San Francisco Transit Riders

ComMUNIty Transit Act: Signature gathering at the Farmer’s Market.
2024-05-04 10:00 - 17:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Noe Valley
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!

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!
To receive a text message notification when the the item is up, please enter your cellphone number.

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.

Meet the SFMTA Board Member: Janet Tarlov
2024-01-18 17:30 - 19:00 | Zoom

SFTR Holiday Social
2024-01-17 18:00 - 20:00 | Toy Soldier
Celebrate a great year with SFTR! Join us for this members-only event, where you’ll be able to meet new friends, catch up with old ones, and talk to other public transit advocates like you! This is a great opportunity to mix and mingle with other SFTR members, through some fun games and trivia.

End-of-the-Year Giving Campaign
2023-12-04 - 2024-01-15
Supporting SFTR ensures that riders, particularly those living in neighborhoods that have often been excluded from transit planning and investment, will be front and center in the fight to fund Muni, restore service and create a more equitable, sustainable San Francisco.
Give today to make sure all riders are heard, and crucial transit funding is won, in 2024.
SFTR will continue to engage with riders across the city to ensure riders are front and center when it comes to transit decision-making in a way that builds trust and accountability for SFMTA and other government entities. In addition, our transit planning, funding and regional policy working groups ensure our actions center the needs of riders. This year, we released our Strategic Plan, setting the path and direction for our work through 2025.

Show your support for the J Church Safety and Accessibility Project
2023-10-17 13:00 - 17:00 | City Hall, 1 Dr Carlton B Goodlett Place, San Francisco, CA, 94102, United States
At the SFMTA Board of Directors meeting on Tuesday, October 17, the SFMTA will present a proposal that aims to help improve safety for people walking and driving, and increase accessibility at Muni stops along the J Church on San Jose Avenue from Ocean Avenue to Cotter Street in the Mission Terrace neighborhood.
This proposal includes improvements such as transit lanes, widening boarding islands, daylighting, wheelchair-accessible transit stops, rapid flashing beacons, and pedestrian bulbs to shorten crossing distances. All of which will help improve transit and safety for people walking in the neighborhood.
To voice your support, attend the meeting at City Hall, call in, or email your comments to MTABoard@SFMTA.com.

Rider First Awards
2023-10-13 16:30 - 19:30 | Bay Area Metro Center, Temescal Room, 375 Beale Street, San Francisco, CA, 94105, United States
Join San Francisco Transit Riders and Seamless Bay Area 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. Join us at 5:00 pm, for mingling over food and drinks, followed by speeches from our invited guest speakers, encompassing the perspectives of advocates and elected officials.
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 – our award ceremony will begin promptly at 6:00pm and you don’t want to miss it!

Discover Geology via Transit: Earthquake Hazards in Downtown San Francisco
2023-09-30 14:00 - 17:00 | Salesforce Transit Center
Tour some of the finest and most interesting geological features of the Bay Area without getting in a car. Join Seamless Bay Area and Dr Austin Elliott of the USGS for a car-free tour of earthquake geology and hazard mitigation along Market Street in San Francisco. Learn how planning for transit and other infrastructure has been influenced by geological hazards, and tap into a wealth of resources to continue exploring on your own. This is the second of two tours of regional geology by transit: be sure to also check out the Hayward Fault tour earlier in the month.
Meet at Salesforce Transit Center. Tour route is mostly accessible except for the last stop at Corona Heights.

Downtown Berkeley Transit Month Rally
2023-09-30 12:00 - 14:00 | Downtown Berkeley Bart Plaza
A rally in support of Transit Month. We plan on hosting a variety of transit speakers, and hosting booths for transit organizations so people can come and learn about different transit organizations in the Bay Area.

Full Moon Hike in Celebration of Transit Month!
2023-09-29 18:15 - 19:45 | Spreckels Hill: At the corner of Santa Teresa Blvd and Bailey Ave
Our public transit deserves to be celebrated and what better way to do that than with a hike! Take the 68 bus to the Santa Teresa and Bailey bus stop to join us for a 1-mile hike to the top of Spreckels Hill. On this hike we will learn about how this land has changed over time and how important it is to the native plants and animals that live here. Parking is not available for this event. Instead, please check out VTA.org for bus tickets and information about transit month!
For this hike please bring plenty of water, snacks, comfortable hiking shoes, and warm layers. Red light flashlights will be provided.

All Aboard with Transit CEOs Ride-a-Long and Happy Hour
2023-09-29 | A ride along the peninsula.
In celebration of Transit Month 2023, the Bay Area transit agencies and the Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC) are hosting a third “All Aboard with Transit CEOs,” a multi-modal ride-along and social event giving the public a chance to ride with and meet regional transit leaders. The event is also an opportunity for transit leaders to call for on-going financial support for transit operations and to showcase the coordination happening among agencies to improve the rider experience in the Bay Area.
The event is Friday, September 29, 2023, starting in the late afternoon.
Full trip details will be released soon, but the trip will focus on riding Caltrain, SamTrans and VTA along the peninsula. An onboard happy hour will take place on Caltrain on the trip back. CEOs from transit systems all over the Bay Area will join.
Members of the public and the media are invited to ride for the full or partial journey. This event is a great opportunity for the public to chat with CEOs about transit service and transit career opportunities.

Rider Recharge Station
2023-09-28 07:00 - 17:00 | Santa Rosa Transit Mall
We invite transit riders to beat the summer heat with our Rider Recharge Station! Community leaders from NBOP’s Climate Justice Task Force will be tabling at the Santa Rosa Transit Mall to provide riders with drinks, snacks, and mini popsicles provided by local gourmet ice cream shop Frozen Art. In addition to the treats, folks will have an opportunity to connect with leaders from the CJTF to discuss current issues impacting transit riders, and provide feedback about what improvements/changes they hope to see within our local transit system.

San Jose Transit Happy Hour: Transit Stops Drunk Driving
2023-09-28 05:30 - 19:30 | 87 N San Pedro St, San Jose, CA 95110
Come join fellow transit supporters in Santa Clara county for a drink and discussion of how transit can reduce drunk driving, save lives, and allow people to get out into their communities to more safely enjoy themselves.
Each year, tens of thousands of people across Santa Clara County drive drunk, risking their lives and posing a major risk to everyone in the community. Nearly 100,000 Californians are arrested each year for drunk driving, others are hit with massive fines. Drunk driving persists, but elected officials have another tool they can use to stop drunk driving: better transit service.
Come join fellow transit supporters to raise a glass together at one of the most transit-accessible places in San Jose, San Pedro Square.

SJSU Transit Ride-Along
2023-09-27 16:00 - 19:00 | Start at San Jose City Hall- End at Overfelt Gardens, 200 E Santa Clara St, San Jose, CA, 95113, United States
Route:

Meet outside Student Union near TS office
Board bus 22 at 7th & Santa Clara (9 min walk)
Deboard at King & Chaucer (17 min ride)
Walk to Emma Prusch Park (1 min walk)

Activities:

Transit Trivia- giveaways for winner
Raffle giveaway- for event attendance
Lunch
Talk/tour from Veggielution

Transit Tabling at the Salesforce Transit Park
2023-09-27 11:30 - 14:00 | Salesforce Transit Park, 425 Mission St., San Francisco, CA, 94105, United States
Join current and future operators, and other public transportation orgs for a tabling event. Enjoy Salesforce Transit Park’s Mid-Day Music free park programming, and drinks from rooftop park tenant Barebottle Brewing Co.
