Rider’s Reader

This fall, San Franciscans are being asked to make difficult decisions regarding Muni. Choices around restoring routes versus adding frequency provide no clear win for riders. While discussions about how to distribute limited resources to restore Muni service are important, addressing Muni’s severe financial deficit must be at the core of any solution that creates a more reliable, accessible and world class transit system for riders.

Read the letter we submitted to the SFMTA Board of Directors in response to Item 11, Winter 2022 Muni Service at the September 21, 2021 board meeting.

Later this month, SFMTA will present three scenarios for 2022 Muni service: a return to the Familiar Network that would restore suspended routes but reduce frequency on core routes, a Frequent Network that would increase frequency along major corridors but leave many...

As we fight for the return of Muni service, we are checking in with riders to hear directly about their needs. And as Muni ridership approaches 50% of pre-pandemic levels, understanding what routes people have relied on this past year and which ones they need back is...

We’re very excited to see so much good progress made in dealing with COVID. Infection rates are down. The rate of vaccination is up. As of this writing, 27% of San Francisco’s population has gotten the first dose of the vaccination — keep up the good work! Of course,...

Members are the lifeblood of San Francisco Transit Riders. They give us the political power to make change at city hall, they help us educate and engage other riders, and they help shape and lead our transit-first agenda. While we’ve grown a lot since our...