San Francisco Transit Riders

How to Win Better Transportation in Your Bay Area Community
2024-05-29 17:30 - 18:30 (America/Los_Angeles) | Zoom
Frustrated by late buses, infrequent trains, unsafe biking conditions or broken sidewalks? The good news is YOU can win the changes you want to see in your community. It takes work and organizing so tune in to this special training from the Transbay Coalition and Voices for Public Transportation to learn how you can organize and win the changes you want to see in your community.
Attendees will learn:
-How to translate your dream into a concrete political demand
-How to get others on board with the demand so you are all heard
-How to get decision makers to follow through on their promises
-How Transbay Coalition and Voices for Public Transportation will support you in your effort
Register here to get the Zoom link for the event.

Climate Advocacy Happy Hour
2024-05-23 06:00 - 19:30 | Southern Pacific Brewing, 620 Treat Ave, San Francisco, CA, 94110, United States
​Join us for a lively evening at the Climate Advocacy Happy Hour! Get ready to mix and mingle with fellow climate advocates who share your passion for making a difference.
​​Citizens’ Climate Lobby SF and SF Transit Riders will present current climate-friendly policies they support and participants will have the opportunity to take action as a group. Other advocacy groups are welcome to attend – please reach out if you would like your policies to be included!
​Whether you’re a seasoned activist or just curious, you’ll find friendly faces, engaging conversations, and maybe even a new friend or two. Don’t miss out on this opportunity to connect with your community and add a dash of fun to your activism. See you there!

ComMUNIty Transit Act: Signature gathering at Castro Stroll Premiere
2024-05-19 14:00 - 17:00 | Castro
Sign up for a volunteer signature gathering event or deep-dive training to help get the ComMUNIty Transit Act on the ballot.

You can join any signature gathering event without prior training, though an RSVP via the Google form is appreciated. Deep-dive trainings are a way to start leading your own signature gathering shifts, learn more about the ballot measure, and get to know other volunteer organizers!

ComMUNIty Transit Act: Signature gathering at Clement Farmer’s Market
2024-05-19 10:00 - 15:00 | Clement

ComMUNIty Transit Act: Signature gathering near Alamo Square (Bay to Breakers)
2024-05-19 08:00 - 11:00 | Alamo Square

ComMUNIty Transit Act: Signature gathering at Precita Park
2024-05-18 13:30 - 15:30 | Precita Park

ComMUNIty Transit Act: Signature gathering at Dolores Park
2024-05-17 18:00 - 19:30, 2024-05-16 13:30 - 15:30 | Dolores Park

ComMUNIty Transit Act: Signature gathering at the Farmer’s Market
2024-05-12 10:00 - 15:00 | Ferry Plaza

ComMUNIty Transit Act: Signature gathering on JFK Promenade
2024-05-11 14:00 - 17:00, 2024-05-05 13:00 - 17:00 | Golden Gate Park

Caltrain Electric Train Tour & 160th Anniversary Celebration
2024-05-11 10:00 - 12:30 | 599 El Camino Real, 599 El Camino Real, San Carlos, CA, 94070, United States
Caltrain’s new, modern electric trains are making their way to San Carlos! Explore the spacious interiors, learn about the exciting new features, and get a glimpse of the future of Caltrain.
At the event, Caltrain will also celebrate 160 years of passenger rail on the corridor! There will be special historic activities and giveaways throughout the day.
There will also be food trucks, games & activity booths, and additional community resources to visit. We look forward to sharing the new electric trains and celebrating Caltrain’s history with you.
For more information check out For more information check out caltrain.com/tour.

ComMUNIty Transit Act: Signature gathering at the Chinatown Night Market
2024-05-10 17:00 - 20:00 | Chinatown

ComMUNIty Transit Act: Signature gathering at the Farmer’s Market.
2024-05-04 10:00 - 17:00 | Noe Valley

Transit Movie Night
2024-04-30 18:00 - 20:00 | The Little Roxie, 3125 16th St, San Francisco, CA, 94103, United States
See you at the movies! Join us for our final event of Membership Month 2024 where we’ll be coming together to watch the documentary “Taken for a Ride,” and other transit-focused videos. After the movie, we encourage you to join a discussion about the film, our thoughts, and what transit means to each of us.
About “Taken to Ride”
Before freeways, traffic congestion and air pollution, public transportation was a vital part of the American landscape. Jim Klein and Martha Olson weave investigative journalism, urban history and social commentary to uncover General Motors’ role in dismantling street car transportation in the 1930’s, and in catapulting the automobile to the center of our national culture.

