Sara Barz
CA · Member, San Francisco County Transportation Authority Community Advisory Committee (District 7)
Sara Barz is a transportation planner and product manager who serves on the San Francisco County Transportation Authority's community advisory committee. She says she will focus on reliable service, clean and safe stations, working elevators and fare gates, and following auditors' cost advice.
Where Sara Barz stands, based on their records
Supports
Environment and Public Health (1 record), Public Infrastructure (2 records)
Track record
Track record — Environment and Public Health
Environment and Public Health · 1 support
Moved the advisory committee's support for spending sales tax money on Muni vehicle overhauls and repairs, which passed 8-0. She then voted for $5.5 million to design electrification at Muni's Kirkland bus yard, which failed 3-3.
February 26, 2025Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: sfcta.org
Track record — Public Infrastructure
Public Infrastructure · 2 support
Said she backed a new Inner Sunset bike connection but not a painted bike lane on 7th Avenue. She voted to limit the grant to a feasibility study, which passed 6-2, then moved the narrowed request, which passed 9-0.
May 27, 2026Supports Public Infrastructure
Source: sfcta.org
Moved the advisory committee's support for spending sales tax money on Muni vehicle overhauls and repairs, which passed 8-0. She then voted for $5.5 million to design electrification at Muni's Kirkland bus yard, which failed 3-3.
February 26, 2025Supports Public Infrastructure
Source: sfcta.org
Track record — General
General · 7 records
Was endorsed by GrowSF for BART Board District 8 in its November 2026 voter guide. GrowSF had also endorsed her for the San Francisco Democratic Party's county committee in March 2024.
October 14, 2026
Source: growsf.org
Voted against backing the Eco-Friendly Downtown Deliveries final report, after raising concerns about the study's methods. The motion to back it failed, with 5 yes votes and 2 no votes.
October 29, 2025
Source: sfcta.org
Had her nomination by Mayor London Breed to the SFMTA board, which runs Muni, rejected by the Board of Supervisors. Supervisors said they wanted to leave the seat to incoming Mayor Daniel Lurie.
December 17, 2024
Source: missionlocal.org
Was named one of Mass Transit magazine's 2024 '40 Under 40' transit professionals. The profile credits her with co-writing SPUR's 2015 Seamless Transit report, co-founding Seamless Bay Area, and helping bring transit cards to Apple Wallet.
August 20, 2024
Source: masstransitmag.com
Was reappointed to the Transportation Authority's advisory committee on a 9-0 board vote. She had been automatically removed for missing four of its last twelve regular meetings.
July 23, 2024
Source: sfcta.org
Cast the only no vote as the advisory committee backed the Transportation Authority's School Access Plan final report, 6-1 with two abstentions. Before voting, she asked how many families the plan would help and whether its benefits could be measured.
April 26, 2023
Source: sfcta.org
Was appointed District 7 representative on the San Francisco County Transportation Authority's Community Advisory Committee, on a 9-0 vote of the Authority board.
July 26, 2022
Source: sfcta.org
Past race Sara Barz ran in:
- Bay Area Rapid Transit District Director, District 8 · November 3, 2026 · BART Director District 8