    Kind
    Study or plan (from the board's adopted wording: “identify internal resource requirements and supportive policies”; how this is classified)
    Board action
    June 16, 2026: Board adopted Resolution No. 260616-052, adopting the Recommended Early Action Strategies listed in the resolution (items A through J) as SFMTA policy and directing staff to pursue them.
    Required by
    Each agency identifies the Phase 1 strategies it commits to and adopts them as policy or budget actions: July 1, 2026 (Gov. Code §67766(b))
    Target completion
    June 2029 (Estimated completion date in MTC Res. 4743, Attachment A.)
    Estimated savings
    Not estimated (The Phase 1 report does not estimate savings for this strategy.)
    Notes
    Item J in Resolution No. 260616-052.
    Sources
    Entry ID
    sfmta-p1-baypass-expansion · link to this entry

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