TRUTalks: The Great Muni Overhaul

By Aaron Bialick
Jul 11, 2013

From the SF Transit Riders Union:

Muni is planning to overhaul their entire service through the Transit Effectiveness Project (TEP) to speed up transit and increase reliability in the next few years. To learn more, come to the “The Great Muni Overhaul” a forum hosted by the San Francisco Transit Riders Union. There will be a speaker from the SFMTA to present on the TEP and answer questions, and other speakers.

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