Don't forget to RSVP for our All Members Assembly Meeting this Wednesday!

Join us for our upcoming All Members Assembly meeting on Wednesday, October 29. This will be the first of our quarterly members-only in-person meetings, where we'll provide updates on transit planning, transit funding, and SFTR organizational updates. 

Event Details

Wednesday, October 29, 2025

5:30 - 7:30 pm

For questions, please email [email protected].

What's on the agenda?

Meet the SFMTA's Director of Transit, Brent Jones

For our first All Members Assembly, we'll be joined by Brent Jones. Jones' career with the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency (SFMTA) started 26 years ago, in the Maintenance and Fleet Appearance Divisions. Since then, he has held various roles, such as Chief Transportation Officer, before starting as Director of Transit earlier this year.

Meet Brent next week! 

Lead your very own transit project with support from SFTR!

At this meeting, we'll also be introducing the process for our SFTR Members-Led Projects. This is your opportunity to lead your very own transit project, with support from SFTR! Projects can include ride audits, outreach plans, social media campaigns, art installations, or anything transit-related. SFTR will support you with the resources you might need.

Join the Better And Safer Streets Collaborative Community Covening Meeting TOMORROW!

Community members and CBOs of the Bayview-Hunters Point and Western Additions are invited to the first convening of the Better and Safer Streets (BASS) Collaborative Community Meeting.

Learn about the BASS Collaborative, provide feedback on our transportation survey results, and help build community power for better and safer streets in your neighborhoods.

A collaboration with Walk SF, SF Bike, and SF Transit Riders working together to understand community needs on:

• pedestrian & street safety
• bicycling safety
• public transportation

In order to determine how to work in collaboration to meet those needs, we need to use each other's expertise and mission-aligned networks.

Closest Muni routes: 9, 22, 33, 55

Event Details

Tuesday, October 28, 2025

5:00 - 7:00 pm

Sports Basement Bryant Street (1590 Bryant St, San Francisco, CA 94103)

*This meeting is exclusively for members of SFBike, Walk San Francisco, and SFTR who live or work in the project areas, community partners, and local businesses.

Write a letter to Mayor Lurie demanding an ambitious ballot measure to fund Muni 

The Muni Now, Muni Forever (MNMF) campaign is asking riders to join in writing letters to San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie, demanding a winnable, fair, and ambitious ballot measure to fund Muni.

San Francisco's transit system (Muni) is facing a $322 million annual deficit starting in 2027. If left unaddressed, this will have devastating effects on riders across the community. Local riders could lose bus lines and see remaining bus lines become even more overcrowded, with service ending at 9 pm each night.

The Muni Now, Muni Forever (MNMF) campaign has pushed for a measure on the San Francisco November 2026 ballot that would complement an additional regional transit ballot measure. Advocates applaud Mayor Lurie for taking leadership and proposing a parcel tax to help fill the deficit. However, it is important that this measure goes all the way to prevent service cuts, grow service, and advance equity.

The letter demands that the transit measure meet these four principles: 

1. Generate enough revenue to grow current service by 10% so we can have less crowded buses and more buses where we need them the most. 
2. Be structured fairly, with a variable rate so smaller properties pay less and larger properties pay more.
3. Wherever possible, do not pass through additional costs to tenants.
4. Scale with inflation and rising costs so the money from this measure will keep pace with inflation, and we will have the same value in transit hours in ten years as we do next year.

Become a blogger for SFTR!

As part of SFTR's mission, we want to elevate the voices of riders in the transit space. If you are a writer or want to share your thoughts and experiences on transit, then we'd love to highlight YOU! 

To wrap up our year, we're specifically looking for people who have joined one of our 2025 events to write up a reflection of their experiences. Here's a reminder of some of the events we hosted this year: 

• 15th Anniversary Celebration
• Muni Now Muni Forever rallies and actions 
• Advocating against funding and service cuts 
• Ride Audits
• Transit Month

*Contact [email protected] if you're interested. 

Donate to our End-of-Year raffle!

We're hosting our End-of-Year fundraiser and celebration on Friday, December 12, 2025, and we need your help! We're hoping to raffle off baskets to participants who join us at this great event. Proceeds from this raffle will go directly into funding SFTR advocacy for 2026 and into supporting our future member projects. 

If you, a family member, or a friend owns a small business and is willing to donate raffle prizes, please let us know! Email [email protected] for inquiries and questions. 

Add this to your reading list!

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Whether you are just starting or have engaged in transportation advocacy for a while, the tools and insights in this book will help you develop, plan, and execute the transportation-related campaign of your choosing.

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