ComMUNIty Transit Act: Volunteer Kick-off and signature gathering or flyering!
2024-04-28 11:15 - 16:00 | Golden Gate Park
Learn about the ballot measure, meet other volunteers, then get trained and help us gather signatures at the JFK Community Picnic at Peacock Meadow and JFK Promenade.
Sign up for a volunteer signature gathering event or deep-dive training to help get the ComMUNIty Transit Act on the ballot.

You can join any signature gathering event without prior training, though an RSVP via the Google form is appreciated. Deep-dive trainings are a way to start leading your own signature gathering shifts, learn more about the ballot measure, and get to know other volunteer organizers!

Membership Month Party and Treasure Island Tour
2024-04-27 15:30 - 20:00 | San Francisco Railway Museum, 77 Steuart Street, San Francisco, CA, 94105, United States
San Francisco Transit Riders is a membership-based organization that empowers everyday transit riders to raise their collective voices to advocate for pro-rider policies. Riders are at the heart of everything we do and our members are our lifeblood. Every April, we host our annual Membership Month to celebrate the members who support our organization and advocate for a faster, safer, affordable, accessible, and equitable transportation system in San Francisco.
We’re inviting all of our members, current and new, to celebrate SF Climate Week AND Membership Month 2024 with San Francisco Transit Riders! Join us after hours at the San Francisco Railway Museum to party with other SFTR members, enjoy drinks and snacks, and participate in a fun raffle to win great prizes!
If you’re free beforehand, join us on a multi-modal adventure to Treasure Island. Once there, SFTR staff will be taking guests on a guided tour, exploring the history and future of Treasure Island.

ComMUNIty Transit Act: Signature gathering at the Presidio Pop Up
2024-04-27 11:30 - 15:30 | Presidio Main Post

ComMUNIty Transit Act: Signature gathering at the Critical Mass
2024-04-26 16:30 - 19:00 | Embarcadero Plaza

Senate Transportation Committee Hearing
2024-04-23 13:30 - 17:00 | 1021 O Street, Room 1200, 1021 O Street, Room 1200, Sacramento, CA, 95814, United States
Can we count on you to support a progressive, transformative, and equitable transit funding measure? We’ll be sending out more information very soon.

Earth Day San Francisco
2024-04-21 11:00 - 19:00 | The New Farm, 10 Cargo Way, San Francisco, CA, 94124, United States
Earth Day San Francisco gathers green industry and civic leaders, dynamic and diverse speakers, earth-friendly products, talented artisans, designers of sustainable fashion, electric vehicle manufacturers, solar and alternative energy companies, and interactive age-inclusive experiences to provide a fully immersive experience. Join us in celebrating the importance of sustainability!

Petition to help save & expand transit in the Peninsula
2024-04-13 13:00 - 15:00 | Redwood City Caltrain Station, 1 James Ave, Redwood City, CA, 94063, United States
Transit in the Peninsula is in a dire state! For the region to meet its climate, economic growth, affordability, air quality, public health, and justice goals we need drastically improved transit service. We have a chance to pass a bill that sets the stage for a major increase in transit funding to the Peninsula, so come help educate and engage voters to speak out in favor of funding transit.
The more San Mateo County voters sign on to the petition telling their State representatives and transit boards to support transit funding, the better chance we have of getting the funds our region needs. Help us get SB1031, the “Connect Bay Area Act” bill passed into law!
Event details:
Meet out front of the Redwood City Caltrain Station at 1pm on Saturday April 13th to get trained up, partnered with a petitioning buddy and a stack of petitioning flyers. We will then go out into the neighborhoods to pass out flyers, educate people about transit, and get folks to sign the petition.
Afterwards, volunteers are invited to join a no-host outdoor happy hour at City Pub on Broadway at 3pm to de-brief and celebrate a job well done.
It can get hot so we recommend bring sunblock, water, a hat and a positive attitude.

