August 22, 2006

MARTA audit finds Muni boss Ford abused credit cards

Filed under: Atlanta Business Chronicle, MARTA, fraud, mr. ford, muni — MarkBallew @ 9:23 am

The Atlanta Business Cronicle writes about problems they’ve found with San Francisco’s new transit czar Nathaniel Ford using credit cards for personal expenses at a time when the county was in a financial crunch. What might this mean for Muni and it’s cash crunch while Ford is at the helm?

SF plans transit village at Balboa Park BART station

Filed under: balboa park, bart, muni, transit village — MarkBallew @ 9:07 am

Over at the Examinor, Melanie Carroll writes that SF plans to build a transit village over at Balboa Park BART station. Over 6000 square feet, including a library, museum, and even a new entrance into Bart are included in this plan that has been launguishing since the 1990’s. Muni passengers also have cause to celebrate, with a larger boarding platform included in the 20 year plan.