'We are not asking, we are demanding,' said Brett Vertocci, the protest organizer. 'We rely on public transit for many important needs.'
Protestors halted traffic by Highway 101 on and off ramp in San Francisco Thursday, demanding Newsom to allocate state budget to fund public transit.Protestors halted traffic Thursday at the intersection of Octavia St. and Market St. right by the Highway 101 on and off ramp in San Francisco. They demanded Gov. Newsom to allocate $5 billion in the state budget to fund public transit.
Agencies, such as BART and Muni, say they may have to heavily cut service once the federal pandemic relief money runs out. Ridership for those agencies has not returned to pre-pandemic levels. Lawmakers have proposed Governor Gavin Newsom allocate $5 billion, and the budget deadline arrives next week. Gov. Newsom has claimed recently there just isn't enough money to go around.
"We need the state to step up so that we don't have to cancel bus lines, so we don't lose Bart weekend service," Vertocci said. "Also so we don't create huge traffic jams in these intersections."BART details budget challenges and efforts to boost local ridership, safety
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