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SFMTA Board Meeting – Speak Out on Proposed Muni Service Cuts
By Valerie Carrasco |
Muni is proposing cuts to nearly every line to close a $16.9 million budget gap. A number of transit advocates — including Manish Champsee of Walk San Francisco and Susan Vaughan — are mobilizing Muni riders to speak out at the meeting against the proposed cuts. Champsee writes: The SFMTA has just released revised budget […]
Speak Out Against Proposed Muni Cuts at MTA Board Meeting Tuesday
By Bryan Goebel |
Transit advocates have begun mobilizing Muni riders to speak out against a new round of proposed service cuts at tomorrow’s MTA Board meeting. Writes Manish Champsee of Walk SF: The SFMTA has just released revised budget projections for the current fiscal year. Due to the Mayor’s reluctance to raise money by extending parking meter hours, […]
SFMTA Board Approves Two-Year Budget by 4-3 Vote; Muni Cuts Extended
By Michael Rhodes |
Muni riders warned the SFMTA Board that buses are already packed — even before 10 percent service cuts arrive in May. Flickr photo: John ‘K’ The San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency Board approved a budget for the next two fiscal years today that continues Muni service cuts into 2012, setting up a possible confrontation with […]
Supervisor Campos: SFMTA Board Hand-Picked by Mayor “Not Working”
By Michael Rhodes |
Supervisor David Campos at a Budget and Finance Committee meeting on SFMTA work orders last year. Photo: Bryan Goebel There’s been a lot of attention lately on how much the Mayor’s office controls the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency’s (SFMTA) budget process. The Mayor makes all seven SFMTA Board appointments, generally with an expectation of […]
This Week: Speak Up for Safer Bike Lanes & Better Muni Budget
By Aaron Bialick |
This Friday, a proposal for safer bike lanes on east Cesar Chavez at Evans Street needs your support at an SFMTA engineering hearing. And on Saturday, you can tell the SFMTA how you’d like to address its budget shortfall: make common sense changes to parking management, or raise Muni fares? Here are all the highlights from the Streetsblog calendar: Monday: SFTRU […]
MTA Proposes Cuts to Every Muni Line to Close $16.9 Million Budget Gap
By Michael Rhodes |
Flickr photo: Justin.Beck The MTA is proposing broad-ranging service cuts to Muni in order to close a $16.9 million projected budget gap through the end of the fiscal year. The cuts – far greater in scope than the service changes implemented in December – will reduce frequencies on every Muni line and, if they’re approved […]