Ride Contest: Weekly Challenge #2
2024-09-09 - 2024-09-12
​Ride Contest Challenge #2: Show off the best view from transit.
​Post your entry for each of our Weekly AND Bonus Challenges to Instagram, Twitter, or Facebook, using the hashtags #RideContest and #TransitMonth2024. Each post will enter you into a raffle for some extraordinary prizes!
​If you’re not already signed up for our month-long Ride Contest, register at ridecontest.com.

Ride Contest: Bonus Challenge #2
2024-09-13 - 2024-09-15
​Ride Contest Bonus Challenge #2: Who is a transit hero in your community? This could include an amazing bus driver, train operator, station attendant, or ambassador. Or people who have spoken up effectively for transit or helped other riders. You can post about any people or improvements that have made transit better in some way.
​Take this a step further by nominating your hero for a Rider First Award at this link: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdfy3-GgKOZ7vX42FKnriX4-4mYEePHciSRRObuqsO6YXJYqQ/viewform
​Post your entry for each of our Weekly AND Bonus Challenges to Instagram, Twitter, or Facebook, using the hashtags #RideContest and #TransitMonth2024. Each post will enter you into a raffle for some extraordinary prizes!
​If you’re not already signed up for our month-long Ride Contest, register at ridecontest.com.

Ride Contest: Weekly Challenge #3
2024-09-16 - 2024-09-19
​Ride Contest Challenge #3: Share your best transit story.
​Post your entry for each of our Weekly AND Bonus Challenges to Instagram, Twitter, or Facebook, using the hashtags #RideContest and #TransitMonth2024. Each post will enter you into a raffle for some extraordinary prizes!
​If you’re not already signed up for our month-long Ride Contest, register at ridecontest.com.

Transit Forward: Moving San Francisco to a Transit-First Future
2024-09-19 18:00 - 20:30 (America/Los_Angeles) | Google Community Space, 188 The Embarcadero, San Francisco, CA, 94105, United States
San Francisco Transit Riders will be hosting a panel of transit advocates and city officials to discuss the past, present, and future of public transit.
​Stay tuned for a full list of panelists.

Ride Contest: Bonus Challenge #3
2024-09-20 - 2024-09-22
​Ride Contest Bonus Challenge #3: Where’s your favorite transit-accessible public park or space?
​Post your entry for each of our Weekly AND Bonus Challenges to Instagram, Twitter, or Facebook, using the hashtags #RideContest and #TransitMonth2024. Each post will enter you into a raffle for some extraordinary prizes!
​If you’re not already signed up for our month-long Ride Contest, register at ridecontest.com.

Sunday Streets: Western Addition
2024-09-22 12:00 - 17:00
Celebrate 16 years of Sunday Streets SF transforming San Francisco streets into car-free community spaces for all to enjoy at events across the City in 2024.
Sunday Streets SF empowers local communities to transform miles of streets into car-free spaces filled with cultural programming, health resources, local vendors, and recreational opportunities for all ages. The Sunday Streets SF program is generously supported by the City family, with the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency (SFMTA) serving as the presenting agency sponsor.

Ride Contest: Weekly Challenge #4
2024-09-23 - 2024-09-26
​Ride Contest Challenge #4: Show off your transit-inspired art.
​Post your entry for each of our Weekly AND Bonus Challenges to Instagram, Twitter, or Facebook, using the hashtags #RideContest and #TransitMonth2024. Each post will enter you into a raffle for some extraordinary prizes!
​If you’re not already signed up for our month-long Ride Contest, register at ridecontest.com.

Gendered Perspectives of Bay Area Transit Event Series: Panel 3-- Transit Advocacy & Activism
2024-09-24 17:30 - 19:00 | Zoom
Join Transbay Coalition this Bay Area Transit Month for a deep dive into the intersections of gender and transit with this series of events featuring leaders in the field of transit. From governance of transit agencies; to the day-to-day operations of buses, trains, and ferries; to advocacy & activism — the way we all get around the Bay Area is not gender-neutral. Tune in to learn how transit shapes people’s experience in a gendered way and how by incorporating different gender backgrounds into transit work, we can make a transportation system that works better for everyone.
The third panel in the series is a moderated discussion between transit advocates & activists. The panel is co-hosted by SF Transit Riders and Transbay Coalition; moderated by Thea Selby, Co-founder of the San Francisco Transit Riders and Voices for Public Transportation. The panelists are Haleema Bharoocha (MPP) who helped lead Phase One of BART’s “Not One More Girl” campaign; Lian Chang is a proponent of Prop L: Fund the Bus and has previously supported transit lanes through Faster Safer Geary; and Abibat Rahman-Davies, Transform’s Transportation Policy Advocate.

