"The San Francisco Board of Supervisors Land Use and Transportation Committee held a hearing Monday to discuss the possibility of extending the Central Subway from its current Chinatown terminus to North Beach and Fisherman's Wharf. "The primary focus" should remain on pushing through two upcoming operations-funding measures for transit, explained District 3 Supervisor Danny Sauter, who sits on the committee. "But we also need to give people something bigger and better to keep our city excited about what's next.""
"SFMTA officials who presented at the hearing didn't have current figures for an extension. But adjusting for inflation from when the project was studied by SFMTA in 2014, it could cost almost $2 billion to extend it to the Marina District. During Monday's presentation, SFMTA transit planner Sean Kennedy said it will probably cost even more, given that construction costs keep going up. That's despite the fact that there's already an unfinished tunnel section to North Beach that was constructed with the first phase."
San Francisco supervisors convened a hearing to evaluate extending the Central Subway from Chinatown to North Beach and Fisherman's Wharf. Supervisor Danny Sauter stressed that passing two operations-funding measures should remain the primary focus while also presenting a larger vision to sustain public interest. Transit advocates called for investments to connect more neighborhoods quickly and seamlessly. SFMTA officials lacked current cost estimates; a 2014 study adjusted for inflation suggested nearly $2 billion to reach the Marina, and planners warned costs will likely be higher as construction prices rise. An unfinished tunnel segment to North Beach already exists. Planners also noted lingering public concerns from prior Central Subway disruptions. The Central Subway opened in 2022 and elevated the T Third to the city’s second-busiest rail line.
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