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Transportation

In a city as dense as San Francisco, safe and reliable transportation is not a luxury – it is a basic necessity. Over 200 million passengers a year rely on MUNI to commute to work and get around our city. In fact, San Francisco residents depend on public transportation more than individuals from any other county in the Bay Area. We have all experienced the frustration of MUNI service cuts, fare hikes and inaccessibility. As we watch our rates go up, our services continue to go down. It’s time to get serious about finding real solutions.

Possible BART Strike May Start as Soon as Monday
11 years ago

Possible BART Strike May Start as Soon as Monday

By: Lia Schallert

Yesterday, Service Employees International Union (SEIU) Local 1021 and Amalgamated Transit Union (ATU) Local 1555, the two major unions representing 2,375 BART employees, voted in favor of …
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Muni “Switchbacks” Underlie Deep, Systemic City Problems
12 years ago

Muni “Switchbacks” Underlie Deep, Systemic City Problems

By: Hayley Solarz

Muni’s problems mean more than delays, broken vehicles and longer commute times. Our transit issues stand in as city issues – systemic problems having to do …
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Muni Gets Modern
12 years ago

Muni Gets Modern

Muni is about to get a major technological overhaul. For the over 700,000 San Franciscans who ride it everyday, these improvements couldn’t come soon enough.

Supes Vote Unanimously for Improvements

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San Francisco’s Public Transit System: How Does It Stack Up?
12 years ago

San Francisco’s Public Transit System: How Does It Stack Up?

By: Tanay Kothari

Studies rank Bay Area public transit in top 1.5%.Each year, the Bay Area’s taxpayers contribute large sums of money to maintain the region’s …
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You’ll Soon Be Able To Pay For San Francisco Parking Meters By Phone
12 years ago

You’ll Soon Be Able To Pay For San Francisco Parking Meters By Phone

So you used the SFPark app and found a parking space without circling the block for forever, but after parallel parking you realize you have no change to feed the …
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SFStreetsBlog Tells All On The Van Ness BRT
12 years ago

SFStreetsBlog Tells All On The Van Ness BRT

If you are not a regular visitor to sf.streetsblog.org, you should definitely check it out. They have a great story on the alternatives being considered for speeding up travel on …
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