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A note from our Executive Director, Vinita Goyal: Our Strategic Plan
We are at the cusp of two years of my tenure at San Francisco Transit Riders and throughout that time our staff and board have been occupied with the big fights and the everyday pursuits to further our mission. Almost organically, that work and our agency have also...
How a bridge toll increase can help transit riders across the Bay: SB-532 Explained
San Francisco Transit Riders (SFTR) is a proud member of the coalition of advocates that rallied to prevent billions of dollars in cuts to transit funding in the state budget earlier this year. Leading with the riders’ voices, SFTR members joined transit advocates...
A Thank You for a wonderful Membership Month, from SFTR’s Executive Director Vinita Goyal
We spent a Thursday evening in April at the humble and atmospheric 518 Valencia in San Francisco talking about ‘Moving for a Greener Future: The Climate Case for Public Transit.’ So if public transit contributes to 1 percent of San Francisco’s emissions, how can we...
Addressing riders’ safety concerns
To achieve the transit-oriented vision of San Francisco that we strive for, everybody must be safe and comfortable while riding the bus. While reported crimes on Muni are currently at historic lows, our outreach shows that safety continues to be a concern for riders....
A robust transit system in the Bayview-Hunters Point is needed to sustain community self-reliance and agency.
By Vinita Goyal and Dr. Hollis Pierce-Jenkins A section of this article was published by StreetsblogSF. Lived Experience in the Bayview-Hunters Point Meea Liang is a disabled, elderly, and low-income resident of the Northern Cooperative Community, set in the hills of...
A New Year Message From Our Executive Director:
“Welcome to 2023, Riders! We cannot wait to accomplish many more transit goals this year.” Ushering into 2023, are both successes and questions about what is to come. The Central Subway connection to the T-Line opened with fanfare on the Union Square concourse 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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