Muni services are ramping up for the June 15 reopening. Will cable cars be included?
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Melvin Junior (left) boards Muni’s 14 Mission bus on Mission Street at Seventh Street.Scott Strazzante/The ChronicleShow MoreShow Less
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Asy Dhaif (center) rides Muni’s 14 Mission bus on Mission Street at Eighth Street.Scott Strazzante/The ChronicleShow MoreShow Less
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Muni is planning on making some transit-only lanes permanent.Scott Strazzante/The ChronicleShow MoreShow Less
This is the latest installment in a series of articles examining the state of Bay Area public transit ahead of California’s proposed June 15 reopening of the economy. A previous article on BART can be found at SFChronicle.com.
Opinion: S.F. s working poor have it hard enough. Don t tow their cars, too
Miguel Bustos
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A tow truck impounds a car to the AutoReturn impound facility in San Francisco.Santiago Mejia / The Chronicle 2018
It began with a $90 citation. It ended with 32-year-old MiQueesha Willis losing the home she shared with her 2-year-old son, Tobias. And it all went down because the city of San Francisco chose to tow her legally parked car.
Willis, a construction worker, was living in her car with her child due to the high cost of housing. She parked near the worksite, but often could not move her car to avoid parking tickets due to the demands of her job. Between taking care of Tobias and trying to find stable housing, the ticket became the last thing on her mind.
COVID Road To Recovery: How To Get Wary Bay Area Commuters Back On Public Transit
CBS SF Bay Area 2 hrs ago Syndicated Local – CBS San Francisco
SAN FRANCISCO (KPIX) – A lack of passengers during the pandemic decimated public transportation this past year with ridership plummeting to around 5 percent. Now, transit agencies are grappling with how to get commuters to come back.
For many people the idea of returning to the office is a psychological barrier itself these days, but if you really want to make people uncomfortable, just ask them how they feel about returning to packed public transit.
“Getting back on public transportation, even being vaccinated, it still makes me a little bit anxious,” said Jonathan Horowitz of San Francisco.
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