The main thing I want to see in all bay area transit agencies is establishment or growth of continual improvement programs for service speed and reliability. Muni and SFMTA have been effective at this for years -- think of all the bus lanes in SF compared to 10 years ago.
What's an improvement that you'd like to see a Bay Area transit agency plan for, now that the success of measures RTM and H has ensured continued service?
It is now time for @bart.gov to pick up plans for platform screen doors (PSDs) as part of its CBTC signaling system replacement being installed now. It had put these plans on ice in 2019 due to compatibility challenges with the old trains and old signaling system, which are no longer in the way.
November 4, 2026 at 8:46 PM
The main thing I want to see in all bay area transit agencies is establishment or growth of continual improvement programs for service speed and reliability. Muni and SFMTA have been effective at this for years -- think of all the bus lanes in SF compared to 10 years ago.
Fare related:
1. Regional fare capping
2. BayPass available to the public
3. Clipper START discount available to 400% of the poverty line like LA
4. Free local transit for youth and seniors like SFMTA
5. Replace Cubic with Cal-ITP
1. Regional fare capping
2. BayPass available to the public
3. Clipper START discount available to 400% of the poverty line like LA
4. Free local transit for youth and seniors like SFMTA
5. Replace Cubic with Cal-ITP
November 4, 2026 at 3:55 PM
Fare related:
1. Regional fare capping
2. BayPass available to the public
3. Clipper START discount available to 400% of the poverty line like LA
4. Free local transit for youth and seniors like SFMTA
5. Replace Cubic with Cal-ITP
1. Regional fare capping
2. BayPass available to the public
3. Clipper START discount available to 400% of the poverty line like LA
4. Free local transit for youth and seniors like SFMTA
5. Replace Cubic with Cal-ITP
Two profound moments for me:
1. Kirschbaum calling in 2025 to tell me mayor made her permanent SFMTA director.
2. Regional Transit + Muni measures winning with better than expected margins
We couldn't have done the latter without the amazing ground game of transit advocates and volunteers. 🙏
1. Kirschbaum calling in 2025 to tell me mayor made her permanent SFMTA director.
2. Regional Transit + Muni measures winning with better than expected margins
We couldn't have done the latter without the amazing ground game of transit advocates and volunteers. 🙏
November 4, 2026 at 4:15 PM
Two profound moments for me:
1. Kirschbaum calling in 2025 to tell me mayor made her permanent SFMTA director.
2. Regional Transit + Muni measures winning with better than expected margins
We couldn't have done the latter without the amazing ground game of transit advocates and volunteers. 🙏
1. Kirschbaum calling in 2025 to tell me mayor made her permanent SFMTA director.
2. Regional Transit + Muni measures winning with better than expected margins
We couldn't have done the latter without the amazing ground game of transit advocates and volunteers. 🙏
That’s the SFMTA (“Muni”)
November 2, 2026 at 6:24 AM
That’s the SFMTA (“Muni”)
According to SFMTA, the Parade is Nov 4 at noon starting at the Ferry Build and going down the Embarcadero to 2nd st.
When is the parade??!! We need a note from Flavor Flav!!
November 1, 2026 at 4:57 AM
According to SFMTA, the Parade is Nov 4 at noon starting at the Ferry Build and going down the Embarcadero to 2nd st.
ICE vehicles are parking in a San Francisco-owned garage, a possible violation of the city's sanctuary law.
SFMTA confirmed ICE use of its downtown parking garage, just blocks away from an immigration field office that was the epicenter of arrests last year.
missionlocal.org/2026/10/ice-...
SFMTA confirmed ICE use of its downtown parking garage, just blocks away from an immigration field office that was the epicenter of arrests last year.
missionlocal.org/2026/10/ice-...
ICE vehicles parking in San Francisco-owned garage, possible violation of sanctuary law
SFMTA confirms an ICE parking garage assignment at 250 Clay St., blocks from the field office, and is weighing its contract options.
missionlocal.org
November 1, 2026 at 12:20 AM
ICE vehicles are parking in a San Francisco-owned garage, a possible violation of the city's sanctuary law.
SFMTA confirmed ICE use of its downtown parking garage, just blocks away from an immigration field office that was the epicenter of arrests last year.
missionlocal.org/2026/10/ice-...
SFMTA confirmed ICE use of its downtown parking garage, just blocks away from an immigration field office that was the epicenter of arrests last year.
missionlocal.org/2026/10/ice-...
The SFMTA said that about 600,000 trips were taken on Muni yesterday, the day of the Valkyries championship parade. It's the highest ridership recorded in a single day since the pandemic, the transportation agency said.
November 6, 2026 at 1:36 AM
The SFMTA said that about 600,000 trips were taken on Muni yesterday, the day of the Valkyries championship parade. It's the highest ridership recorded in a single day since the pandemic, the transportation agency said.
