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This Week: Double Parking Fines, Cesar Chavez, East Bay BRT
By Aaron Bialick |
This week, the SFMTA Board considers raising fines on double parkers and sidewalk riders, the Planning Department presents new plans for eastern Cesar Chavez Street, and AC Transit holds the first of its public meeting on the East Bay BRT final EIR. Here are the highlights from the Streetsblog calendar: Tuesday: The SFMTA Board of Directors meets. […]
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 […]
Many Recommendations, Few Surprises in SFMTA Management Audit
By Michael Rhodes |
SFMTA Executive Director Nat Ford, SFMTA Board Chairman Tom Nolan, and SFMTA Board member Jerry Lee discuss the results of an SFMTA management audit. Photos: Michael Rhodes The results of a Muni management audit are out, and its 22 recommendations have set off a discussion about the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency’s governance and labor […]
Prop L Proponent Makes False Accusations Against SFBC, SFMTA About Polk
By Aaron Bialick |
Chris Bowman, a Republican proponent of the Prop L “Restore Transportation Balance” ballot measure, aimed false accusations at the SF Bicycle Coalition and pro-bike SFMTA officials in a panel discussion this week. Bowman and Supervisor Scott Wiener were featured at the forum, organized by the Alice B. Toklas LGBT Democratic Club, to discuss Prop L. […]
MTA Board Vote on Service Cuts and Fare Hikes Confirmed for Friday
By Michael Rhodes |
Riders could soon be waiting longer for buses and trains. Flickr photo: burpsean It’s official: The MTA Board will be voting on a ten percent cut to Muni service and a ten dollar increase in the senior/youth/disabled monthly Fast Pass price this Friday. Facing a $16.9 million end-of-year budget deficit, and having seen a plan […]
SF Transit Riders Union Holds First Meeting, Debates Priorities
By Matt Baume |
Photo: Troy Holden Roughly two dozen attendees came out to the inaugural meeting of the San Francisco Transit Riders Union (SFTRU) on Thursday evening and had a spirited — at times heated — debate about how to make the fledgling organization a vocal constituency representing the diverse interests of Muni riders. Billed as an opportunity […]