Recent Streetsblog SF posts about Transit Advocacy

Parking Tax Revenue Measure for Muni Makes Its Way to Supervisors

By Michael Rhodes | Jun 9, 2010 | 5 Comments

Photo: Myleen Hollero/Orange Photography A parking tax increase that could send $19.2 million to the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency moved a step closer to the ballot Tuesday, as Supervisor Ross Mirkarimi introduced the measure before his colleagues on the Board of Supervisors. Mirkarimi made the move at the behest of the SFMTA Board, which […]

Transit Advocates Will Push Lawmakers to Rethink Transit Funding Cuts

By Michael Rhodes | Dec 4, 2009 | 5 Comments

Cuts to transit funding could mean longer waits than ever. Photo: Michael Rhodes It’s no secret that transit agencies across California are reeling from years of raids on state transit assistance funds. A third of the MTA’s $129 million budget shortfall this spring resulted from those raids, a $42.8 million loss for the agency, and […]

Streetscast: An Interview with MTA Chair Tom Nolan

By Bryan Goebel | Jul 6, 2009 | 13 Comments

Photo by Bryan Goebel. Tom Nolan is a veteran of local government. A former San Mateo County supervisor, he’s served on the boards of numerous public agencies, including SamTrans, Caltrain and the Metropolitan Transportation Commission. He views his current position as chair of the MTA Board of Directors as his "civic responsibility." "I’m not campaigning […]

Muni and BART Dump ‘Dump the Pump Day’ This Year

By Michael Rhodes | Jun 18, 2009 | 3 Comments

The Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority’s promotion of Dump the Pump Day 2008. Flickr photo: Metro Library and Archive The Bay Area’s two largest transit agencies are passing this year on a national event intended to get drivers to ride transit for a day. Muni and BART won’t be participating in National Dump the […]

Newsom Opposed to Sunday Parking Enforcement, Study or No

By Bryan Goebel | May 29, 2009 | 13 Comments

A free parking meter in San Francisco. Flickr phto: .dru It’s no surprise, but it’s troubling. Mayor Gavin Newsom has confirmed to Streetsblog that he remains opposed to extending parking meter enforcement to Sundays, despite a promise by MTA Chief Nat Ford that it’s being studied and remains on the table for consideration, along with […]

Board of Supes Votes Again Not to Reject MTA Budget

By Bryan Goebel | May 27, 2009 | 7 Comments

BOS Prez David Chiu, who voted not to reject: "It is time for us to move forward." Photo by Bryan Goebel. The Board of Supervisors, for the second time this month, voted 6-5 this afternoon against a motion to reject the MTA’s $778 million budget. BOS Prez David Chiu and Sophie Maxwell were among those […]

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