Allowing the Bay Areaβs transit systems to go into a death spiral β a never-ending cycle of service cuts & reduced ridership β isnβt an option. We need to shore them up & stabilize them as they recover.
Weβre fighting to help them via the state budget.
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We've made major service changes to accommodate shifted travel patterns. SF's downtown economy cannot recover without Muni, but Muni needs a new funding model or bridge finance to sustain service as downtown recovers sf.gov/roadmap-downto
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Downtown lines struggle due to 15 Salesforce Towers of empty office:
N at 44% pre-COVID weekday, 81% Sunday
M at 47% weekday, 72% Sunday
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Data drop:
Non-downtown main lines thriving:
22 at 99% pre-COVID weekday ridership - 165% Sunday!
49 at 111% weekday, 137% Sunday
Thanks in part to new transit lanes on Van Ness and 16th
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Today, San Francisco is poised to move forward. The last few years have been tough, and the challenges ahead are tougher still. But we are a city that perseveres. We donβt give up. We will rise.
Here's the work we need to do: sf.gov/news/mayor-bre
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Thanks for joining us in fight to avoid 2025 fiscal cliff and save Bay Area transit from deep service cuts
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I will be delivering my State of the City Address today at 12pm. Watch live here:
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We're hosting a panel about the current conditions of the Central Freeway, the freeway removal process, and what removing the freeway could do for San Francisco. Looking forward to speaking on this w/ & . Register to learn more!
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In Sacramento fighting for funding and safer streets, and mesmerized by street trees laden with ripe citrus
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Join us for the first JFK Promenade + #bikebus of 2023 this Friday!
People of all ages & abilities are encouraged to join! Will you?
Friday, February 10th
Meet at 7:30, roll at 7:45
β’ JFK at @conservatoryofflowers
RSVP: SFBikeBus.com/JFK-Page #sfbikebus
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1/ With other Bay Area transit agencies, weβre asking the state for βbridgeβ $$ to support transit operations until a new, long-term $$ source is established. #savetransit allaboardbayarea.com
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Come on down to see track mtce demos, staff presenting strategic projects, and yes a new electric bus. 49 S Van Ness (at Mission) ground floor training rooms, and on 11th St. Now until 2PM
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Why is the battery powered Muni bus parked in front of my office building?
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As usual, is live-tweeting SFMTA budget workshop, including dismal fiscal news and more optimistic potential solutions. Deep dive here: sfmta.com/sites/default/
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Good morning. The #SFMTA board is having its workshop this morning. You can watch it live here: sfgovtv.org/sfmtaLIVE.
Agenda info and how to call in for public comment: sfmta.com/calendar/board
#SFMuni
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Despite our fiscal crisis, riders have noticed how Muni's main lines are faster and more reliable than before, thanks to new transit lanes, boarding islands and signal priority
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Key topic for today's MTA Board workshop: How to close $130M deficit by 2025. sfmta.com/calendar/board
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The extent of transitβs financial distress is coming into sharp relief as agencies plan for steep deficits once they no longer have federal money to cushion the blow. trib.al/eaClzUA
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It's 4PM on the 48 so I'm nearly 4x the avg age
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Meanwhile I'm playing 80s music way too loud, watching bad sci-fi and keeping the kitchen impeccably clean as if I were allowed therein
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In case you didn't already know my husband is better than I deserve: Ready to eat junk, I open fridge to find labeled meals while he's on art retreat
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"The event in Golden Gate Park was meant to help potential applicants understand what positions are available β and the hoops they need to jump through to get them"
Read more about the series of job fairs that we hosted in our parks here:
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After a nice soaking yesterday, Community Street Fair is open with some sun and some final fun around Chinatown. Today's also the last day to see our Rabbit on Parade and enter the photo contest! Get out of the house and enjoy the day!
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Itβs the time of the year: Chinese New Year parade!!! εεζ°εΉ΄θ±θ½¦ε·‘ζΈΈ π§§
I will be live tweeting (if thereβs a parade tonight π§οΈπ§οΈπ§οΈ εΈζ倩ε
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#MuniSafe is SFMTAβs effort to make #SFMuni safer for riders and workforce. The Safety Equity Initiative is partnering with diverse communities to reduce gender and racial violence and build a safer transit system.
