Recent Streetsblog SF posts about Transit Riders Union

SFMTA Board May Continue Service Cuts through 2012 with Vote Tuesday

By Michael Rhodes | Apr 16, 2010 | 6 Comments

Coming soon: more packed Muni vehicles. Flickr photo: adamjackson1984 The San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency’s Board is set to vote Tuesday on a two-year budget plan [PDF] that would continue an imminent 10 percent reduction in Muni service through the next year, but restore half that service in the second budget year. With budget deficits […]

SF Transit Riders Union Holds First Meeting, Debates Priorities

By Matt Baume | Mar 26, 2010 | 18 Comments

Photo: Troy Holden Roughly two dozen attendees came out to the inaugural meeting of the San Francisco Transit Riders Union (SFTRU) on Thursday evening and had a spirited — at times heated — debate about how to make the fledgling organization a vocal constituency representing the diverse interests of Muni riders. Billed as an opportunity […]