Electrify My Ride: Get $1,000 Off A New E-Bike
2024-04-13 12:00 - 15:00 | Bike Connection, 1090 Folsom St, San Francisco, CA, 94103, United States
The San Francisco Public Utilities Commission (SFPUC) is offering up to $1 million in rebates, providing $1,000 per eligible customer, on the purchase of an e-bike at participating San Francisco bicycle retailers. This is the agency’s first venture into incentivizing a micromobility transportation option. Micromobility refers to any small, low-speed, electric-powered transportation device, like e-bikes and electric scooters.
You’re invited to the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission’s E-bike “Test Ride” Event on Saturday, April 13 from 12-3 p.m. at the Bike Connection on 1090 Folsom St. The event is open to the public. SFPUC customers who qualify for the Electrify My Ride program can redeem their $1,000 coupon at the event and receive a free helmet (while supplies last).
Customers seeking to qualify for the Electrify My Ride $1,000 e-bike rebate can apply here. The rebate may be used only on a purchase of a UL certified battery e-bike that meets San Francisco’s e-bike safety standards. Participants must redeem their rebate within approximately 30 days of receipt and before April 20, 2024, at the following retailers:

Mike’s Bikes, 1223 Howard St.
Ocean Cyclery, 1935 Ocean Ave.
Sports Basement: 1590 Bryant St.; 610 Old Mason St. (Presidio); and Stonestown
The Bike Connection, 1090 Folsom St.
The New Wheel Electric Bikes, 420 Cortland Ave.
Warm Planet Bikes, 1098A Market St.

Speak Up at MTC to Support a Regional Transit Measure!
2024-04-12 11:00 - 15:00 | Online
Transit providers in the Bay Area have been hit hard by the pandemic and current funding levels are not sufficient, so the Voices for Public Transportation Coalition has been working tirelessly to pass a funding measure that would transform the Bay Area transportation system into one that is more stable, equitable, and user-friendly. SB 1031 (Wahab, Wiener) the authorizing legislation for this measure is going through the legislature this year with a focus on sustaining and improving transit service, advancing transit transformation through customer and service improvements, and with a minimum set-aside of $750 million a year. Now is the time to act, on April 12th The Metropolitan Transportation Commission will be having a legislative committee meeting on SB 1031, show your support by making a comment at this meeting.
The Metropolitan Transportation Commission’s Legislative Committee will discuss SB 1031 on Friday, April 12th. This MTC sponsored bill in its current form is great but we need it to go further. We must limit the expansion of highways, set aside a minimum of $750 million or 70 percent of revenues, and ensure that it is funded through progressive revenue mechanisms.
Can you give a brief public comment at the meeting to voice your support for SB 1031 and tell the Metropolitan Transportation Commission to prioritize transit!
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Sweet Treats with the 38
2024-04-07 13:00 - 16:00 | Happy Lemon, Salesforce Park and Transit Center, 425 Mission St Ste 105, San Francisco, CA, 94105, United States
Join our FIRST event for Membership Month 2024! For this event, we’re hopping on the 38 Geary, and enjoying all the sweet treats along this Muni route. We’ll be treating ourselves to boba, mochi, ice cream, pastries, and other sweet treats as we celebrate our awesome members. SFTR will be providing light snacks at Uji Time Desserts and Cherry Blossom Bakery to members. Members are encouraged to purchase drinks and additional snacks at all locations.
Can’t make it for the whole route? Don’t worry, meet us at any of the following locations:

1:00 pm: Happy Lemon at the Salesforce Park and Transit Center
1:45 pm: Uji Time Dessert and other treats at the Japantown Peace Plaza
3:00 pm: Cherry Blossom Bakery in the Inner Richmond
3:45 pm: Joe’s Ice Cream in the Outer Richmond

*Please note that the following times are estimates only, please follow us on social media to see our real-time updates.
If you’re not a member yet, it’s not too late to join the festivities! Become a member at sftransitriders.org/donate, and join us for Membership Month!

SFMTA Board of Directors: Hearing on Operating Revenue Proposals
2024-03-05 13:00 - 17:00 | City Hall, 1 Dr Carlton B Goodlett Place, San Francisco, CA, 94102, United States
This will be one of the final opportunities to provide public comment on the state of the budget. Join at the following location:
City Hall, Floor 4, Room 400
(Note as of the start of this year, SFMTA no longer accepts remote public comment except for people with disabilities that prevent them from attending in person)