Register today to tune in to this unique Transit Month event!

Sunset in the Sunset: SFTR Member Social
2024-09-25 18:00 - 20:00 | Celia’s by the Beach, 4019 Judah St, San Francisco, CA, 94122, United States
Our wonderful SFTR Board of Directors will be hosting a social event for SFTR members to come together to celebrate Transit Month! Join us at Celia’s by the Beach, in the Outer Sunset off the J Church metro, for tacos and drinks. This is a great opportunity to connect with SFTR members, our Board of Directors, our staff, and other transit advocates like yourself!

If you’re not a member yet, it’s not too late to join the festivities! All new members are encouraged to select “Ticket AND One-Year Membership with SFTR” at check-out to receive their ticket to this event PLUS a one-year membership with SFTR!

Ride Contest: Bonus Challenge #4
2024-09-27 - 2024-09-30
​Ride Contest Bonus Challenge #4: What’s your favorite transit-accessible small business?
​Post your entry for each of our Weekly AND Bonus Challenges to Instagram, Twitter, or Facebook, using the hashtags #RideContest and #TransitMonth2024. Each post will enter you into a raffle for some extraordinary prizes!
​If you’re not already signed up for our month-long Ride Contest, register at ridecontest.com.

Ride, Walk, & Discover Small Businesses on Union St.
2024-09-28 13:00 - 16:00 | Nikoniko Gifts, 2181 Union St, San Francisco, CA, 94123, United States
San Francisco Transit Riders (SFTR) and Nikoniko Gifts will be hosting a scavenger hunt to discover transit-accessible small businesses along Union Street. Each participating business will be providing discounts during this event, including 15% off for folks wearing SFTR Merch at Nikoniko Gifts!
​The first THREE rides to complete the scavenger hunt will receive an exclusive prize from Nikoniko Gifts. All riders who complete this scavenger hunt will be able to present their completed map to Nikoniko Gifts and trade it for yummy drinks and additional refreshments.
​Hop aboard Muni and visit various small businesses to obtain answers to each of the scavenger hunt questions!

Sunday Streets: SoMa
2024-10-13 12:00 - 17:00

Rider First Awards
2024-10-18 18:00 - 20:00 | Bay Area Metro Center, Temescal Room, 375 Beale Street, San Francisco, CA, 94105, United States
Join San Francisco Transit Riders and Seamless Bay Area on October 18th to close out Transit Month by celebrating some of the people who have gone above and beyond to improve transit in the past year. We’ll honor bus operators, transit planners, and advocates alike who help us build a more equitable, growing and accessible public transit system and culture for all.
​The Rider First Awards cap off a month of events, rallies, and our Ride Contest. It’s also where we’ll be announcing our various Ride Contest winners and handing out prizes.

Sunday Streets: 4th Annual Phoenix Day
2024-10-20 12:00 - 17:00

Thrive with Bay Area Transportation Summit
2024-10-30 08:30 - 11:00 | San José State University, 1 Washington Sq, San Jose, CA, 95192, United States
Step into the future of transportation at this Bay Area in-person summit to consider how abundant, affordable, accessible, and safe transportation transforms the ways we move and live. Connect and collaborate with industry leaders, elected officials, disability & environmental justice advocates, and more in a discussion moderated by Mineta Transportation Institute’s Executive Director Dr. Karen Philbrick. Don’t miss this opportunity to be at the forefront of change and discover how we can thrive as a region!

