In this issue:

 

Five Muni Routes Restored in 2022 Service Plans!

Based on public feedback, including sustained engagement from San Francisco Transit Riders and our partners, SFMTA's latest draft of their 2022 Service Plan restores the 2, 6, 10, 21, and 28R. In addition, the plan includes extensions to the 12, 23, and 43 that support important east-west and north-south connections and maintains the city-wide grid that proved especially resilient during Covid. 

This plan is a major win for communities throughout San Francisco who haven't had their service for too long and were concerned about their lines being permanently cut. We thank SFMTA for earnestly listening and for crafting a plan that is responsive to our feedback and that of riders across the city.

We'll continue to engage around details in the service plan leading up to the vote by the SFMTA Board of Directors on December 7th. And the work is just beginning to secure the additional transit funding needed to support full service restoration and expansion.

Join us this Thursday at 4:00 p.m. at Grove St. and Van Ness Ave. to celebrate these routes being restored, and to keep up the drumbeat to fund and rebuild Muni!

 

Better Bus Stops for Riders

Our friends at Senior Disability Action recently launched a campaign to get a bus shelter with seating at every Muni bus stop. San Francisco has over 50,000 residents with a mobility disability, as well as significant elderly and obese populations, for whom adequate seating and shelter are not just a preference but critical factors in whether these individuals can or will use public transportation. 

Bus shelters are a classic example of the curb cut effect, where targeted improvements for people with disabilities provide benefits to all riders. You can read more about their Gimme Shelter Campaign in their recently published op-ed and can support their campaign by signing their petition. 

Photo: SFMTA

 

 

Transit Funding to Meet Riders’ Needs

In our second piece on transit funding, we detail and evaluate a variety of potential revenue sources that could fill Muni's structural deficit and support investments in frequent, reliable and affordable service. 

San Francisco Transit Riders recommends three potential new revenue options that could meet the scale of the crisis and our equity and sustainability goals: a Community Facilities District (under Mello-Roos) with a special Parcel Tax; increasing San Francisco’s Vehicle License Fee to 2%; and a Gross Receipts Tax.

We also support the $400M general obligation bond (GO bond) and the reauthorization of the ½ cent sales tax. Both of these measures will address critical infrastructure needs that are essential to a well-functioning transit system, and are targeted investments in lowering the cost of Muni operations.

Hi John - Thanks for being a member and supporting our work!

 


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