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State funding won’t prevent Muni’s planned cutbacks
San Francisco Examiner
Nathaniel Ford, head of the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency, which oversees Muni, told members of the Board of Supervisors on Wednesday to expect 10 percent service cuts May 1, even though the board had wanted to see cuts rolled back with the unexpected good news of state funding.
Ford said the $36 million in state funding will instead help close next fiscal year’s $84 million budget deficit. That deficit will be closed with the state funding, $28.8 million in savings from the 10 percent service cuts and a combination of revenue increases and spending cuts, Ford said during Wednesday’s off-site Board of Supervisors Budget and Finance Committee meeting at Horace Mann Middle School.
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Local Transportation Projects Could Create 500,000 Jobs & $68.8 Billion, Study Finds
LAist
Public transit projects, such as light rail, subway and bus rapid transit could create 5,530 jobs, earning of $244 million annually and generating $22.5 billion in total output for the regional economy. Combined, road and public transit could generate up to $68.8 billion in economic output in the five-county Southern California region while creating more than 500,000 jobs over the 30-year period.
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Golden Gate Transit proposes cuts in bus service
The Press Democrat
Projecting a $132 million shortfall over the next five years, the Golden Gate Bridge district is seeking public comment on 29 ways to cut costs — including eliminating 18 daily buses to San Francisco that have low ridership. [Cindy Lucchesi, a Marin County Superior Court employee]and several other commuters attended an open house Tuesday in Petaluma on the proposed cutbacks, which could start as early as September if approved by the district's board next month.
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Resurrect Mass Transit: April 20
Transportation Equity Network
Across the country, our metropolitan areas are suffering from major transit crisis because of service cuts and fare hikes. Thousands of transit workers are out of work, and hundreds of thousands are being denied access to work, school, and a better way of life. Starting on April 20, leaders around the country will be taking action to preserve mass transit from recent funding cuts.
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SFMTA cleared to make cuts
San Francisco Examiner
The cash-strapped San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency can move forward as planned and implement its service cuts without conducting an environmental review. The Board of Supervisors voted 7-4 on Tuesday to reject an appeal of the Planning Department’s determination that the SFMTA, which oversees Muni, does not have to undergo the often-lengthy environmental impact report due to its declared fiscal emergency. The SFMTA has approved a 10 percent service reduction, set to take effect May 1, to help bridge its budget gap. The agency is facing a $19 million deficit for next fiscal year.
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