Today’s Headlines
More on Budget Discussion at Yesterday’s Caltrain Board Meeting (Examiner) Ten-Percent Muni Service Cut Starts Tomorrow (Examiner) High-Speed Rail Authority Names Roelof van Ark as New CEO (SacBee) Driver Injures Pedestrian in Hayward Hit-and-Run (CBS5) TRANSDEF Brings Suit Against High-Speed Rail Authority (KGO) VTA Plans Express Trains to Speed Up Light Rail (Merc) Beyond Chron: … Continued
May 7, 2010
Caltrain Chief: We’ll Be Fine If We Don’t Starve on the Way to the Banquet
There's still no relief in sight for Caltrain, which faces a dire financial situation that could force the agency to cut 50 percent of service by next year.
May 6, 2010
Supervisors, Muni Operators and Riders Call for Rejection of SFMTA Budget
In one of the broadest public organizing efforts around Muni in the past year, speakers from a range of groups -- as well as several members of the Board of Supervisors -- called today for the rejection of the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency's (SFMTA) two-year budget, which includes 10 percent cuts to Muni service.
May 5, 2010
Fare Evasion is Down as Muni Steps Up Collection Effort
After months of non-stop bad news, the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency (SFMTA), which runs Muni, announced something positive for a change: Fare evasion is way down from a year ago.
May 5, 2010
Dreaming of Pedestrian Heaven on San Francisco’s Oldest Street
Could San Francisco's first and oldest thoroughfare become the city's first true pedestrianized street?
May 4, 2010
This Week in Livable Streets Events
This week, celebrate brand new smooth pavement and join the fight for a more open government. Plus, more highlights from the Streetsblog calendar: Monday: Celebrate Smooth Pavement on JFK Drive. The SFBC’s Good Roads Campaign worked with the city to prioritize this and other pavement improvements on the city’s busiest bike routes. Join the crew … Continued
May 3, 2010
Audit Finds Sloppy Practices in SFMTA Work Orders
Muni is paying many city agencies for their services without written agreements detailing just what the transit agency should be getting and for how much, according to an audit [PDF] released by the City Controller's office today.
April 30, 2010
Muni Chief Argues Upcoming Service Frequency Cut is Targeted
In just over a week, Muni will cut bus frequencies across the system by perhaps the greatest amount in its history. Roughly 313,000 service hours will be cut out of the schedule [PDF], leaving riders to wait an average of 10 percent longer for buses and trains. Depending on the line and the time of day, riders could see increased waits of one to ten minutes for each bus, with fifteen extra minutes between some overnight bus lines.
April 29, 2010
Supervisor Campos: SFMTA Board Hand-Picked by Mayor “Not Working”
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 complete loyalty, ensuring that it's the Mayor who ultimately calls the shots behind the scenes.
April 29, 2010
Today’s Headlines
More Coverage of the TA’s $7 Million Transfer to the SFMTA (City Insider, Examiner) POP Cops and Real Cops Conduct Sting at 16th and Mission (Mission L@cal) How Historic Streetcars Returned to San Francisco (Market Street Railway Blog) Daly’s Tongue-in-Cheek Legislation Would Keep City’s Streets Honest (Examiner) Does a Palo Alto Traffic Safety Sign Meant … Continued
April 28, 2010