S.F. is one step closer to fare-free Muni this summer
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Muni 14 Mission bus stop along Mission Street at 8th Street in San Francisco, Calif., on Monday, April 19, 2021. Muni implemented one of its first emergency transit-only lanes that the agency says has helped improved bus travel times during the pandemic. Muni is planning on making some of these transit-only lanes permanent.Scott Strazzante/The Chronicle
Fare-free Muni this summer is one step closer, though the proposal’s fate will hinge on more procedural votes before becoming reality.
The proposal by Supervisors Dean Preston and Matt Haney to test free fares on Muni transit in a pilot program from July through September cleared its first bureaucratic hurdle Wednesday after gaining approval from City Hall’s Budget and Appropriations Committee.