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No More Mr. Nice Guy: Transit Advocates Get Organized
What do you do if your bus service is cut by a third? If you’re Metropolitan Communities United in St. Louis, you hold a ballot initiative – and win. What if your transit system neglects less affluent areas compared to the wealthy part of town? If you’re the L.A. Bus Riders’ Union, you bring a civil rights lawsuit – and win. And what if a regressive tax system starves your transit service? If you’re the Seattle area’s Transportation Choices, you organize an unprecedented coalition to pressure the County Council – and win.
June 15, 2012
Muni’s New “Twitter Bus” Opens While SFMTA Faces Yawning Budget Gap
A new Muni line went into service today: the 83x, which runs during peak hours between downtown Caltrain and mid-Market. It's been dubbed the "Twitter Bus" and the "Hashtag Express" by those who see its launch as part of the city's efforts to accommodate Twitter's move to the resurgent area.
June 11, 2012
Despite Service Cuts, GG Transit Fare Hikes Are Outpacing Bridge Tolls
As it does every year, the Golden Gate Transportation District Board of Directors is set approve another 5 percent fare hike this week in its budget for the next fiscal year.
June 6, 2012
Disability Advocate Cristina Rubke Confirmed to SFMTA Board of Directors
Renowned disability advocate and attorney Cristina Rubke was confirmed by the Board of Supervisors today as the newest member of the SFMTA Board of Directors.
June 5, 2012
Duboce/Church Re-Opens With New Boarding Islands, Green “Bike Channel”
Muni riders, bike commuters and pedestrians passing through the re-opened Duboce and Church junction this morning were welcomed with wider boarding islands, fresh pavement, and a newly-painted, lime-green "bike channel."
June 4, 2012
Transbay Transit Center to Fill Downtown With People, Not Cars
The new Transbay Transit Center is expected to transform San Francisco's downtown core by focusing new development around a massive regional transit hub in eastern SoMa. Scheduled to open in 2017, it will link 11 transit systems and eventually CA High-Speed Rail. Some have called it the "Grand Central of the West."
June 1, 2012
SFMTA Promotes Walking and Biking as Solution to Muni Shutdown
As the SFMTA braces for the nine-day shutdown of Muni's N-Judah line and other detours starting tomorrow, the agency has been encouraging the tens of thousands of riders whose commutes will be disrupted to bike and walk to work as a way to avoid the anticipated Muni havoc.
May 24, 2012
Supervisor Farrell Delays SFCTA Approval of Van Ness BRT Design
A crucial step in advancing the Van Ness Bus Rapid Transit project was delayed for a month today after Supervisor Mark Farrell, a member of the SF County Transportation Authority (SFCTA) Plans and Programs Committee, complained that he wasn't comfortable voting on the latest design proposal which he said he "hasn't been briefed on."
May 15, 2012
East Bay BRT EIR Approved, Final Agreements Set for June
Bus rapid transit (BRT) between Oakland and San Leandro in the East Bay cleared a major hurdle this week after AC Transit unanimously approved the project's environmental impact report. Agreements with the cities of Oakland and San Leandro must still be finalized in June before the project can officially break ground.
April 27, 2012
Coalition of California Advocates Headed to Sacramento to Save Transit
Members of a broad coalition hailing from throughout California are headed to Sacramento next week to push policymakers to save transit funding and enact sustainable transportation planning reforms.
April 26, 2012