Recent Streetsblog SF posts about Samtrans

SamTrans Considers Raising Fares, Cutting Service and Eliminating Lines

By Susan Vaughan | Aug 25, 2009 | 3 Comments

Flickr photo: kuronakko SamTrans – the buses and paratransit vehicles that run the length of El Camino Real between Palo Alto and Daly City, traverse the Santa Cruz mountains, and service San Francisco’s financial district – is preparing to raise fares and reduce service on some bus lines and eliminate other lines in order to […]

Muni Claims It Will Clarify Its Photography Policy Soon

By Michael Rhodes | Aug 7, 2009 | 8 Comments

After reports of fare inspectors and drivers telling Muni passengers they can’t take photos on Muni’s buses and trains, the MTA is being forced to craft a photo policy and make it public. The San Francisco Appeal and WHAT IM SEEING both have stories today about Muni’s elusive policy, which MTA spokesperson Judson True told […]

Streetscast: An Interview with MTA Chair Tom Nolan

By Bryan Goebel | Jul 6, 2009 | 13 Comments

Photo by Bryan Goebel. Tom Nolan is a veteran of local government. A former San Mateo County supervisor, he’s served on the boards of numerous public agencies, including SamTrans, Caltrain and the Metropolitan Transportation Commission. He views his current position as chair of the MTA Board of Directors as his "civic responsibility." "I’m not campaigning […]

CA Transit Operators Win in Court, But Face Challenge by Governor

By Matthew Roth | Jul 2, 2009 | 3 Comments

Photo: rhondawinter A state appellate court in Sacramento ruled two days ago that Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger can’t continue taking money out of the Public Transportation Account (PTA) to help balance the budget, something the governor has done repeatedly while in office, costing state transit operators $1.19 billion in 2007-2008 alone. Many Bay Area transit operators […]

California Transit Association: “Armageddon Scenario Has Arrived”

By Damien Newton | Feb 13, 2009 | No Comments

Transit advocates around the state are trying to grapple with the new reality that the budget compromise worked out between Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger and the Legislature completely abolishes the State Transit Assistance (STA) and the $536 million that it dedicated to subsidizing transit operations. There are multiple villains in this story, but the blackest hat […]