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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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

A Message from our Community Organizer, Nick Levi

Hi SFTR Members & the Transit Community, It’s with a mix of emotions that I’ll be stepping down as SF Transit Riders’ Community Organizer. It’s...

It’s time to improve West Portal Station

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...

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...
What Prop A’s Loss Means For San Francisco’s Riders

What Prop A’s Loss Means For San Francisco’s Riders

Our city’s transit system is broken, and in dire need of investment. The train control system is still running on floppy discs, the bus yards need to be made earthquake-safe, and our buses and trains need to be free from congested traffic. That’s why San Francisco...

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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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