Our Mission
Our mission is to plan, design, implement, and maintain the city’s transportation infrastructure and regulations to support San Francisco’s mobility needs as the city changes and grows. The Streets Division initiates and coordinates improvements to the city’s street, transit, bicycle, pedestrian and parking infrastructure, thereby meeting the goals and objectives of the Transit First Policy, as well as supporting the SFMTA’s Strategic Plan.
Our responsibilities
The Streets Division consists of eight closely working and coordinated groups:
- Capital Programs & Construction
- Livable Streets, including the Bicycle, Pedestrian, Traffic Calming and School Crossing Guards Programs
- Parking, Curb Management & Operations, including Off-Street Parking, SFpark, and Operations
- Parking and Traffic Enforcement
- Planning, including Long Range Planning & Policy, Complete Streets, Major Corridor Projects, Development & Transportation Integration, Approved Development Agreement Monitoring and Environmental Review, and Planning Programs
- Security, Investigations and Enforcement, including Proof of Payment Unit, Muni Transit Assistance Unit, Emergency Preparedness Unit and Video Surveillance Unit
- Transportation Engineering, including Traffic Routing, Signal Shop, SFgo/Transit Engineering, Special Projects/Street Use and Traffic Management/Operations
Streets Division's Administration
Streets Division's (SD) Administration provides administrative and operating support to the division including finance and budget, payroll, purchasing and human resources. Our Responsibilities 311 Request Coordination Division Operating Budget...
Transportation Engineering
The installation and modification of traffic control devices, including traffic signs, traffic striping, color curb markings, and traffic signals are divided into five major sections, all led by the City Traffic Engineer: Traffic Management -...
Parking Revenue & Operations
The Parking, Curb Management, Operations and Contract Administration Group sets parking and curb regulations and manages on-street and off-street assets and related contracts, to achieve the SFMTA's strategic goals and to raise revenue to support...
Central Subway
The Central Subway Program is responsible for the Central Subway Project, a construction project to extend the T Third Line to Chinatown.
Taxis, Access & Mobility Services
Traditionally, Taxis, Access & Mobility Services Division (TAMS) has represented a combination of two distinct functions of the SFMTA that substantially overlap in the regulation of the taxi industry. Accessible Services is a core support function...
