Recent Streetsblog SF posts about Scott Wiener

Disability Advocate Cristina Rubke Confirmed to SFMTA Board of Directors

By Aaron Bialick | Jun 5, 2012 | 2 Comments

Renowned disability advocate and attorney Cristina Rubke was confirmed by the Board of Supervisors today as the newest member of the SFMTA Board of Directors. Rubke was nominated by Mayor Ed Lee to replace outgoing member Bruce Oka. She was roundly praised by colleagues at a recent Board of Supervisors Rules Committee hearing for her willingness […]

Supe Wiener’s Misguided Opposition to Sunday Parking Meters

By Aaron Bialick | May 29, 2012 | 45 Comments

Since Scott Wiener took office as District 8 supervisor, he’s stood out as a progressive transportation advocate at City Hall, holding the SFMTA accountable for improving service for Muni riders, making the streets safer for pedestrians, and more. So it was disappointing to hear him say he’s against the SFMTA’s long-overdue proposal to enforce parking meters […]

Supe Wiener: Dangerous Upper Market Intersections Need Safety Upgrades

By Aaron Bialick | Apr 10, 2012 | 24 Comments

D8 Supervisor Scott Wiener today pointed to the need for pedestrian safety upgrades at dangerous, high-speed intersections along Upper Market Street in light of the recent bicycle-pedestrian collision at Market and Castro that killed 71-year old Sutchi Hui. “We have a city that, despite all the work we’ve done, is still in large part designed […]

Supervisors Scott Wiener and David Campos Set to Serve on MTC

By Bryan Goebel | Apr 15, 2011 | 5 Comments

For the last 16 years, Jon Rubin has served as the Mayor’s appointee on the Metropolitan Transportation Commission, the Bay Area’s regional transportation planning and funding body, originally appointed by Frank Jordan in 1995. Last week, Rubin was forced to resign and turn over the seat to Supervisor Scott Wiener, whose four-year term begins May […]

J-Church, 14-Mission Reliability Improving But Riders Aren’t Seeing It

By Aaron Bialick | Mar 29, 2011 | 48 Comments

Riders of the J-Church know all too well what it’s like to wait for a packed peak-hour train without any guarantee they’ll be able to squeeze on board. If you look at the data, though, the SFMTA says the picture isn’t as bad as it’s been made out to be. Still, two city supervisors aren’t […]

Supervisor Wiener Calls for Hearing on Improving J-Church Reliability

By Aaron Bialick | Jan 25, 2011 | 47 Comments

Supervisor Scott Wiener, who has pledged to make transportation issues a priority, today called for a hearing to address a growing number of complaints about unreliability from riders on the J-Church line. “It’s a major line that carries a lot of people, and it’s very unpredictable for reasons I do not understand and want to […]

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