BOMA San Francisco members:
Please take a moment to read the following letter, below, from Tom Nolan, Chairman, San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency (SFMTA) Board of Directors, and Nathaniel P. Ford Sr., Executive Director/CEO, SFMTA:
Due to the global recession that has exacted a particularly heavy toll in California and our region, the SFMTA had to take a number of difficult actions to close a $129 million deficit in the current fiscal year operating budget. These actions include service changes on more than half of Muni’s bus routes and one rail line which take effect on Saturday, December 5th.
While some of the changes entail discontinued routes and route segments, and reduced frequencies on lightly used services, we are pleased to report that many of the changes mean expanded hours, route extensions and more frequent and faster service for residents and visitors. We also want to underscore that these changes were meticulously planned using the wealth of data on the Muni system that was generated and analyzed over the past two years as part of the Transit Effectiveness Project—the first comprehensive assessment and evaluation of Muni service in a generation.
As we are all so acutely aware, a debilitating scenario of fare increases and services cuts is taking place across the nation as transit systems confront inescapable economic realities. Here in San Francisco we are exceedingly fortunate in being able to balance service reductions on lesser-used routes with new and expanded service levels along the busiest corridors in the City. Our ability to accomplish this during these dire economic times is the direct result of a strong and productive working relationship with the Office of Mayor Gavin Newsom and the San Francisco Board of Supervisors whose leadership continues to define our unique, Transit First City.
Details about the December 5 service changes are set forth in this brochure that features maps of all the changes and nearby Muni service which also is available for viewing at sfmta.com. This brochure also is available to customers on Muni vehicles and at other locations throughout the City. Customers can also call 311 in the City or 511 anywhere in the region. Moreover, we will field SFMTA Ambassadors at major transfer points, many other transit stops and on Muni vehicles later this month and into December to assist customers in adjusting to the changes. As many of your customers and employees live in or travel to San Francisco, we ask that you share this information about the December 5 Muni changes with them so that they can easily and conveniently adjust to the changes and get where they want to go on Muni.
Sincerely,
Tom Nolan Nathaniel P. Ford, Sr.
Chairman Executive Director/CEO
SFMTA Board of Directors
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