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 808,976 (4)
(2008 American Community Survey (ACS))
Estimated Population 2010 818, 163 (4)
Population 18 Years of Age or Over 690,350 (85%) (4)
(2008 ACS)
No. of Jobs 16 Years of Age or Over 442,831 (4)
(2008 ACS)
Non-SF Residents Commuting to SF 522,229 (5)
(MTC data analysis of ACS 2006 data)
SF Residents Commuting Out of SF 92,178 (4)
(2008 ACS)
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 2.5 (4)
Unit (2008 ACS)
Hotel Rooms (2009) 32,976 (6)

San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency

One South Van Ness Avenue, Seventh Fl. San Francisco, CA 94103 | Tel: 415.701.4500 | Fax: 415.701.4430 | www.sfmta.com
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 (7)

(As of Aug. 2007) 55,058
Registered Vehicle Density (8)
(Vehicles/Square Mile) 9,932
Vehicles Per Capita 0.58 (9)

Vehicles Available By Household (ACS 2008)

Number Of Vehicles Available Number Of Percent Source

Households
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 335,950 (38)
(estimated) See source footnote on
households with 4 or 5 vehicles.
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 59 (5)
freeway exchanges)
Streets (includes unaccepted) 946 (5)
Park Streets (in Golden Gate Park, 65 (5)
Presidio, McLaren Park & Lincoln Park)
Military (in Hunters Point Shipyard & Fort 12 (5)
Mason)
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. (12)
(254’)
Longest Street Mission Street (13)
(7.29 miles)
Oldest Street Grant Avenue (1835) (2)
Steepest Street Filbert Street (31.5%) (13)
(Hyde to Leavenworth)

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Means of Transportation to Work (San Francisco Residents)

Mode 2000 2008 Change Source

Percent Percent
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

Statistic Number Source

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)

Statistic Number Source

No. of Intersections Enforced By Red Light 25 (17)
Cameras (2009)
No. of Red Light Camera Violations Issued 16,479 (17)
(2008)

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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

Statistic Number Source

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 71.5 Miles (19)
1/2")
Cable Car (gauge 3' 6") 8.8 Miles (19)

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Bicycles

Statistic Number Source

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)

Statistic Number Source

Originating in SF registered with 511 Rideshare 24 (22)
Destined to SF registered with 511 Rideshare 137
On-Street Vanpool Parking Permits 78 (23)
(Sept.08-Aug.09)

Carpools (2009)

Statistic Number Source

Carpoolers originating in SF registered with 511 1,339 (22)
Rideshare
Carpoolers destined to SF registered with 511 3,037
Rideshare
On-Street Carpool Parking Areas 2 (23)
(SFGH and CPMC)
On-Street Carpool Parking Permits (May 2009) 62

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Taxis (2009)

Statistic Number Source

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)

Statistic Number Source

Operating Jitneys 1 (40)

Approximate # of Private Business Employee Shuttles 30 (42)

(Hotel, Airport, and Hospital Shuttles not included)

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

Statistic Number Source

On-Street Parking Spaces (estimated) 320,000 (24, 32)

(includes metered spaces)
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 Source

Meters
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 2,640 (27)
$0.70
Citywide Off-Street Metered Lots $2.00 to 705 (27)
$3.00
Number of Metered Vehicle Spaces 25,093 (27)
(non-motorcycle)
Total number of metered spaces 27,733 (27)

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Parking Meter Revenue

Statistic Number Source

Annual Meter Revenue* $32,468,579 (28)
(FY 2008-2009)
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)

Statistic Number Source

Attended Parking Facilities 20 (32)
No. of Facilities
No. of Parking Spaces 14,546 (32)
Metered Lots 20 (32)
No. of Metered Lots
No. of Parking Spaces 582 (32)
Total Off-Street Spaces 15,128 (36)
FY Net 2008-09 Revenue of Garages $38,279,305 (32)
And Attended Lots
Electrical Vehicle Chargers* 12 (43)
(one inductive and conductive charger)

*Charging free but must pay parking rates.

Residential Permit Parking Program

Statistic Number Source

Residential Permit Parking Areas (2008) 27 (31)
No. of Residential Parking Permits Issued (FY2007-08) 85,818 (31)
Annual
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)

Statistic Number Source

No. of Budgeted Parking Control Officers (PCO) 280 (34)
Positions
No. of PCO Supervisors, Directors, and Assistant 30 (34)
Directors
No. of Dispatchers 25 (34)
Annual Parking Citations Issued 1,932,416 (33)
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.

Parking Ticket Revenue (FY 2007-08)

Statistic Number Source

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

Parking Citations (FY 2008)

Violation and Code Number Number Percent Source

Street Cleaning 562,066 29.09 (35)
T37C
Parking Meter Violation – Outside Downtown 311,111 16.10
T202
Residential Permit Parking 209,651 10.85
T315A
Parking Meter Violation – Downtown 206,420 10.68
T202.1
All Other Violations 176,833 9.15
(Includes citations issued by other agencies & transit)
Parking On Grades 59,533 3.08
T58A
No Registration Tabs 50,234 2.60
V5204A
Parking on Sidewalk 41,582 2.15
V22500F
No Plates 36,348 1.88
V5200
No Stopping- Downtown 34,110 1.77
T32A.1

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 Violation and Code Number Number Percent Source
Driveway 30,941 1.60
V22500E
Overtime Parking – Outside Downtown 28,234 1.46
T32C.2
Yellow Zone – Outside Downtown 24,942 1.29
T38B.1
Double Parking 24,145 1.25
V22500H
Yellow Zone-Downtown 23,146 1.20
T38B
Red Zone 18,179 0.94
T38A
No Stopping – Outside Downtown 17,984 0.93
T32A.2
Truck Loading Zones 17,016 0.88
T33.3
No Parking 14,666 0.76
T32B
Overtime Parking – Downtown 13,698 0.71
T32.C1
White Zone 11,434 0.59
T38C
Crosswalks 10,953 0.57
V22500B
Fire Hydrant 9,190 0.48
V22514
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, Maus@PBWorld.com, (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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