End-of-Year Giving Campaign
2024-12-03 - 2025-01-10
Thank you to everyone who has made this year special for SFTR. We are appreciative of everyone who has attended one of our events, stopped at our table during community gatherings, volunteered, and most importantly, became a member and joined our community.
Despite the impending challenges, in 2025, we will continue our fight to find a permanent and equitable funding solution to our current transit deficit, spread transit joy, and show Bay Area riders why public transportation is foundational to a thriving city. But we only win with your support. Please consider donating to San Francisco Transit Riders for our End-of-Year campaign from now until January 10, 2025, so that we can continue to advocate for the needs of transit riders in local and regional investments.

Protect Muni Now Keep Muni Forever Rally
2025-03-18 11:00 - 12:00 | City Hall, 1 Dr Carlton B Goodlett Place, San Francisco, CA, 94102, United States
​Come rally with the Muni Now Muni Forever Campaign on March 18th before the SFMTA board makes their final decision on Muni’s summer service cuts.
​Afterward, join the campaign for public comment urging the board to not cut service or programs and instead use the agency’s reserve or the city’s general fund.
​The meeting is in Room 400. More details here.

SFTR General Membership Meeting 2025
2025-04-02 18:00 - 20:00 | Google Community Space, 188 The Embarcadero, San Francisco, CA, 94105, United States
Kick-off San Francisco Transit Riders’ 15th Anniversary Membership Month! For our General Membership Meeting, join SFTR staff, board of directors, and members to collaborate on the organization’s upcoming goals, mission, and values.

SFTR 15th Anniversary Celebration
2025-04-13 12:00 - 14:00 | SOMArts, 934 Brannan St, San Francisco, CA, 94103, United States
Celebrate 15 years of San Francisco Transit Riders! Join us at the beautiful SOMArts, where we’ll have guest speakers, like SFTR’s founder Dave Snyder, fun raffles, and delicious refreshments. Enjoy a special look at Muni Raised Me, an exhibit created by San Francisco-born and raised artists, housed within a decommissioned Muni bus!

SFMTA Budget Workshop
2025-04-22 09:00 - 18:00 | San Francisco County Fair Building, 1199 9th Ave, San Francisco,, CA, 94122, United States
Join in an all-day workshop to talk about the SFMTA budget.
​Our Demands:

​Do not support any budget options with Muni or street safety cuts
​SFMTA direct staff are to work with the community to create an aspirational vision for Muni service restoration/expansion that can be passed along with the budget

​Find more information and watch online here: https://www.sfmta.com/calendar/board-directors-special-meeting-april-22-2025

State Transit Transformation Task Force meeting in San Francisco
2025-04-25 10:00 - 16:00 | Bay Area Metro Center, 375 Beale St., San Francisco, CA, Temezcal Room
​The Transit Transformation Task Force (Task Force), created by CalSTA, is required to solicit and develop a structured, coordinated process for engagement of all parties to develop policy recommendations to grow transit ridership and improve the transit experience for all users of those services.
​This upcoming meeting will be hosted in San Francisco and is open to the public.
​Find more information and the full agenda here.
​Watch online here.

Membership Month Happy Hour
2025-04-29 17:00 - 19:00 | Barebottle Brewing, Salesforce Park
Wrap up San Francisco Transit Riders’ 15th Anniversary Membership Month with a community happy hour! Connect with SFTR staff and other SFTR members, like you! Enjoy the sights and sounds of Salesforce Park, right above the Salesforce Transit Center. The first round of drinks is on us! Let’s celebrate!

Sunday Streets: Mission
2025-07-20 11:00 - 16:00 | Valencia Street & Duboce Avenue

Muni Forever Summit
2025-08-20 17:00 - 19:00 | Main Library – San Francisco Public Library, 100 Larkin St, San Francisco, CA, 94102, United States
​We invite San Franciscans to join us for the Muni Forever Summit and help shape a citywide vision for Muni
The summit aims to create the building blocks to build that vision and begin a movement to achieve it.
​
At the summit, expect to:
Learn about the need to better fund Muni

​SFMTA is facing a $322 million deficit starting in summer 2026. An operational deficit existing prior to the pandemic but exacerbated by it.
​An opportunity to change how we fundamentally fund transit to have room for expansion of services.

