Rider’s Reader

By Dylan Fabris, SFTR Community and Policy Manager On March 18th, San Franciscans came together to mourn the loss of a family in West Portal, where a father, mother, and two young sons were killed by a speeding driver while waiting for the bus. Nobody should ever be...

Dear SFTR Community, I am writing to share with you that after two and a half years of serving as Executive Director at San Francisco Transit Riders, I will be leaving the organization on February 8. I am so grateful for the opportunity to partner with and support the...

The following message was sent from San Francisco Transit Riders (SFTR) to the SFMTA Board of Directors on Monday, January 15, 2024 ahead of the start of the agency’s budget process. The SFMTA faces severe budget deficits in the coming years, and it is crucial that...

*Below is an update of recent transit news from Cyrus Hall, who leads SFTR’s Local Funding Working Group, sent in early December. First, the proposed Charter Amendment that would have given the Mayor the ability to veto parking or fare increases was withdrawn by the...

Dear SFTR Members, We started the new year with a bold intention: It would be ideal if we could unite the fronts of residents and transit agencies alike and if, as (writer) Anand Giridharadas so eloquently puts it in ‘The Persuaders,’ our movement could have a savvier...