AC Transit Board Meeting
February 9 5:00 p.m. Board of Directors /External Affairs and Operations Committee Meeting
AC Transit Board of Directors /External Affairs and Operations Committee
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AC Transit Board and Committee Meetings
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Schedule: 1. Planning Committee DATE: 01/19/2011 TIME: 2:00 pm 2. Finance & Audit Committee DATE: 01/19/2011 TIME: 3:00 pm 3. Operations Committee DATE: 01/19/2011 TIME: 3:30 pm 4. External Affairs Committee DATE: 01/19/2011 TIME: 4:00 pm 5. Board of Directors DATE: 01/19/2011 TIME: 6:00 pm – Presentation on considering fare increases.
SFMTA Increases Fines for Double Parking and Sidewalk Riding
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Yesterday the SFMTA Board of Directors signed off on raising fines for double parking, obstructing traffic, and riding bikes on sidewalks to $100. The fines were previously $80, $50, and $50 respectively — “substantially lower than the penalties for similar violations” set in 2010, according to the SFMTA [PDF]. Although Director Bruce Oka said increasing […]
Board of Supes Passes Resolution Urging Free Lifeline Youth Passes
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Muni’s New “Twitter Bus” Opens While SFMTA Faces Yawning Budget Gap
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A new Muni line went into service today: the 83x, which runs during peak hours between downtown Caltrain and mid-Market. It’s been dubbed the “Twitter Bus” and the “Hashtag Express” by those who see its launch as part of the city’s efforts to accommodate Twitter’s move to the resurgent area. But after a new labor agreement signed […]
Should San Francisco Regulate Chariot?
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