Rescue Muni

You don’t want to sit in traffic with a bunch of drunk out of towners on New Year’s Eve, do you? Take mass transit instead! Muni will be offering free rides after 8 pm and extra service until 4 am, and BART, Caltrain, AC Transit, SamTrans, Golden Gate Transit, and other services will be offering extra service throughout the evening.

Want to know if you have time for a nightcap? Check NextMuni for arrival times at the stop nearest your celebration venue of choice. iPhone users, try the $3 Routesy application (cheaper than a cab ride) which automatically checks your location (assuming the GPS is behaving that day).

Today’s Chronicle reports that the SF Transit Effectiveness Project plan was approved by the MTA board. This means that the plan can proceed over the next two years.

For details on how the plan affects the line you ride, please look at the summary on the SFTEP website. Rescue Muni supported the plan as amended, but of course we will watching the MTA closely as they implement the plan over the next couple of years, particularly as decisions are made on how to prioritize transit on major corridors citywide.

The SF Transit Effectiveness Project has published an updated proposal for route changes, based in part on public and Citizens Advisory Council input. If you haven’t already reviewed the detailed proposal for the lines you ride and the system as a whole (pdf), take a look now.

These will be considered at the MTA Board on Tuesday, September 16.

According to MTA officials conducting an investigation of last weekend’s accident at AT&T Park, the trailing vehicle was speeding (17 MPH in a 3 MPH zone) and the operator may have been on the phone.

More details to follow.

If you live in the upper Haight, Cole Valley, or Parnassus Heights, or if you haven’t come to a SFTEP briefing yet, come to this community meeting to hear about SFTEP proposals with a particular focus on this area and the lines that serve it.

Community Meeting: Thursday, May 29, 2008, 6:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.
Grattan School, 165 Grattan between Cole & Shrader
Near Muni routes N, 6, 37, & 43; parking entrance on Alma between Cole & Shrader

Muni Route Changes: N-Judah, 6-Parnassus, 7-Haight, 22-Fillmore, 24-Divisidero, 33-Stanyan, 35-Eureka, 37-Corbett, 43-Masonic, and 71L Haight/Noriega Limited

Join your neighbors to hear from the Transit Effectiveness Project (TEP) team about the evaluation process, goals, and findings – and details of the proposed route changes that impact our neighborhood.