Transit Month starts TODAY! |
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It's that time of year again! This September, join us in celebrating the buses, trains, and people that make the wonderful transit system we all know and ride.
For this year’s Transit Month, San Francisco Transit Riders (SFTR) and Seamless Bay Area (SBA) are challenging everyone to hop on board to discover new adventures they can access through transit.
There are 60+ exciting events taking place across the Bay Area this September! Transit Month is a great opportunity to build community, explore the Bay Area, raise awareness about the importance of keeping our region moving through transit, and get involved in the local organizations in your area. Whether you want to join a group for a transit-accessible hike or bike ride, grab a drink at a casual social, chat with CEOs of transit agencies, ride on historic streetcars, take transit to visit a museum, or join dozens of other events, there is an event for everyone!
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Enter our Ride Contest for your chance to win exclusive transit merch! Some prizes require taking the most rides, but for others, each logged ride will enter your name into a raffle. Sign up here! |
| Nominate your Transit Hero!
Nominate any individual, group, or improvements that have made transit better in some way, so they can get recognized at our upcoming Rider First Awards. These can include a bus driver, train operator, station attendant, or people who have spoken up effectively for transit or helped other riders.
Nominate here! |
| Check out Transit Month in the news! Read the Bay Area Telegraph's piece, Bay Area Transit Month Kicks Off In September, With a Challenge.
And challenge others to participate in Transit Month too! Read the full story here! |
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Kick off Transit Month with SFTR! |
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September is Transit Month! It all begins on Thursday, September 4th, at the San Francisco Transit Riders' Transit Month Kickoff Rally! You’ll meet up with other riders, city leaders, SFTR members, and more at locations across the city to ride Muni together to City Hall, where speakers will share their hopes for the future of public transit and set the stage for our engagement on all things transit for the rest of September.
Confirmed speakers include: - Mayor Daniel Lurie
- District 7 Supervisor Myrna Melgar
- District 8 Supervisor Rafael Mandelman
- SFMTA’s Director of Transportation, Julie Kirschbaum
- ... and more!
You don’t want to miss this exciting event to connect with other riders and launch Transit Month! Event Details
Thursday, September 4, 2025 City Hall Steps (1 Dr Carlton B Goodlett Pl, San Francisco, CA 94102)
Ride-Alongs: 8:00 am - 8:45 am Rally at City Hall: 8:45 am - 10:00 am
Sign up for city-wide ride-alongs, so you can take Muni to City Hall with other SFTR members! |
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This is your chance to interview your District Supervisor for this year's Transit Month! |
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This year, our members have a special opportunity to get involved by engaging in one-on-one interviews with their district supervisors on board a Muni bus. Since we can only have a limited number of people on board, we're asking that you submit your best questions by clicking the button below. The members who leave the most relevant, engaging, and thought-provoking questions will be invited on board a vintage streetcar to interview their Supervisor directly.
If you're interested in volunteering at other Transit Month events, fill out this form. |
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Join us at the SFMTA Board meeting on Tuesday, September 2nd, to demand an overturn of Mayor Lurie's decision to welcome cars onto Market St! Keep Market St Moving Coalition
Mayor Lurie recently announced that Uber and Lyft Black cars, in addition to Waymos, would begin driving on Market Street starting August 26. This move goes against the SFMTA Board’s decision in 2019 to remove cars from Market Street in order to decrease traffic congestion, improve transit speed and reliability, increase safety, and create a more welcoming and sustainable downtown. This plan will also undermine years of progress toward a more efficient transit system and slow down Muni, which has seen a remarkable 14% increase in speed and efficiency on Market since the removal of cars.
RSVP here, and we will follow up with talking points and keep you posted on any timing changes as we await a final meeting agenda. |
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Last Chance: Tax Corporations to Save Transit! Voices for Public Transportation Coalition
Right now, the Legislature is considering Senate Bill 63 (SB 63), which would authorize a five-county ballot measure to raise money for our transit agencies. As written, it only authorizes a sales tax. But data actually shows that a gross receipts tax on the top 2% of businesses will in fact raise more money than a sales tax, while not asking everyday people like you to pay more. Bay Area Forward's polling shows that a gross receipts tax has significantly higher support than a sales tax.
All we are asking the legislature to do is add the option for a gross receipts tax to SB 63. But they need to hear from YOU.
Contact your Assemblymember BEFORE Friday, September 5th, here. |
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Tell Mayor Lurie: Keep Market Street Safe and Car-Free! Keep Market St Moving Coalition Market Street is ripe for reimagining – but cars aren’t the answer. In response to Mayor Lurie's decision to allow Waymos on Market Street, San Francisco Transit Riders has joined the Keep Market St Moving Coalition. Since cars were removed from Market Street, buses and streetcars have become significantly faster and more reliable. The street is also significantly safer. Injury collisions are down 40% since private vehicles were removed. Send an email now to show Mayor Lurie how many San Franciscans support keeping Market Street moving.
Send an email using this tool! |
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Upcoming Community Events: |
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| Climate, Health, and Transportation West Bay Summit October 3 | 8:30 am - 3 pm PDT
Emissions from transportation are the largest single category of carbon pollution. In this four-part series, to be held in the North, East, West and South Bay, we will explore the connections between climate, health and transportation, and how we all benefit from cleaner air and abundant, accessible, affordable and safe public transportation. Learn more at movebayarea.org
Get your tickets here. |
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Thank you to our Transit Month sponsors! |
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A special thank you to our Presenting Sponsor, Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC). Transit Month is generously sponsored by our partners: Bay Area Air District (BAAD), San Francisco Bay Ferry, Transport Workers Union (TWU) Local 250A, Chase Center/Golden State Warriors, San Francisco County Transportation Authority (SFCTA), Kaiser Permanente, and Fehr & Peers. |
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