Tom Maguire, Director of SFMTA's Streets Division, is leaving to take a position with the Valley Transportation Authority. Jamie Parks, Livable Streets Director at SFMTA, is also leaving, in his case to take a job with Oakland's Department of Transportation.
"Tom Maguire will be leaving the SFMTA on October 25th for an exciting opportunity to lead the Valley Transportation Authority’s BART to Silicon Valley Program, one of the biggest, most complex transportation projects in the country," wrote SFMTA's Jeffrey Tumlin in an email to staff. "We are very sad to see Tom go and are grateful to him for leading the Streets Division to deliver innovations like Vision Zero Quick Builds, Shared Spaces, and Slow Streets. During his tenure, he and the Streets Division also brought two of the city’s most transformative construction projects across the finish line: the Central Subway and Van Ness Bus Rapid Transit corridor."
Parks, meanwhile, came to SFMTA in 2015. "I had one goal: build safe streets. And we have. 45 miles of protected bike lanes, 24 Slow Streets, 1,000+ traffic calming devices, daylighting at 2,000+ intersections, 35 quick builds, road diets on nearly every Tenderloin street and half of SoMa, and a whole lot more," he wrote in a Sept. 28 email announcing his departure to staff. "Take a tour of San Francisco on early-vintage Streetview and compare it to today. The transformation is remarkable, and it’s just getting started."
According to his bio on the NACTO page, prior to joining SFMTA, Parks worked as Complete Streets Program Manager for the City of Oakland, where he oversaw the implementation of the city’s complete streets policy including development review, shared mobility and corridor planning.
Park's last day at SFMTA will be October 19. His new role at OakDOT will include hiring, budgeting, and strategic planning.
Mayoral deputy Alexandra Sweet and SFMTA's Tom Maguire at a Dutch delegation event in San Francisco in 2022. Photo: Streetsblog/Rudick