​Build a citywide vision for Muni

​If we fund Muni, what services and programs should it provide at a minimum?
​What expansion is needed?
​What is achievable and by when?

​Build the movement

​We need you to go back to your community and/or expand to other communities to inform and get input to build a citywide vision for transit that is beneficial for everyone. To help fund transit, we need a vision on what to fund that we can all get behind

​This event is hosted by the Muni Now, Muni Forever Campaign. For more info go to muniforever.org.
There will be light food and refreshments on site. Please let us know if you have any dietary restrictions.
A zoom link will be provided on the day of the summit for people participating remotely.
See you there!

Special All Members' Meeting
2025-08-27 18:00 - 19:30 | Zoom
​This is a virtual meeting and is only for SF Transit Riders Members.
We will be providing updates regarding transit services, funding advocacy, and the upcoming Transit Month in September!
We will also introduce the new way we’ll be engaging with members replacing the current SFTR Working Groups: Transit Planning and Transit Funding.
For more details please see the agenda: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1nIdMyv0VNOst3RCfLrDb40UdhfwLsVyo1-xGdtH-2Fw/edit?usp=sharing

Transit Month
2025-09-01 - 2025-09-30 | San Francisco and Bay Area!
Start your next adventure on transit!

Public transportation is more than just a means of transportation. Transit connects communities, increases mobility, maintains our healthy environment, and opens opportunities to discover something new.
For this year’s Transit Month, San Francisco Transit Riders (SFTR) and Seamless Bay Area (SBA) are challenging everyone to hop on board to discover new adventures they can access through transit.
We’re continuing our annual tradition of celebrating the buses, trains, operators, and riders that make the wonderful Bay Area transit system we all know and ride. Public transit is essential to thriving cities and the people who make those cities special. It is more important than ever before that we show our elected leaders how important transit is to our riders and that we need to continue funding it. Let’s prove that to them this Transit Month by getting out and taking transit!
And don’t forget to join our Ride Contest! Each ride you log will enter you into a raffle for some amazing transit-themed prizes provided by our wonderful Bay Area Transit Agencies.

Ride Contest
2025-09-01 - 2025-09-30 | Online
Ride transit and win prizes!
Every ride you take on public transit run by a Bay Area transit agency is another entry into our Transit Month raffle. Track your rides to earn badges, win prizes, compete against friends, and show your love for transit!
This year there are more ways to win prizes. Some prizes require taking the most rides, but for others, each logged ride will enter your name into a raffle.

Have questions about the Ride Contest? Want to get started but don’t know how? See all FAQs here!

Transit Month Kickoff Rally
2025-09-04 08:00 - 10:00 | City Hall, 1 Dr Carlton B Goodlett Place, San Francisco, CA, 94102, United States
September is Transit Month! It all begins on Thursday, September 4th, at the San Francisco Transit Riders’ Transit Month Kickoff Rally! 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 speakers will share their hopes for the future of public transit and set the stage for our engagement on all things transit for the rest of September.
​​You don’t want to miss this exciting event to connect with other riders and launch Transit Month!
​​This year, SFTR members have a chance to connect with their Supervisors in a one-on-one interview. Submit a question here for your chance to get chosen for this special opportunity: https://forms.gle/uzhpYAb5DuoYtch8A
​Stay tuned for more information on our city-wide ride-alongs.

Pop-Up Transit Gallery
2025-09-05 16:00 - 20:00 | San Francisco Railway Museum, 77 Steuart Street, San Francisco, CA, 94105, United States
​Market Street Railway and Castro Art Walk are collaborating to honor the connection between art and transit. For one night only, the San Francisco Railway Museum will be transforming into a pop-up gallery featuring art from the transit community!
​Ride the F-Line to the Castro for the remainder of the Art Walk locations, celebrating the vibrant public art along Market Street.
​Don’t miss this unique night of art, history, and community – see you there!

Ride & Zine with ComMUNIty Magazine
2025-09-13 15:00 - 17:00 | Standard Deviant Brewing, 280 14th Street, San Francisco, CA, 94103, United States
Hop on Muni to get the first copy of ComMUNIty – a magazine celebrating Muni. Grab a beer, meet your neighbors, + share your Muni stories
