  | Read SFTR's Strategic Plan for 2023 - 2025! | |  | From Vinita Goyal, SFTR's Executive Director: 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 evolved into our Strategic Plan that will remain our north campus through 2025 and that I am excited to share with you in the midst of our ongoing transit month celebration. | | | | | | | | | | We don't want Transit Month to end! | | | | 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. | | | | | | We need your support! SFTR is in need of volunteers for the last couple weeks of Transit Month. If you are willing and available, please click the link below and fill out the form. If you have any questions, feel free to email us. | | | | | | | | LOCATION CHANGE FOR Thrive with Transit TODAY! | | | | Due to poor air quality, we've moved our Thrive to Transit forum INDOORS. Updated info: 5:30 pm - Tour of Care Essentials Facility 65 Minna St, San Francisco, CA 94105 2nd Floor, West side of Salesforce Terminal then... 6:00 pm - Forum at Salesforce Transit Center, Grand Hall (behind the escalators) 425 Mission Street, San Francisco, CA 94105 Access is on First St, between Mission & Natoma | | | | | | | | Join SFMTA, SFTR and 1890 Bryant Street Studios for "Moving Pictures: Art and Transit" | | The festivities kick off at 1890 Bryant Street Studios, whose location next to Muni’s Potrero Bus Yard inspires transit-themed art. From drawings of Muni operators, to paintings that examine the waste and ecological threat of automobile traffic, to wearable scarves patterned with vibrant photographs of Market Street’s vintage streetcars, artists explore their different relationships to this vital part of living in the Bay Area. Details: Friday, September 22, 2023 @ 3:00 PM PDT | | | | | | | | There's only 2 MORE DAYS 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. | | | | | | 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. | | | | | | Donate to SFTR to receive your exclusive TM Clipper Card Sticker! | | | | In honor of Transit Month, we're giving out limited edition Clipper Card stickers to everyone who donates $5, or more, and becomes an SFTR member. Send in your donation at sftransitriders.org/donate/ and pick up your sticker at any of these events: - Sept 20: Thrive with Transit
- Sept 22: "Moving Pictures: Art and Transit"
- Sept 23: Caltrain Electric Train Tour
- Sept 24: Muni Heritage Weekend 2023
- Oct 13: Rider First Awards
We only have a limited amount of stickers, so get them while supplies last! | | | | | | John- This membership is calling your name! 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! | | | | | | | | | | | |