Ray Robinson grew up in the Bayview where 6 Muni drivers lived on his block. When those neighbors came home, they had “a proud walk” of someone serving their city.
So, when SFMTA was hiring operators in 2000, Robinson did not hesitate.
by @junyaoyang.bsky.social
missionlocal.org/2026/10/sf-p...
So, when SFMTA was hiring operators in 2000, Robinson did not hesitate.
by @junyaoyang.bsky.social
missionlocal.org/2026/10/sf-p...
People We Meet: Raymond Robinson is behind the wheel all day
The city has changed in Robinson's 26 years driving Muni buses. “When I first started, there was no Chase Center. There was no Mission Bay.”
missionlocal.org
November 3, 2026 at 12:10 AM
Ray Robinson grew up in the Bayview where 6 Muni drivers lived on his block. When those neighbors came home, they had “a proud walk” of someone serving their city.
So, when SFMTA was hiring operators in 2000, Robinson did not hesitate.
by @junyaoyang.bsky.social
missionlocal.org/2026/10/sf-p...
So, when SFMTA was hiring operators in 2000, Robinson did not hesitate.
by @junyaoyang.bsky.social
missionlocal.org/2026/10/sf-p...
ICE Gestapo vehicles parking in San Francisco-owned garage, possible violation of sanctuary law missionlocal.org/2026/10/ice-...
ICE vehicles parking in San Francisco-owned garage, possible violation of sanctuary law
SFMTA confirms an ICE parking garage assignment at 250 Clay St., blocks from the field office, and is weighing its contract options.
missionlocal.org
November 2, 2026 at 3:33 PM
ICE Gestapo vehicles parking in San Francisco-owned garage, possible violation of sanctuary law missionlocal.org/2026/10/ice-...
How the SFMTA is preparing for El Niño and potential Muni subway flooding
How the SFMTA is preparing for El Niño and potential Muni subway flooding - The Voice of San Francisco
From filling sandbags to having water pumps and backup generators ready to go for El Niño, the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency (SFMTA) is preparing for a very wet and rainy winter season...
thevoicesf.org
November 3, 2026 at 7:05 PM
How the SFMTA is preparing for El Niño and potential Muni subway flooding
City of San Francisco colluding with ICE:
ICE vehicles parking in SF-owned garage, possible violation of sanctuary law
City confirms ICE use of downtown parking garage, blocks away from immigration field office
ICE vehicles parking in SF-owned garage, possible violation of sanctuary law
City confirms ICE use of downtown parking garage, blocks away from immigration field office
ICE vehicles parking in San Francisco-owned garage, possible violation of sanctuary law
SFMTA confirms an ICE parking garage assignment at 250 Clay St., blocks from the field office, and is weighing its contract options.
missionlocal.org
October 31, 2026 at 4:55 AM
City of San Francisco colluding with ICE:
ICE vehicles parking in SF-owned garage, possible violation of sanctuary law
City confirms ICE use of downtown parking garage, blocks away from immigration field office
ICE vehicles parking in SF-owned garage, possible violation of sanctuary law
City confirms ICE use of downtown parking garage, blocks away from immigration field office
SFMTA is preparing for a very wet and rainy winter season, which may include flooding on city streets and in the Muni Metro subway. thevoicesf.org/how-the-sfmt...
How the SFMTA is preparing for El Niño and potential Muni subway flooding - The Voice of San Francisco
From filling sandbags to having water pumps and backup generators ready to go for El Niño, the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency (SFMTA) is preparing for a very wet and rainy winter…
thevoicesf.org
November 3, 2026 at 8:39 PM
SFMTA is preparing for a very wet and rainy winter season, which may include flooding on city streets and in the Muni Metro subway. thevoicesf.org/how-the-sfmt...
The San Francisco Rules Committee just accepted a surveillance report revealing over 10,000 red-light camera citations last year, but the program isn't making money—what's really going on?
Read the full story
#SanFranciscoCityandCounty #CA #CitizenPortal #DataPrivacy #CivicTransparency
Read the full story
#SanFranciscoCityandCounty #CA #CitizenPortal #DataPrivacy #CivicTransparency
Rules Committee accepts SFMTA surveillance report after discussion of red-light camera citation counts and costs
The committee voted to accept the SFMTA 's 2026 biannual surveillance technology report after the agency reported 10,385 red-light camera citations in 2025 and the program manager said the program "is not a revenue generating program" and runs about $1.2 million per year to operate.
citizenportal.ai
November 3, 2026 at 10:49 PM
The San Francisco Rules Committee just accepted a surveillance report revealing over 10,000 red-light camera citations last year, but the program isn't making money—what's really going on?
