Welcome to Week 2 of Transit Month! |
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Thank you everyone who participated in week one of Transit Month! This is already coming out to be our biggest and most exciting year yet! Week two isn't slowing down, so make sure you get on board, bring a friend, meet other riders, and log your rides!
This week's activities include: - 9/9: Moving Together: Engaging Communities for Transit Success
- 9/9: Car Free Happy Hour
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9/11: F-Line Historic Bar Crawl
- 9/12: Friends of SMART Rail & Sail Day Adventure!
- 9/13: Coyote Valley Bike Tour
- 9/13: Redwood Regional Park - AC Transit launch celebration
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9/13: Green Building Tour
- 9/13: A Cable Car Is Born: Behind-the-Scenes Tour and Ride with @SPUR
- 9/13: Vallejo via Transit
- 9/13: Pacific Bus Museum Transit Month Tour!
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9/13: Ride & Zine with ComMUNIty Magazine (started by SFTR members!)
- 9/14: CA Speedrun Day
- 9/14: 53rd Anniversary BART Speedrun
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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! |
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Take Action: Call Gov Newsom to demand that the $750m loan for public transit be finalized! |
Two months ago, we asked you to call the Governor to demand that he include transit funding in the state budget. We were pleased to hear that, in part because of your advocacy, the final budget included a promise of a $750 m loan for public transit in the Bay Area. This loan will give BART, Muni, Caltrain, and AC Transit the money they need to deliver service and prevent service cuts for another year until we can pass ballot measures to guarantee more sustainable long-term funding.
Unfortunately, now, with less than a week left until the end of the legislative session, this crucial loan still has not been finalized by the Governor's office. If it doesn't get signed off by him by the end of next week, Muni, BART, and other transit agencies will be forced to implement massive service cuts as soon as January of next year.
Use this tool as a guide to call Governor Newsom and demand that he put his money where his mouth is by getting the $750m loan for public transit finalized before the end of the legislative session. California needs a governor who is willing to lead on public transit -- let's make sure he knows that. |
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Join our Ride Along to a Giants Game with SFTR and the SF Hoo Lee Gans |
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Join San Francisco Transit Riders and the SF Hoo Lee Gans for a ride along to the September 23rd Giants vs. Cardinals Game!
This is a double-membership opportunity! We're partnering with the SF Hoo Lee Gans to provide an exclusive deal for SFTR members. Each ticket gets you access to the 9/23 game, an SFTR membership, and a membership with the SF Hoo Lee Gans! SF Hoo Lee Gan memberships get you access to discounted Giants tickets, members-only events, a fire wig, and a Hoo Lee Gan shirt. EVERY TICKET COMES WITH A COMPLIMENTARY TRANSIT MONTH 2025 CLIPPER CARD!
Event Details Tuesday, September 23, 2025
Ride along from UN Plaza (355 McAllister St, San Francisco, CA 94102) Meet-up at: 5:15 pm Giants Game starts at: 6:45 pm |
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Thank you to everyone who joined our Transit Month Kickoff Rally! |
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Last week, SFTR hosted our annual Transit Month Kickoff Rally and Ride Along! We rode in from the newly rejuvenated West Portal Station to City Hall, where speakers discussed the importance of Muni and Bay Area transit, and their hopes for the future of our transit systems.
SFMTA Director of Transportation Julie Kirschbaum concluded the program in stating, “We have so many people who are working so hard to save our Muni system, and having a whole month, and a day like today that acknowledges that leadership from across the city, led by Mayor Lurie, supported by the Board of Supervisors, and the SFMTA Board, but also by so many different advocates who have come together, is incredible.” Special thank you to all of our special guests for helping us launch Transit Month 2025: Mayor Daniel Lurie, SFMTA Director of Transportation Julie Kirschbaum, District 7 Supervisor Myrna Melgar, District 8 Supervisor Rafael Mandelman, District 1 Supervisor Connie Chan, District 5 Supervisor Bilal Mahmood, SFCTA Executive Director Tilly Chang, and SFMTA Board Director Janet Tarlov. |
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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, 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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