State of Good Repair Report, February 2015

The San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency’s 2014 State of Good Repair Report is intended to provide a comprehensive analysis of the agency’s rehabilitation and replacement needs and investments. It is also intended to provide greater transparency regarding the agency’s asset management practices, project delivery methods, and project prioritization criteria. [38 pages; 9.4 MB] 

 

This document builds upon the 2010 State of Good Repair (SGR) Report, which was the first such report published by the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency (SFMTA). The 2010 report introduced the agency’s asset management program, outlined the 2009 Asset Inventory, and defined prioritization criteria for capital projects. Since 2010, the SFMTA has continued to refine its asset management practices and prioritization criteria for funding capital projects to better allocate SGR investments. 

 

The 2014 State of Good Repair Report will focus primarily on the current State of Good Repair for SFMTA assets and the agency’s plan for improving SGR over the next five years. Part I of this document introduces the SFMTA, outlines the agency’s capital planning process, and defines State of Good Repair. Part II focuses on the SFMTA’s 2014 SGR analysis, including: comparison to the 2010 analysis, asset condition modeling, and the agency’s financial ability to invest. Part III explains how the SFMTA is addressing SGR needs, including a five-year and one-year outlook for allocated SGR investments. Part IV outlines future steps for improving asset management and project delivery practices to better manage State of Good Repair. 

 

The SFMTA has committed to investing an average of $250 million annually* on State of Good Repair. These funds are primarily directed towards “Transit Service Critical” investments and are spread across many of the SFMTA’s 15 Capital Programs; they are also distributed between upcoming SGR needs and the SGR backlog of $2.5 billion. Since 2010, the SFMTA has spent an average of $180 million annually** on State of Good Repair. In May 2014, the SFMTA Board approved the Fiscal Year (FY) 2015-2019 Capital Improvement Program (CIP), which increases the agency’s allocated SGR investment to an average of $316 million annually. This increased rate of investment, when viewed in context with the last five years of spending, will keep the SFMTA on track to meet its $250 million annual SGR commitment. 

 

It is important to note that State of Good Repair is only a portion of the SFMTA’s total capital investments. Non-SGR investments include projects to expand and enhance the transportation system, such as the new Central Subway currently under construction. New assets introduced through expansion projects will be added to the Capital Asset Inventory upon completion. The agency’s FY 2015-2019 CIP includes $1.5 Billion in SGR expenditures out of a total investment of $3.3 Billion over the next five years. 

 

The agency is currently introducing extensive changes to project delivery methods that will increase the efficiency and effectiveness of SGR investments, including: increased pre-development funding for projects, a Capital Program Control System with real time performance metrics, and a new “fund-by-phase” model to help to ensure the timely delivery of projects and efficient allocation of resources. These changes, coupled with an increase in SGR funding, will improve the reliability and comfort of San Francisco’s transportation system. 

 

The SFMTA plans to publish a State of Good Repair Report annually to demonstrate progress on the SGR initiatives presented herein. Some aspects of this report, such as the one-year outlook and “investment dashboard”, will be updated quarterly to measure the agency’s on-going progress toward meeting State of Good Repair investment goals. 

 

*This commitment was made to the Federal Transit Agency (FTA) in 2010 as part of the full-funding grant agreement for the Central Subway project. 

 

** This figure includes dollars currently encumbered in contracts. The average is $141M for expenditures only (excluding encumbered funds).