San Francisco urban partnership agreement, national evaluation : environmental data test plan.

This report presents the test plan for collecting and analyzing environmental data for the San Francisco Urban \nPartnership Agreement (UPA) under the United States Department of Transportation (U.S. DOT) UPA Program. \nThe San Francisco UPA projects focus on reducing congestion by employing strategies consisting of \ncombinations of tolling, transit, telecommuting/travel demand management (TDM), and technology, also known \nas the 4 Ts. The national evaluation focuses on the San Francisco UPA projects that deal with parking pricing in \ndowntown San Francisco and supporting technology and telecommuting/TDM projects. The SFpark parking \npricing pilot will implement variable pricing in on-street and garage parking in selected parking zones. \nInformation on parking availability and price will be available by phone, websites, and variable message signs. \nOutreach events for alternate commute programs will inform the public about the parking pricing and \ninformation projects. The Environmental Data Test Plan is based on the San Francisco UPA National Evaluation \nPlan. This test plan describes the environmental data sources, data availability, and possible risks associated with \nthe data. The methods for analyzing the environmental data are discussed. The schedule and responsibilities for \ncollecting, analyzing, and reporting the environmental analysis are presented.\n