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SFTRU: Mayor Lee Keeps Giving Muni Riders the Short End of the Stick

By Aaron Bialick | Jun 3, 2014 | 5 Comments

Reps from the SF Transit Riders Union today said Mayor Ed Lee’s recent repeal of Sunday parking meters and abandonment of the vehicle license fee add up to an attack on transit riders. “Somehow riders keep coming up at the short end of this stick,” SFTRU spokesperson Daniel Sisson said in a statement. “It is extremely difficult […]

Muni Tests Train With More Standing Room, Supes Breed and Wiener Approve

By Aaron Bialick | May 15, 2014 | 60 Comments

A Muni train car re-configured with fewer seats and more standing room was put into Metro service this week. According to the SFMTA, 14 “double-wide” seats were replaced with “single-wide” seats, adding a net capacity gain of “at least ten” riders to the car, which is a pilot project to squeeze more capacity onto Muni’s […]

SFTRU, Livable City Want CEQA Review of Sunday Parking Meter Repeal

By Aaron Bialick | May 15, 2014 | 15 Comments

Updated 4:16 p.m. with comment from Supervisor John Avalos. Livable City and the SF Transit Riders Union have filed an appeal claiming that the SFMTA’s vote to repeal Sunday parking meters requires California Environmental Quality Act environmental review. Given that the policy change is expected to double the average time drivers take to find a commercial parking […]

SFMTA Board Repeals Sunday Parking Meters

By Aaron Bialick | Apr 15, 2014 | 130 Comments

The SFMTA Board of Directors today caved to pressure from Mayor Ed Lee by removing Sunday parking meters, a move folded into its approval of the agency’s two-year budget. The Sunday meter reversal was supported by all but one of the SFMTA’s board members, who are appointed by the mayor. Board member Cristina Rubke said she […]

SFTRU Speaks Out Against Muni Service Cuts During Summer Break

By Aaron Bialick | Jul 9, 2013 | 8 Comments

Muni shouldn’t cut service to save money while school’s out for summer, the SF Transit Riders Union said in a statement yesterday. SFTRU is speaking out against what they call the SFMTA’s double standard of reducing transit service in “the blink of an eye” while deliberating smart parking policy changes for years. Muni reduced service on […]

Supervisor Wiener Calls Hearings to Assess the Cost of Muni Delays

By Aaron Bialick | Jan 16, 2013 | 2 Comments

Just how bad is Muni? And is it getting any better? Supervisor Scott Wiener has called for monthly reports from the SF Municipal Transportation Agency and the City Controller’s Office to tally up the true cost of transit delays and track progress on Muni’s reliability. The regular reports to the Land Use and Economic Development Committee would […]

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