What is the purpose of the Statement of Needs?
The Statement of Needs provides an understanding of how the transportation system performs today and how it may perform in the future. It does this by answering two key questions:
A set of metrics that align with ConnectSF’s goals were identified to assess the City’s transportation system performance in 2015 and 2050. To understand current and future conditions, the ConnectSF team used transportation modeling and analyzed data from other city agencies.
How will the Statement of Needs be used?
Findings from the Statement of Needs will inform ConnectSF’s current and subsequent work. The Transit Corridors Study and the Streets and Freeways Study will identify project and policy concepts to address the challenges spelled out in the Statement of Needs report. Policies identified through these two studies and relevant city initiatives will be codified in the Transportation Element of San Francisco’s General Plan. Additionally, the San Francisco Transportation Plan will prioritize projects based on anticipated revenue in the future.
San Francisco in the Future
When we think about the future of transportation, we want projects to respond to current and future needs. To understand the needs of the future, we’re using a data driven approach to predict the changes San Francisco will see by 2050. The six maps linked in this Data Dashboard represent six of the many ways we believe the city will change over the next three decades. This information will help us plan transportation projects that can serve our needs.
Using advanced modeling systems, we use known data to drive these estimates of our city’s future. In each map, click the “What is this?” button to learn more about:
- What data the map shows
- What data sources we are using or what assumptions we are making to make the map
Each map provides a place for your feedback to the question, “What do you think are the city’s transportation needs?”
Population and Jobs
Jobs Accessibility
Travel Time
Transit Crowding
Vehicle Miles Traveled
