Thank you for joining us at our 15th Anniversary Gala! |
Thank you to everyone who joined us at Halfway to the Stars: SFTR's 15th Anniversary Gala. We could not have achieved our goals for the past 15 years without all of our members and supporters. Thank you for believing in our mission and for contributing to our work.
We would also like to personally thank our special guests, Mayor Daniel Lurie, Senator Scott Wiener, Supervisor Rafael Mandelman, Supervisor Myrna Melgar, and SFMTA Director Julie Kirschbaum for attending.
We STILL need your support to meet our fundraising goals. Each donation you make grants you a one-year membership to the San Francisco Transit Riders and access to our members-only benefits. Members-only events include our quarterly membership meetings, community-building events, and the opportunity to support SFTR when advocating for transit to our city's leaders. *If you have photos you'd like to share from the event, please email [email protected]. *If you purchased a premium ticket and did not receive your merchandise package or pin, email [email protected]. |
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Enter our raffle to win a Bay Area Metroboard! |
We've EXTENDED the entries for our Bay Area Metroboard Raffle! Even if you weren't able to attend our gala, you can STILL participate in our gala activities!
The Metroboard is a mid-century-inspired live transit map. All Metroboards are currently SOLD OUT, and the Bay Area Metroboard is OUT OF PRODUCTION, so this is your LAST CHANCE to receive a Bay Area Metroboard! Enter by purchasing a raffle ticket at the link below.
*Contest closes on Friday, December 18th, at 11:59 pm. Winners will be notified by email. |
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Read our new blog posts,
written by our members! |
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| Transit Joy: Reflections on Transit Month By Chris Kucera
"Transit Month brings to the forefront one of the most crucial (and fun) aspects of public transit: community connection. As far as benefits go, this may not seem groundbreaking or crucial. But in a moment of extreme political polarization, a growing loneliness epidemic, and the onslaught of technologies designed to remove all human interaction from our lives, a few minutes on a bus chatting with a neighbor seems to carry real weight. Choosing to share space with others, choosing to make space for others, and maintaining communal goods like public transit are things that anchor us to our communities. They remind us of our need for others, and the joy that comes from gathering together to support shared values."
Read the full piece here. |
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Muni Now, Muni Forever: Inspiring a Vision for the Future
By Grace F
"Reflecting on the summit now, I am impressed with how effective it was in motivating me to engage with SFTR’s efforts and the campaign to pass the regional transit funding measure. Creating a space to talk about our own visions for Muni and hearing directly about the role it plays in people’s lives was incredibly galvanizing. We don’t have to settle for decreased services and reduced quality in the face of funding deficits. If we work together and call more people into a better vision of transit, Muni can get the support it needs and improve into something like the ideal we are dreaming of. The summit reminded me of the power of what’s possible, and I am ready to get started. The first step is to get enough signatures to put the funding measure on the ballot and to build enough support to pass it. Let’s go!"
Read the full piece here. |
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