Recent Streetsblog SF posts about Genesis

Some AC Transit Service Restored, But Funding Problems Could Return

By Matthew Roth | Nov 11, 2010 | 2 Comments

AC Transit riders took solace in the news on Tuesday that the agency plans to restore service that was cut twice this year after a labor arbitrator settled a contract dispute. Transit advocates worry, however, about the agency’s long-term solvency and have called on elected officials to develop significant revenue measures for funding buses in […]

Civil Rights Complaint Filed Against BART Over Oak Airport Connector

By Michael Rhodes | Sep 4, 2009 | 3 Comments

Oaklan Airport BART Station rendering. Image: BART Transit advocates and community groups have filed a complaint (PDF) with the Federal Transit Administration (FTA), charging that BART has not complied with federal civil rights obligations in its planning of the Oakland Airport Connector (OAC). The move by Public Advocates Inc. on behalf of TransForm, Urban Habitat […]

National Transit Funding Report Highlights Local Transit Woes

By Matthew Roth | Aug 18, 2009 | 1 Comment

ATU Local 192 representative Anthony Rogers, who has been an AC Transit bus driver for nearly 20 years. Photo: Matthew Roth Genesis, a local affiliate of the Gamaliel Foundation, joined with representatives from the national Transportation Equity Network (TEN), AC Transit, and Amalgamated Transit Union Local 192 today to call on Congress to act to […]