SFTR Local Funding Working Group
2022-08-18 21:00 - 22:30, 2022-09-15 21:00, 2022-10-13 18:00 - 19:30, 2022-11-10 18:00 - 20:30 (America/Los_Angeles)
Join us for the first meeting of our local funding working group, open to all active SFTR members. Sign up here: https://sftransitriders.salsalabs.org/workinggroupsignup By 2025 SFMTA will be almost half a billion dollars in debt. Over 40 lines have been indefinitely suspended and there is no budget to bring them back. It looks increasingly likely that San Francisco will move forward with a major transportation funding measure in 2022. This working group will be examining potential funding sources and building the political will to win at the ballot.

Transit megaprojects: What goes wrong, and how to fix it
2022-08-31 18:00 - 19:30
Join Transbay Coalition, SPUR and Seamless Bay Area for a two-part workshop series focused on why transit megaprojects tend to cost so much and take so long, and near term opportunities to help fix it. The first session will focus on understanding and recognizing the common challenges in project planning and delivery for megaprojects. The second session will focus on how you can shape MTC’s forthcoming major project advancement policy, which will set up a new risk management framework for megaprojects. The first session is August 31 6-7:15pm. Please sign up by August 24. We hope to see you at one or both sessions.

BART’s Throwback Arcade
2022-09-03 09:00 - 2022-09-09 17:00
As part of BART’s 50th anniversary celebration, vintage arcade games will be set up for free play in the free area at Powell St. Station. The event is a throwback to 1976, when BART partnered with Atari to place video games at Powell. BART has rented 4 vintage, full-size arcade games; Pong, Pac-Man, Asteroids and Galaga.

San Francisco Ride Along & Rally
2022-09-07 08:00 - 10:00
Come show your support for public transit and your fellow transit riders at SFTR’s Ride Along & Rally, which also marks our Transit Month Kick-Off Event! You’ll meet up with other riders, city leaders, SFTR members, and more at locations across the city to ride Muni together to City Hall, where we’ll have speakers contextualize the state of public transit today and set the stage for our engagement on all things transit for the rest of September. Ride begins at 8am, Rally at City Hall at 9am. Sign up to get notified about the pick-up locations!

UC Berkeley Transit Forum
2022-09-07 09:00 - 14:00
UC Berkeley, AC Transit, and Amtrak will be promoting services, programs, and information geared to understanding transit options in and around the campus. Hosted by UC Berkeley Parking & Transportation.

BART’s 50th Birthday Party Family Fun Festival
2022-09-10 11:00 - 16:00
The Family Fun Festival at Lake Merritt Station Plaza is free to the public and will include food trucks, music, games, prizes, and the opening of a time capsule. Sign up here!

The Risky Business of Transportation Megaprojects
2022-09-12 12:00 - 13:30
Hosted by SPUR, this event will discuss the challenges the Bay Area’s transportation projects face, what the MAP actually does and how to situate it in the context of other plans and policies. Link coming soon.

San Francisco Safe Routes to School Transit Day
2022-09-15 08:00 - 17:00
Students and schools can celebrate Transit Day any day that week (Sept 12-16). Students are invited to participate individually and support their school’s event by pledging to ride Muni at least once in the week of Sept 12-16 (Join in by taking the pledge here!). Schools registered for the event will receive incentives for organizers and participants, an activation toolkit, and be eligible for prizes based on the number of students who pledge to participate. Any school staff, parent, or student group can register to organize their school’s event (Register your school here!).

All Aboard with Transit CEOs
2022-09-16 15:00 - 19:00
Join the General Managers/CEOs from various Bay Area transit agencies as they ride multiple modes of transit together, ending with a public happy hour at Line21 Brewery in Oakland. Hosted by BART, along with SFMTA, AC Transit, SamTrans, VTA, WETA, Marin Transit, County Connection, Golden Gate Transit, MTC, WestCAT, Tri Delta Transit, and Seamless. Sign up here!

“Yes on L” Kickoff and Lit Drop
2022-09-17 11:00 - 13:00
Join SFTR and advocates across the city to kick off the field campaign for Measure L the Better roads and transit measure on the ballot this November. This measure, which is not a new tax, would provide essential transit investments throughout the city. Register here!
WHERE: Argonne Playground 441 18th Ave, San Francisco, 94114

East Bay Transit Month Rally
2022-09-17 12:00 - 14:00
Join us in promoting the use of transit to Cal students and East Bay residents at the Downtown Berkeley BART station. Hosted by Telegraph for People, Genesis, and East Bay Transit Riders.

