Livable Streets Director
San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency
Experience:
5-7 years
Location:
San Francisco, CA
The Sustainable Streets Division (SSD) of the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency (SFMTA) provides multimodal transportation planning, engineering and operational improvements to San Francisco’s transportation system to support a sustainable community and economic development.
The mission of the Sustainable Streets Division 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 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 SFMTA’s Strategic Plan.
The Sustainable Streets Division consists of seven coordinated groups:
- Strategic Planning & Policy; Urban Planning Initiatives;
- Livable Streets;
- Transportation Engineering;
- Field Operations;
- ; and Security, Investigations & Enforcement.
The mission of Livable Streets is to create safe and inviting streets and sidewalks for all who walk and use a bicycle, focusing on Vision Zero projects with the goal of eliminating traffic deaths in San Francisco by 2024. This work unit is responsible for delivering bicycle, pedestrian, and traffic calming projects on time and within budget in conjunction with other City departments, including Recreation and Park, City Planning, and Public Works.
These projects involve a heavy emphasis on teamwork and consensus-building within the agency, with stakeholders, and with elected officials, as well as a thorough understanding of how bicycle and pedestrian projects affect transit, accessibility, and traffic operations. This position leads the Sustainable Streets Division’s Livable Streets Subdivision and oversees more than 55 full-time and 200 part-time seasonal staff in its Bicycle, Pedestrian, Traffic Calming and School Crossing Guard programs.
This position ensures the delivery of SFMTA’s Bicycle, Pedestrian, School Safety, and Traffic Calming Capital Improvement Programs within the broad policy framework of Vision Zero.
For a more detailed job description and instructions on how to apply, see the official City and County of San Francisco job announcement at: http://www.jobaps.com/SF/sup/bulpreview.asp?R1=PEX&R2=9182&R3=065871