Visit SFMTA.com/safetyequity for more details.
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A perk of my job is welcoming Muni operator training class grads, who will be out tomorrow connecting people to opportunity. Join us: SFMTA.com/careers
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Hear from the creators of Chinatown Station's iconic art, incl Tomie Arai and Yumei Hou
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Moving SF - Artwork at the Chinatown-Rose Pak #CentralSubway Station brings communities to the forefront by honoring the history and contemporary identity of Chinatown. sfmta.com/blog/new-conne
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Next week's SFMTA Board Workshop offers a window into where SFMTA is in terms of budget and priorities. Slides just dropped. Structural deficit looking slightly north of $210M in FY26 once federal funds are totally exhausted. $130M in FY25. New funding is needed ASAP.
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Slide Presentation, 2-7-23 MTAB Item 5 Financial Update and Transportation 2050 sfmta.com/sites/default/
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Stuck in the 90's? So is the Market Street Subway system in #SanFrancisco! It still runs on 5 1/4 inch floppy disks. π€―Β , the @SFMTA_Muni Director, says the city is ripe for a #transit fiasco like we just experienced with . #OutdatedTechnology #safety
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Pedestrian and bike safety, transit reliability, and curb management improvements have begun construction in the Excelsior as part of 's Mission Geneva Safety Project.
We're proud to support with funding from #SFTransportationTax.
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We are thrilled to announce that has been awarded a $17.6 million federal grant for safe streets in the Western Addition. Our office strongly advocated for these funds, along with community organizations. These are essential investments.
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Today published the details of its plan to eliminate parking in Muni stops. My thanks to colleagues on the BOS for unanimously supporting our resolution urging the MTA to take this step, and to all the transit advocates who pushed for this.
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Named one of the top ten Parades in the world by International Festivals & Events Association, the Chinese New Year Parade in SF is one of the few remaining night illuminated Parades in North America and the biggest parade celebrating the lunar new year outside of Asia.
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Additional Rabbit statues are publicly displayed around San Francisco now through Sunday, February 5, to help ring in the new year βand if you snap a selfie with them, you might win a prize. 
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Moving SF - There are more than 3,500 #SFMuni stops in San Francisco, and about 1,200 are stops at which there isnβt enough dedicated curb space for the bus to pull to the curb for riders to board.
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New mapping tool shows fatal crashes from 2016 to 2020, along with info including # of deaths, time of day, and Google Street View.
Try it for yourself: storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/9e0e6b
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Western Addition residents were clear about their transport priorities. We're grateful to for helping us build projects that meet residents' needs
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Weβre so excited to announce our Western Addition Community Safe Streets Project has been awarded $17.6 million as part of @USDOTβs new Safe Streets and Roads for All (SS4A) Grant Program!
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π’Today HCD certified the #HousingElement. Full release & quote from in π§΅. HCD Director presented SF Mayor with an official letter at the ribbon cutting of an affordable housing community funded in part by HCD. π
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Yes, a mile-long train of Utah coal at Richmond Station, heading into the Port of Richmond to ship to Asia
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Keep an eye out because the Mobile MakeArt van is on the move! π
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MCDβs Mobile MakeArt van is at Safe Passage Park (SPark) in the Tenderloin every second and fourth Tuesday. That means weβll see you there today!
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Learn more at sfmcd.org/events!
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Today I signed our Housing Element, which is a major step towards getting more housing built for our residents. I want to thank all the city staff that worked to make this happen -- this was a huge task and we need to recognize the people who got this across the finish line.
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Latest News: Caltrain Receives $367 Million in State Funding to Finish Electrification Project! caltrain.com/news/caltrain-.
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Big news as announces the first wave of a historic infusion of state funding to expand transit and passenger rail service throughout CA! Congrats to the 16 projects receiving funding! ππππππ
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CA is investing $2.5 billion in public transportation, giving Californians more access to a modernized public transit system.
This is part of our larger investment to upgrade transit systems to enhance mobility options, improve service, & reduce driving.
gov.ca.gov/2023/01/31/gov
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