  | We're halfway through Transit Month! | | | | There's no slowing down this Transit Month! Transit Month 2023 is a celebration of the role of public transportation in our communities and the Bay Area’s economic, social, and cultural vibrancy. We are celebrating with events, prizes, awards, and more. Several Transit Month events organized by our partners this year are being made possible through subgrants from San Francisco Transit Riders and Seamless Bay Area. | | | | | | | | Let's work together to Beat the Ridership Record! | | On Saturday, September 16, 2023, take as many transit trips your heart desires and help us beat the Saturday September 2022 ridership record! We will add up the total ridership for the day and report out to the public and news media if we exceeded the Saturday, September 17, 2022 ridership, which was the highest ridership of a Saturday in September during Transit Month 2022. | |  | | | SFTR, Kaiser Permanente and the TJPA cordially invite you to Thrive with Transit, a forum about art, belonging, health, and transit! | | | | Join us September 20 at 5:30 pm for a tour of Care Essentials Facility at the Salesforce Terminal, and a diverse panel at 6:00 pm to talk about how San Francisco and we can all Thrive with Transit. Confirmed guests include: - Anyka Howard, Executive Director of the Betti Ono Foundation
- Adam Van de Water, Executive Director, Transbay Joint Powers Authority
- Tarek Salaway, Kaiser Permanente’s Senior Vice-President/Area Manager of the Golden Gate Service Area
- Lian Chikako Chang, Vision Zero Advocacy, Walk San Francisco
| | | | | | This event is proudly cohosted by: | | | | | | There's only one more week to enter our giveaway! | | In honor of #TransitMonth, we’re teaming up with the Chase Center to host a special contest giveaway. Winners have the chance to receive one signed Kevon Looney photo, one Moses Moody photo, and one Jonathan Kuminga photo, or a Grand Prize of a Klay Thompson signed ball AND 2 suite tickets to GSW vs. BOS 12/19 at 7 PM, just by showing us how they use public transportation to travel to Chase Center. Follow us on Instagram (@sftru) or Twitter (@sftru) for a full list of rules to enter. | | | | | | Read our guest blog for SFMTA | | Transit Month is Taking Over the Bay Area "Transit Month is a time to show our support for the people who ride public transit, as well as all the drivers, mechanics and others who make the service possible every day. It is so much fun to come together as riders and lift each other, empower new riders to get on the bus and celebrate all that makes our city great." | | | | | | | | So many prizes for this year's Ride Contest! | | This year, we have over 20 categories of prizes for our annual Ride Contest! Click the button on the right to sign up and see a full list of prizes. This year, our Grand Prize includes: Tickets for you and a guest to join a behind-the-scenes tour of TJPA’s Salesforce Transit Center, including the two-level trainbox already built under the Center, which will be outfitted with rail service when Caltrain and ultimately, California High-Speed Rail's statewide system comes to the Center. AND One Giants baseball autographed by Logan Webb (Estimated value - $150) | | | | | | | | Nominate a Transit Hero for the Rider First Awards | | Do you have an amazing bus driver, train operator, or station attendant who makes your rides better? Is there a person that speaks up effectively for transit and helps other riders? Or maybe you’ve seen improvements on your trips such as new transit lanes, boarding areas, better signage, or clear communication. We are soliciting your recommendations for our 6th Annual Rider First Awards, where we will honor the people (and projects) that move transit in the Bay Area ahead. The deadline to nominate people or improvements is Sunday, September 24th @ 11:59pm. | | | | | | Thank you to this year's sponsors: | | | | | | | | | | | | Transit Month is generously sponsored by our partners: Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC), Bay Area Air Quality Management District (BAAQMD), International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW), San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency (SFMTA), Google, Kaiser Permanente, Golden State Warriors, Silicon Valley Community Foundation, San Francisco County Transportation Authority (SFCTA), Capitol Corridor Bay Area & N. California Rail Transportation, University of California San Francisco (UCSF), Hayden AI, Transportation Workers Union Local 250A, Water Emergency Transportation Authority (WETA), San Francisco Environment Department, and Fehr & Peers. | | | | | | Host an Event for Transit Month 2024! | | Didn't get to host a Transit Month event this year? If you have an idea or just want to be involved, fill out the form by clicking on the button below to be included in next year's festivities. | | | | | | John- Become a member today! Your membership provides access to member benefits, special access to events, opportunities to inform our priorities, and to help us lead the fight for Muni funding! | | | | | | | | | | | |