BART to Bike: MLK Shoreline Connectivity Ride
2022-09-17 14:00 - 17:00
Come join Greenbelt Alliance, TransForm, and East Oakland Collective as we bike from Fruitvale BART to the Martin Luther King Regional Shoreline as part of September’s Transit Month. Join us to explore this beautiful setting while also talking about ways we can expand safe access to the shoreline via bicycle and transit. Sign up here!

Pacific Bus Museum Tour
2022-09-17 14:00 - 17:00
Explore the Bay Area’s transit past with a guided tour of the Pacific Bus Museum, a volunteer-run organization dedicated to preserving transit’s history located in Fremont. You will have a guided tour of preserved historic buses, visit a large archive of transit-related memorabilia, and enjoy a ride on one of the museum’s buses driven by one of its volunteers. Hosted by Pacific Bus Museum and San Francisco Transit Riders. Sign up here!

Bay Ferry Beer and Ride
2022-09-18 17:30 - 22:30
Celebrate Transit Month with a late-afternoon ferry ride provided by San Francisco Bay Ferry from the Ferry Building in San Francisco to (either Alameda or Oakland). You can then choose from the Federation Brewery (for patrons 21 and over) or a restaurant near Jack London Square (open to everyone). Hosted by Water Emergency Transportation Authority. Link coming soon!

BART Sound Tracks at Downtown Berkeley BART Plaza
2022-09-21 17:00 - 20:00
As part of BART’s 50th anniversary celebration, BART is bringing free live music to the Downtown Berkeley BART Station Plaza.

Lend Your Voice to Shape Downtown’s Transportation Future II
2022-09-22 12:30 - 14:30
Hosted by SPUR, this event will discuss San José’s Downtown Transportation Plan. Link coming soon.

Stuttering Stories Across San Francisco
2022-09-27 19:00 - 22:00
In partnership with SF Transit Month, Proud Stutter and Booksmith are proud to present a special event that puts a spotlight on stuttering and verbal diversity. In “Stuttering Stories Across San Francisco,” hear from people who stutter living and working in San Francisco talking about their stuttering experience and how we can all collaborate to understand that stuttering is just a different way of talking. Panelists include Dustin Wells, MUNI Driver, Nina G, comedian, Sebastian Scala, owner of Tony Nik’s and Proud Stutter’s Maya Chupkov, who will moderate.
Please note:
> Safety: ID and proof of full vaccination, including booster, will be required at the door. Masks will be required throughout the duration of the event, capacity will be limited to allow indoor distancing, and we’ll have extra ventilation in place.
> Because we’re limiting capacity, we can’t guarantee we’ll have space for walk-ins. The best way to ensure you’ll get a seat is to order a ticket through this link.
> If we feel it’s not safe to gather, as the event gets close, we will pivot to a virtual event and your registration will remain valid.
> Questions? Write events@booksmith.com.

BART Sound Tracks at El Cerrito del Norte
2022-09-28 17:00 - 20:00
As part of BART’s 50th anniversary celebration, BART is bringing free live music to the El Cerrito del Norte Station.

Transit Planning Working Group Month Meeting
2022-09-28 21:00 - 22:30
The Transit Planning Working Group helps craft and advocate for a rider-led vision of San Francisco’s transportation network. It works to implement our vision of a network of Rapid Muni routes that centers the needs of riders and connects neighborhoods across the city with frequent, reliable, fast service that runs end-to-end in 30 minutes by 2030. It also discusses, evaluates and advocates for transit priority improvements including and beyond our 30×30 vision with the support of riders and CBOs in equity priority communities. The Transit Planning Working Group meets on the fourth Wednesday of every month at 6pm.

San Jose State Students Transit Ride-Along
2022-09-29 16:45 - 19:00
Join San Jose State Associated Students and SJSU leaders to celebrate public transit and the BayPass all agency transit pass pilot. Meet up at SJSU on 9th street at the corner of the Industrial Studies building around 4:45, or join the gathering at 5:30pm at Cahill park for snacks, speeches, trivia and giveaways. Hosted by San Jose State University and Seamless Bay Area. Sign up here!

Rider First Awards Ceremony
2022-10-07 17:30 - 21:00
The Rider First Awards cap off a month of events, rallies, and our Transit Ride Contest. Come see old friends and make new ones, with a great group of people who believe in the power of public transit! Sign up here!

