Tonight I went to The San Francisco Transit Effectiveness Project (TEP) to see if these people actually stand a chance at improving anything. Normally I’d lurk at such an event, but as soon as I walked in the door, papers were shoved in my hand and before I knew it I was talking to all the key players in the MTA, one by one, person to person. My complaints were heard, and written up on the wall for all to see.
If you can imagine for a second, if everyone came to that meeting with a complaint about Muni, how many comments would be on the wall? It was jammed with various complaints, everything from “what’s up with nextbus” to “we need more cowbell”.
I talked to, among other people, the person in charge of complaints at Muni, the director of GoGeary, and the director of TEP, Leah Shahum. If that name rings a bell, it’s because is also the executive director of the SF Bicycle Coalition. Why is that important? The SF Bike Coalition is very powerful.
For those of you who care about San Francisco transit, here is the “word on the street”: