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Transit Riders Put Heat on Mayor Through SFBC, Twitter

By Michael Rhodes | Feb 3, 2010 | 2 Comments

MuniFail.com Two new online campaigns are helping transit supporters pressure the Mayor to save Muni from the brink of massive service cuts. In the past two days, a web page created by the San Francisco Bicycle Coalition has succeeded in getting nearly 350 people (and growing) to write personalized letters to the Mayor and the […]

San Francisco Police Chief to Review Bicycle, Pedestrian Policies

By Matthew Roth | Feb 2, 2010 | 34 Comments

Photo: Troy Holden San Francisco Police Chief George Gascón vowed last week to implement significant crime reducing strategies through his Compstat system and restructured enforcement based on best practices from inside and outside of his department, including two measures that have pedestrian and bicycle advocates astir. At a press conference with Mayor Gavin Newsom Friday, […]

MTC Gives BART Until Mid-February on Civil Rights Review

By Matthew Roth | Jan 27, 2010 | 4 Comments

Reverend Scot Denman of Genesis and Oakland Airport Connector opponents rally outside MTC headquarters in Oakland. Photos: Matthew Roth The Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC), at its monthly meeting in Oakland today, voted 11-5 to reaffirm its commitment to the Oakland Airport Connector, despite BART’s recent problems with the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) over its Title […]

Transit Advocates, Construction Workers Show Up in Force at MTC Meeting

By Bryan Goebel | Jan 27, 2010 | 19 Comments

Photos by Matthew Roth via Twitter Transit advocates in favor of redirecting stimulus funds for the Oakland Airport Connector to financially struggling transit agencies are out in force at this morning’s MTC Commission meeting in Oakland, along with dozens of union construction workers. Streetsblog’s Matthew Roth reports the main meeting room and overflow rooms are […]

MTC Meeting Tomorrow is Muni’s Best Chance for $17 Million

By Dave Snyder | Jan 26, 2010 | 7 Comments

A proposed alternative to the Oakland Airport Connector. Image: TransForm Muni riders have a chance at a reprieve from the one thousand hours per day of lost service that the MTA is proposing to cut in order to plug a $17 million deficit before the end of the fiscal year in June. The service cuts […]

What’s With the Critical Mass Comic in Mayor Newsom’s Press Office?

By Matthew Roth | Jan 26, 2010 | 7 Comments

Click to enlarge. Photo: Matthew Roth On a recent visit to Mayor Gavin Newsom’s Press Office, I was a bit befuddled by the enormous comic behind the reception desk. The four-by-five foot framed illustration completely dominates the room, but that wasn’t the half of it. Click on the picture to enlarge it and read the […]

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