Recent Streetsblog SF posts about AC Transit

Advocates File Appeal in MTC Discrimination Case

By Bryan Goebel | Apr 23, 2009 | No Comments

Transit justice advocates at a 2004 rally nine months before the suit was filed. Photo by Public Advocates Inc. Nearly a month after a San Francisco federal judge ruled against a discrimination lawsuit against the MTC on behalf of AC Transit riders of color, attorneys representing a broad coalition of riders, labor and environmental justice […]

California Cities Need A Predictable Fund For Transit Operations

By Matthew Roth | Apr 13, 2009 | 7 Comments

Photo by George Donnelly, via Flickr When the State Transit Assistance (STA) fund was zeroed out to pass the budget a couple of months ago, the already dire situation for transit operators in California became much worse. In the Bay Area, AC Transit raised fares, the MTA has been considering budget cuts and fare hikes, […]

Despite Setback, Advocates Claim Partial Win in MTC Discrimination Suit

By Bryan Goebel | Apr 2, 2009 | 3 Comments

Seventy eight percent of AC Transit riders are people of color. Flickr photo: jlnriang In 2005, with frustration and anger mounting over service cuts and fare hikes for AC Transit riders, who are mostly people of color, a coalition of riders, labor and environmental justice advocates filed a federal class-action lawsuit against the Metropolitan Transportation […]

Regional Transportation Funding Problems Keep Getting Bigger

By Matthew Roth | Mar 26, 2009 | 5 Comments

In a sobering revision of the 25-year Regional Transportation Plan (RTP) at yesterday’s Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC) meeting, MTC staff explained that the elimination of the State Transit Assistance (STA) fund and much lower than expected sales-tax revenues forced the planning body to significantly revise down its projections for operational spending and expansion projects (PDF). […]

AC Transit Board Votes to Raise Fares

By Bryan Goebel | Mar 12, 2009 | 2 Comments

For the first time in four years, the AC Transit Board of Directors has voted to raise cash fares, beginning July 1st, to help offset a staggering $57 million deficit. It means the cost of adult bus fares will go up from $1.75 to $2.00. From the press release: In addition, the cost of adult […]

Despite Outcry, MTC Board Approves OAK Connector Funds

By Matthew Roth | Feb 25, 2009 | 6 Comments

Advocates packed the MTC hearing room Transportation and social justice advocates packed the Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC) board meeting today to demand that the agency not spend a proposed $70 million of federal stimulus money on the Oakland Airport Connector (OAC) project. MTC commissioners heard testimony for over two hours from some of the more […]

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