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Transition Message from our Executive Director, Vinita Goyal

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...

SFTR’s letter to SFMTA: Prioritize Public Transit in the Upcoming Budget

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...

A message from Cyrus Hall: Recent Transit Updates

*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...

A message from our Executive Director, Vinita Goyal: Let’s look back on a great year!

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...

SFTR Response to: Proposed SFMTA Budget Charter Amendment

This letter was submitted to the San Francisco Board of Supervisors in response to the proposed City Charter amendment relating to the SFMTA budget,...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...
From SFTR’s ED’s Seat This Earth Day:

From SFTR’s ED’s Seat This Earth Day:

From the ED’s seat this Earth Week is me grappling with the understanding of the Non Profit Industrial Complex where our social justice movements can get monitored and controlled to “make the world safe for capitalism.”

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Transit Riders Celebrate Van Ness Opening

Transit Riders Celebrate Van Ness Opening

The San Francisco Transit Riders asked Streetsblog to publish this reflective post on Friday’s launch of the long-awaited Van Ness transit-only lanes and street improvement project. The new Van Ness Avenue bus rapid transit (BRT) system will reduce travel times by 32...

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