by Rebecca Gibian | Oct 7, 2022 | Updates
SFTR’s Executive Director Vinita Goyal reflects on Transit Month and our finale event. This past weekend I read a story of artist T.L. Simons who did map making in Oakland and through his art was meditating on Oakland on the series of obliterations the city...
by Rebecca Gibian | Oct 7, 2022 | Updates
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by Rebecca Gibian | Oct 1, 2022 | Updates
Mike’s passion for transit, his fellow operators, San Francisco, and the riders he takes around San Francisco is clear. Through life’s ups-and-downs, Mr. Boston, as he’s known by his riders, operates the F-line transit with a smile on his face and a custom-made Muni...
by Rebecca Gibian | Jun 23, 2022 | Updates
Our city’s transit system is broken, and in dire need of investment. The train control system is still running on floppy discs, the bus yards need to be made earthquake-safe, and our buses and trains need to be free from congested traffic. That’s why San Francisco...
by Rebecca Gibian | May 12, 2022 | Updates
Imagine tagging your Clipper Card at Montgomery station, your mind at ease knowing in 30 minutes you’ll be home, guaranteed. Or knowing you don’t have to leave the house an hour and a half before school starts because the zero-emissions bus that runs along your street...
by Rebecca Gibian | Apr 22, 2022 | Updates
From the ED’s seat this Earth Week is me grappling with the understanding of the Non Profit Industrial Complex where our social justice movements can get monitored and controlled to “make the world safe for capitalism.” Of course, much has been written and theorized...