Read the full story
#SanFranciscoCityandCounty #CA #CitizenPortal #DataPrivacy #CivicTransparency
Read the full story
#SanFranciscoCityandCounty #CA #CitizenPortal #DataPrivacy #CivicTransparency
Transit agencies have been increasing fares. BART by 12%, AC Transit by 20%, SFMTA by 10%, etc.
But just like roads are not funded by tolls, transit is not funded by fares
A 30% increase in fares raises ~$100M across all bay area transit agencies, which is only 1/10th of the $1B needed
But just like roads are not funded by tolls, transit is not funded by fares
A 30% increase in fares raises ~$100M across all bay area transit agencies, which is only 1/10th of the $1B needed
November 3, 2026 at 8:25 PM
Transit agencies have been increasing fares. BART by 12%, AC Transit by 20%, SFMTA by 10%, etc.
But just like roads are not funded by tolls, transit is not funded by fares
A 30% increase in fares raises ~$100M across all bay area transit agencies, which is only 1/10th of the $1B needed
But just like roads are not funded by tolls, transit is not funded by fares
A 30% increase in fares raises ~$100M across all bay area transit agencies, which is only 1/10th of the $1B needed
I literally live here (SF) and have for the entire time Waymo and the other robots have operated here and them blocking transit is not only quite common, it is so common that CPUC and DMV started to track it.
Have you ever talked to SFMTA about it and have you read their reports/comments about it?
Have you ever talked to SFMTA about it and have you read their reports/comments about it?
November 3, 2026 at 11:15 PM
I literally live here (SF) and have for the entire time Waymo and the other robots have operated here and them blocking transit is not only quite common, it is so common that CPUC and DMV started to track it.
Have you ever talked to SFMTA about it and have you read their reports/comments about it?
Have you ever talked to SFMTA about it and have you read their reports/comments about it?
Well, I think that we can do a better job of holding the agencies to account than whatever she will do over the years to come--I'd like to make a CalTrans version of this though: maxmautner.com/rtm-tracker/
Measure RTM Efficiency Tracker
Tracks whether Muni (SFMTA), BART, AC Transit, and Caltrain carry out the cost-saving commitments required by California SB 63. Every entry links to a primary source.
maxmautner.com
November 5, 2026 at 8:23 PM
Well, I think that we can do a better job of holding the agencies to account than whatever she will do over the years to come--I'd like to make a CalTrans version of this though: maxmautner.com/rtm-tracker/
@EverydayMoggie I think I am on at least one SFMTA email list (that I signed up for), but apparently not for the thank-you email that you got. To be honest I don't fully remember what I got onto and how.
November 6, 2026 at 4:05 PM
@EverydayMoggie I think I am on at least one SFMTA email list (that I signed up for), but apparently not for the thank-you email that you got. To be honest I don't fully remember what I got onto and how.
SFMTA demands the federal government stop permanently parking ICE vehicles in the Golden Gateway Garage, citing conflicts with city sanctuary laws and policies.
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November 3, 2026 at 1:53 AM
SFMTA demands the federal government stop permanently parking ICE vehicles in the Golden Gateway Garage, citing conflicts with city sanctuary laws and policies.
@rollovereasy.org want to see something really scary this Halloween? check out how much El Nino is raising coastal water levels!
hohonu.io/elninowatch
(Series question: does SFMTA have any plans to keep water out of the Embarcadero tunnel entrance? NYC added giant inflatable plugs after Sandy)
hohonu.io/elninowatch
(Series question: does SFMTA have any plans to keep water out of the Embarcadero tunnel entrance? NYC added giant inflatable plugs after Sandy)
October 29, 2026 at 3:26 PM
@rollovereasy.org want to see something really scary this Halloween? check out how much El Nino is raising coastal water levels!
hohonu.io/elninowatch
(Series question: does SFMTA have any plans to keep water out of the Embarcadero tunnel entrance? NYC added giant inflatable plugs after Sandy)
hohonu.io/elninowatch
(Series question: does SFMTA have any plans to keep water out of the Embarcadero tunnel entrance? NYC added giant inflatable plugs after Sandy)
SFMTA demands the federal government stop permanently parking ICE vehicles in the Golden Gateway Garage, citing conflicts with city sanctuary laws and policies.
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November 3, 2026 at 1:53 AM
SFMTA demands the federal government stop permanently parking ICE vehicles in the Golden Gateway Garage, citing conflicts with city sanctuary laws and policies.
ICE is parking in our garages, likely in violation of our sanctuary city laws missionlocal.org/2026/10/ice-...
ICE vehicles parking in San Francisco-owned garage, possible violation of sanctuary law
SFMTA confirms an ICE parking garage assignment at 250 Clay St., blocks from the field office, and is weighing its contract options.
missionlocal.org
October 31, 2026 at 4:56 AM
ICE is parking in our garages, likely in violation of our sanctuary city laws missionlocal.org/2026/10/ice-...