Lit Drop for Measure L!
2022-10-23 10:00 - 13:00
With the election 18 days away, the campaign to pass Measure L is in full swing. Community members, Muni riders, SFTR members, and candidates gathered last weekend at Palou-Phelps Minipark in the Bayview to handout literature about Measure L in the surrounding community.
Building on this momentum, we’re gathering again this Sunday at Dolores & 19th St at 10am in collaboration with the Measure L campaign, the Alice B. Toklas Club, the Harvey Milk Club, and Rafael Mandelman to literature drop in surrounding neighborhoods. Sign up to join us by using the campaigns volunteer form!
Other Measure L mobilizations are also available with the campaign. Check the volunteer form for more details.

Voter Forum on Measure L in the Tenderloin
2022-10-25 17:30 - 18:30
Next Tuesday SFTR is hosting a voter forum in collaboration with Tenderloin Traffic Safety Task Force, the Tenderloin Neighborhood Development Corporation, the Tenderloin Community Benefit District, and the SF Bicycle Coalition at Boeddeker Park.
This event is for Tenderloin residents who are interested in the history of the ½ cent sales tax, how the funds have previously been spent in the Tenderloin, and the expected impact of the new expenditure plan.
If you live in the Tenderloin, or have friends and family in the Tenderloin, this is a great opportunity to connect with others in the community about transit, and how Measure L relates to service, safety, and sustainability.

Exclusive Potrero Yards tour!
2022-12-15 15:30 - 19:00 | Potrero Yards
In honor and celebration of our members, San Francisco Transit Riders will be hosting an exclusive tour of Potrero Yards for SFTR members on December 15! The tour begins at 3:30pm, and children are welcome – but be sure to wear close-toed shoes! You will also receive a small token of appreciation gift from Muni! This is part of SFTR’s End of the Year fundraiser, and you do not need to be an active member to join us! But buying a ticket for $45 also gets you an SFTR year-long membership, and a seat at the table when it comes to transit conversations, policy decisions, and more! The first tour will start at 3:30pm and the second will start at 3:45pm (we will split up into groups once there).
Potrero Yard was built back in 1915, but is currently too small to accommodate the growing fleet of San Francisco Transit vehicles, and cannot be retrofit for new technologies. The tour will take us through the plans for the new and improved Potrero Yard, and we’ll learn more about the history of transit in San Francisco, and see where the future is taking us.
And don’t miss out on our celebratory happy hour after the tour! After the tour, we will head over to Southern Pacific Brewing for a happy hour where we can mix and mingle and talk Potrero Yards, transit, and more! Happy hour is covered in the tickets for the tour.

Transit Equity Week
2023-01-30 08:00 - 2023-02-04 17:00
Transit Equity Week and Transit Equity Day are annual celebrations of transit and is meant to increase awareness of the importance of safe, reliable, equitable, and sustainable transportation for all. As we all know, the most disenfranchised communities are also the ones most affected by poor transit in our city. Every city and its residents deserve a transit system that not only allows all residents to participate as fully as possible in our society but allows them to thrive in that society. There are events happening all week!

Distribute "I Ride Public Transit" Pins on Transit Equity Day!
2023-02-04 16:00 - 17:00 | Bayshore and Sunnydale
SFTR is thrilled to be helping raise awareness about San Francisco transit and our rider needs on Saturday, February 4 by passing out these amazing transit stickers along the T-Line. We hope you will join us!
When: Saturday, February 4 at 4pm
Where: We will be meeting at Bayshore and Sunnydale and then riding to Rose Pak station and handing out stickers there. If you’d like to just meet us at Rose Pak, we will be there around 5pm.
Transit advocates and enthusiasts also plan to meet at a local bar or restaurant for mixing and mingling after we finish handing out stickers! We hope to see you there!

Attend next week's Senate Committee on Transportation
2023-02-27 15:00 - 17:00
Date: Monday, February 27, 2023
Time: 3:00pm or Upon Adjournment of Senate & Assembly Sessions
Location: 1021 O Street, Room 1100
Subject: Joint Informational: Short Term Crisis and Long Term Transformation: How to Bring Back and Build Transit Ridership in California
The Capitol and O Street building are open for in-person attendance of committee hearings. Please utilize the teleconference service if you are experiencing any symptoms of COVID-19 or test positive.
The Senate strongly recommends that all members of the public wear a mask in all shared spaces in the Capitol and the 1021 O Street building. Masks are available at all security entrances.
We encourage the public to submit written testimony before the hearing through the position letter portal. Please note that any written testimony submitted to the committee is considered public comment and may be read into the record or reprinted.
