Alexander Hirji
@sashazandr
Transit policy wonk & advocate | Views are my own | he/him
The Oakland A’s were killed by greed. Do not allow the people responsible for this to spin it any other way. John Fisher did not have to move this team. Major League Baseball and its owners did not need to be complicit in it. This was a choice. A wrong one. History will sneer.
Moving SF - Because of the SFMTA's budget crisis, we're forced to cut 4% of Muni service this summer. These cuts are the last thing we want, but hard choices are needed to sustain the transportation services we provide. We want your feedback. Learn more⬇️ sfmta.com/blog/feb-4-hea…
Learn more about the #PotreroYard Modernization Project by joining a tour this Thursday (Dec. 19) to get a behind-the-scenes look at how a transit yard works and see why our 109-year-old yard needs to be rebuilt. Find more details & register for a tour via SFMTA.com/PotreroYard
Feels like now would be a good time to have a working siren system…
A new post-pandemic ridership record for #SFMuni! With over 524K average daily weekday trips, October was our highest ridership month since the start of the pandemic & the 3rd straight month with the highest recovery percentages in both weekday (75%) & weekend (92%) ridership. 1/
if everyone who takes muni switched to using Waymo this is what every street in sf would look like
For 20% of SF's public transit budget you could buy and run a fleet of 15,000 Waymos and let everyone ride for free. Thats enough to cover the entire ridership of SF's public bus system with much better service. Assumptions: -Conservative 12 year average life of the Waymo with…
If you want to play a fun game, ask people in the know to describe the fiscal state of Muni. You’ll get a sharp inhale. An “incredibly dire.” An “extremely concerning.” Maybe even a “clusterfuck” or two. sfstandard.com/2024/11/22/mun…
🚨 The Muni Store is LIVE! 🚨 We're thrilled to announce the launch of The Muni Store, bringing you all-new, officially branded Muni merch! Show your love for Muni with our fresh merch collections & show off your #SF pride on every ride —only at TheMuniStore.Com
Based on Clipper data, riders have fully returned to transit, they are just taking fewer trips because of remote work. Unique clipper cards used (note the 2024 numbers now match 2019):
Good to see this 8-car @SFBART train pretty full on this 8:30 am yellow line. We need folks to get out of their cars and hop on transit again to relieve freeway blues and for the good of our fragile environment. @BevanDufty
you know who i’m voting for
Taking BART to see my Golden State Warriors! #DUBS instagram.com/p/24ph_3Lvxi
This is an appallingly ignorant, dangerous and vision-less view of the future. It ignores embodied carbon of building all these cars, the 25000 people killed or seriously injured on our roads every year, the social inequality this would embed...
Unlike cars, it's not yet clear what role public transport will play in decarbonisation. Our take: buses and trains probably won't make a big dent in climate targets, but we should be worried that passengers may miss out on the big savings EVs bring. tinyurl.com/2p4m2u89
We're thrilled to announce a post-pandemic ridership record on #SFMuni with 521K average daily trips over September! It's the first time passing 500K average daily boardings since Feb. 2020. 📈 Ridership is 74% of pre-pandemic levels with 92% recovery on the weekends. 🤩🤩 1/
Moving SF - During this year’s Muni Heritage Weekend, we commemorated the life of one of the greatest ambassadors for Muni, vintage vehicles and the city: Mike Delia. Click below to read about Mike and his legacy which we'll always carry in our hearts. sfmta.com/blog/honoring-…
SBF and Diddy seeing their newest cellmate arrive tomorrow morning
Breaking News: Mayor Eric Adams of New York City was indicted following a federal corruption investigation, said people briefed on the case. nyti.ms/3ZAKOib
Breaking News: Mayor Eric Adams of New York City was indicted following a federal corruption investigation, said people briefed on the case. nyti.ms/3ZAKOib
This slide is from part of a presentation about Battery Electric Buses. Spot the conceptual problem. California is forcing transit agencies to plow money into the wrong problem. The right problem is running more transit service and taking cars and trucks off the road.
Muni vehicles do not emit much emissions.
Huge news! #LTaraval train service is returning starting Saturday, Sept. 28! 🗣️🥳 We are so grateful to community partners, residents & merchants for your support & patience during this work to complete the #LTaraval Improvement Project. 1/ sfmta.com/blog/l-taraval…