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On Mayor Lurie’s plan to allow Waymo on Market Street
Read our initial joint statement with other mobility advocates here. Mayor Daniel Lurie’s unilateral decision today to allow Waymo free rein on Market Street is dangerous, undemocratic, inequitable, and un-San Franciscan. This plan unfairly benefits Waymo — an...
Trump won. Prop L lost. Now what?
By Dylan Fabris, SFTR Community and Policy Manager By now, we’ve all seen the outcome of the election last month. Donald Trump is once again our president-elect, Muni funding failed at the ballot, and Daniel Lurie will be our new mayor. What does this all mean for...
How to make the SFMTA more efficient — Muni Funding Working Group reflections
By Dylan Fabris, SFTR Community and Policy Manager This is Part One in a series of posts reflecting on the San Francisco Controller’s Office’s Muni Funding Working Group. For more context, follow our blog, where we will be writing a post-election overview of Muni’s...
Ride the Vote: San Francisco Transit Riders’ November 2024 Endorsements
By Dylan Fabris, SFTR Community and Policy Manager San Francisco Transit Riders (SFTR) is excited to share our November 2024 ballot measure endorsements, which were announced earlier this month alongside our Ride the Vote candidate questionnaires. In a rush? Here’s an...
Celebrating the SFMTA (even when others won’t)
By Dylan Fabris, SFTR Community and Policy Manager For better or worse, 2024 is an election year, and as we get closer to November a few powerful people seem eager to use the SFMTA as a political football to advance their own agendas. From mayoral candidates, to...
Updates on the West Portal Station Safety and Community Space Improvements
By Janelle Wong, SFTR Interim Director The Welcoming West Portal Committee has had 2 of 3 scheduled meetings, with its final meeting scheduled for Monday, June 3, 2024 from 5:30 pm-7:30 pm. The committee consists of a mix of merchants and residents of West Portal and...
Stories by San Francisco Transit Riders staff on Medium
- Ride the Vote: November 2024 Endorsements
- Celebrating the SFMTA (even when others won’t)
- A Message from our Community Organizer, Nick Levi
- Updates on the West Portal Station Safety and Community Space Improvements
- It’s time to improve West Portal Station
- Transition Message from our Executive Director, Vinita Goyal
- SFTR’s letter to SFMTA: Prioritize Public Transit in the Upcoming Budget
- A message from Cyrus Hall: Recent Transit Updates
- A message from our Executive Director, Vinita Goyal: Let’s look back on a great year!
- [UPDATED] SFTR Response to: Proposed SFMTA Budget Charter Amendment
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