A message from Cyrus Hall: Recent Transit Updates

First, the proposed Charter Amendment that would have given the Mayor the ability to veto parking or fare increases<a href="https://www.sfchronicle.com/sf/article/s-f-parking-meters-18504257.php" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank"> was withdrawn by the sponsor</a>, Supervisor Safai, after significant opposition, including from SFTR. This is a significant victory, but it appears to have come with a short-term cost: the agency has no plans to move forward with the parking changes proposed this past May. Instead, new plans are being drawn up for 2025 — notably after the November 2024 election. The current budget projections assume the proposed parking changes would have gone into effect, so this retreat means the agency has to find ~$15–20M in operational revenue elsewhere in future years. <a href="https://medium.com/@SFTRU/a-message-from-cyrus-hall-recent-transit-updates-30393a93d500">Website</a>