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San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency San Mateo Daily Journal / Mar 30, 2021

SamTrans has been awarded $16 million in federal funds as part of the second coronavirus response and relief bill passed last year, the transit agency announced Monday. "COVID-19 has simply been catastrophic for public transit," SamTrans Board of Directors Chair Charles Stone said in a press release.

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SamTrans awarded $16M in federal funds | Local News | smdailyjournal.com

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San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency San Francisco Examiner / Mar 30, 2021

Nearly 4,000 San Francisco residents reached for a recent survey favor closing the Upper Great Highway indefinitely (Kevin N. Hume/S.F. Examiner) Going car-free would not come without impacts to traffic and transit Permanently closing the Upper Great Highway to cars received largely favorable marks in a newly released survey of nearly 4,000 San Francisco residents.

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Closing Upper Great Highway for good is popular, survey finds – The San Francisco Examiner

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San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency SFBay / Mar 28, 2021

San Francisco officials Thursday celebrated completion of a more than three-year improvement project in the South of Market neighborhood, but the celebration is a little premature. When the work really is done, officials say will make it safer to walk and bike in the area, and improve Muni servic

https://sfbayca.com/2021/03/27/officials-prematurely-celebrate-second-street-project-completion/
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Officials prematurely celebrate Second Street project completion

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San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency San Francisco Examiner / Mar 27, 2021

The history of redlining in America has impacted communities of color for decades. San Francisco is no exception. The recent special order to close off John F. Kennedy Drive in Golden Gate Park is an example of recreational redlining: the discriminatory practice of denying public recreation and access to people of color and people with disabilities.

https://www.sfexaminer.com/opinion/closing-jfk-drive-is-recreational-redlining/
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Closing JFK Drive is recreational redlining – The San Francisco Examiner

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San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency NBC Bay Area / Mar 26, 2021

A San Francisco Muni bus was the scene for the latest assault against a member of the Asian American Pacific Islander community. The incident happened at a bus stop where a group of teenagers got out and ran after assaulting a 58-year-old Asian woman, who was simply riding the bus.

https://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/local/sf-woman-wants-to-see-changes-after-recent-anti-asian-attack-on-muni-bus/2502890/
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SF Woman Wants to See Changes After Recent Anti-Asian Attack on Muni Bus

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San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency Patch.com / Mar 26, 2021

March 25, 2021 The new streetscape design, part of a multi-year overhaul of the corridor, was completed despite the challenges posed by the pandemic and delivers new transit islands, pedestrian and bike safety features, and design enhancements for residents and workers in the area San Francisco, CA - Mayor London N.

https://patch.com/california/san-francisco/mayor-london-breed-city-officials-celebrate-completion-second-street
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Mayor London Breed And City Officials Celebrate The Completion Of The Second Street Improvements Project

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San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency San Francisco Chronicle / Mar 24, 2021

Muni plans to bring back 85% of service by January 2022, as the agency struggles to restore lines while facing hiring and financial troubles after a year of scaled-back service. The San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency is currently running 70% of pre-COVID service.

https://www.sfchronicle.com/local/article/Stranded-Only-85-of-Muni-service-16047792.php
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‘Stranded’: Only 85% of Muni service returning by 2022 in struggle to restore lines

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San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency SFBay / Mar 21, 2021

Restoring Muni service to pre-pandemic levels will require additional funding, extensive hiring and easing of health order restrictions. While transit officials say 100 percent service restoration is not yet possible, they hope to get most of the way there by early 2022. Julie Kirschbaum, the direc

https://sfbayca.com/2021/03/20/officials-say-about-85-percent-of-muni-service-to-be-restored-early-2022/
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Officials say about 85 percent of Muni service to be restored early 2022

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San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency San Francisco Chronicle / Mar 21, 2021

As counties across the state start easing yearlong pandemic restrictions, a form of normalcy is on the horizon for many Californians. Yet, I can't help but think of people like MiQueesha Willis. In 2019, Willis was living out of her car in San Francisco with her young son, Tobias.

https://www.sfchronicle.com/local/justinphillips/article/Bay-Area-should-lead-effort-to-end-poverty-16039764.php
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Bay Area should lead effort to end ‘poverty tows’

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San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency SFBay / Mar 20, 2021

Restoring Muni service to pre-pandemic levels will require additional funding, extensive hiring and easing of health order restrictions. While transit officials say 100 percent service restoration is not yet possible, they hope to get most of the way there by early 2022. Julie Kirschbaum, the direc

https://sfbayca.com/2021/03/20/officials-say-about-85-percent-of-muni-service-to-be-restored-early-2022/
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Officials say about 85 percent of Muni service to be restored early 2022

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San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency SFBay / Mar 19, 2021

Transit officials approved a proposal Tuesday to reduce traffic speed throughout the San Francisco Tenderloin neighborhood. The proposal, approved by the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency's Board of Directors, will reduce the maximum speed limit in 17 corridors from 25 to 20 mph in ef

https://sfbayca.com/2021/03/19/slow-down-speed-limit-to-be-reduced-across-tenderloin/
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Slow down: Speed limit to be reduced across Tenderloin

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San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency Mountain View Voice / Mar 19, 2021

Starting next week, Caltrain will offer free train rides to and from COVID-19 vaccination sites for people living or working in San Francisco, Santa Clara or San Mateo counties. The agency said that fare payment to vaccination sites will not be required until further notice, starting Monday, March 22.

https://www.mv-voice.com/news/2021/03/19/caltrain-to-provide-free-rides-to-vaccination-sites-starting-monday
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Caltrain to provide free rides to vaccination sites starting Monday

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San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency Construction Dive / Mar 19, 2021

Tutor Perini recently announced it was the low bidder for the LAX Airport Connector Project. The estimated value of the contract for the new transit hub is $480 million. The Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority is the contracting agency, and the scope of work includes construction of a new major transit station connecting the Metro Crenshaw/LAX and Green rail lines and several bus routes with the LAX Automated People Mover.

https://www.constructiondive.com/news/tutor-perini-low-bidder-on-los-angeles-lax-airport-metro-transit-hub/597021/
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Tutor Perini low bidder on Los Angeles LAX airport-Metro transit hub

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San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency San Francisco Examiner / Mar 19, 2021

Cyclists and pedestrians use the full road on Slow Street John F. Kennedy Drive in Golden Gate Park on Friday, Sept. 18, 2020. (Kevin N. Hume/S.F. Examiner) Golden Gate Park museums maintain vehicle access necessary for disabled Advocates will gather Saturday in Golden Gate Park to urge The City to make John F.

https://www.sfexaminer.com/news/street-safety-activists-rally-to-make-jfk-drive-permanently-car-free/
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Street safety activists rally to make JFK Drive permanently car-free – The San Francisco Examiner

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San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency San Francisco Chronicle / Mar 16, 2021

San Francisco's Potrero Bus Yard is one step closer to becoming the home of more than 500 housing units - at least 50% of them affordable - in five years. On Tuesday, the Board of Supervisors is poised to push forward the modernization of the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency's Potrero Bus Yard, which would build between 525 and 575 housing units on top of a new facility.

https://www.sfchronicle.com/local-politics/article/S-F-advances-plan-to-build-more-than-500-homes-16030452.php
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S.F. to advance plan to build more than 500 homes on renovated Muni bus yard in the Mission

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