SFMTA’s FY 2024-2025 and FY 2025-2026 Budget Listening Session (In-person Open House)
2024-03-02 11:30 - 13:30 | Richmond/Senator Milton Marks Branch Library, 350 9th Avenue, San Francisco, CA, 94118, United States
Learn about the SFMTA’s budget plans. Ask questions, make suggestions.
The SFMTA provides San Francisco with Muni (public transit) and paratransit service, creates safe transportation options for people walking, biking and scooting, oversees taxis and parking, and ensures the smooth flow of traffic. We connect people with their community to enhance the economy, environment and quality of life.
Over the next few months, we will be developing our fiscal year 2024-2025 and 2025–2026 budget. We’ll need to make important decisions about the programs and services we offer as well as what we charge for them.
Please join this listening session on Saturday, March 2, from 11:30 pm – 1:30 pm at the San Francisco Public Library’s Richmond Meeting Room (350 9th Avenue) to learn about the SFMTA’s financial situation. This includes our draft budget proposal to consider new revenue options and potential fare increases that would help avoid service changes and cuts to programs and services. We’d like to hear your questions, concerns and suggestions.
If you cannot join this in-person meeting, we will also be hosting a virtual Budget Listening Session on Zoom on February 22, from 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm. Both the in-person and virtual sessions are fully open to the public.
If you are unable to attend any of our meetings, we still encourage you to reach out to us at Budget@SFMTA.com or (415) 646-2299 to voice your questions and suggestions.

SFMTA’s FY 2024-2025 and FY 2025-2026 Budget Listening Session (Virtual Meeting via Zoom)
2024-02-22 17:00 - 19:00 | Zoom
Learn about the SFMTA’s budget plans. Ask questions, make suggestions.
The SFMTA provides San Francisco with Muni (public transit) and paratransit service, creates safe transportation options for people walking, biking and scooting, oversees taxis and parking, and ensures the smooth flow of traffic. We connect people with their community to enhance the economy, environment and quality of life.
Over the next few months, we will be developing our fiscal year 2024-2025 and 2025–2026 budget. We’ll need to make important decisions about the programs and services we offer as well as what we charge for them.
Please join this virtual Budget Listening Session on Zoom on February 22, from 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm to learn about the SFMTA’s financial situation. This includes our draft budget proposal to consider new revenue options and potential fare increases that would help avoid service changes and cuts to programs and services. We’d like to hear your questions, concerns and suggestions.
If you cannot join the virtual meeting, we will also be hosting an in-person listening session on Saturday, March 2, from 11:30 pm – 1:30 pm at the San Francisco Public Library’s Richmond Meeting Room (350 9th Avenue). Both the in-person and virtual sessions are fully open to the public.
If you are unable to attend any of our meetings, we still encourage you to reach out to us at Budget@SFMTA.com or (415) 646-2299 to voice your questions and suggestions.

Release of Transit Justice Coalition Policy Report
2024-02-04
Let’s get on board for Transit Equity Day! This national day of organizing and mobilization brings together unions, transit rider organizers, and climate and environmental justice groups to act as one voice around February 4, Rosa Park’s birthday, and to declare transit equity as a civil right.
This year, we are joining the Labor Network for Sustainability and the National Campaign for Transit Justice to drive an urgent narrative: Our public transportation systems should be measured by how well they service riders.

Over the course of 2023, San Francisco Transit Riders (SFTR) has worked with partners and advocates all across the city to create a report highlighting the changes needed to transform San Francisco’s transit network into the equitable and rider-focused system that San Franciscans want and deserve.
Through the SFTR-led Transit Justice Coalition, we conducted months of outreach and collaboration with organizations comprising a vast array of expertise, including transportation, housing, labor, climate, affordability, accessibility, and neighborhood needs. Through that outreach we identified several of the changes needed to transform our transit network into a more equitable and rider-focused system. The report will lift some of those necessary changes, as well as present solutions as a vision for what a fully-funded and equity-focused transit system could look like.
Sign up to receive updates on the report, which we plan to release on February 4th in honor of Transit Equity Day.
[UPDATE] Click here to read the full report: https://sftransitriders.org/transit-justice-coalition/

General Membership Meeting
2024-01-24 18:00 - 20:00 | LGBT Center, 1800 Market Street, San Francisco, CA, 94102, United States
Do you have ideas for transit advocacy in 2024? Well, we want to hear them! Join your fellow San Francisco Transit Riders members, staff, and our Board of Directors in our first General Membership Meeting of the new year. Here, you’ll be able to participate in strategic updates, brainstorming, and learn about more opportunities to get involved.
